OVER THOUSAND SETTLERS FROM BRITAIN
WELLINGTON, Jan. II. The Minister of Immigration ; (Air. MeLagaii) stated today'that more'tlian 1000 new settlers from the Unitod Kingdom would be arriving by 'the Atlantis and tlie Eangitata during tho lirst weelt in February. It was 'hot yet possible tc say how many people wonkl be alloeated to the various distncts. Further details were being awaited from London, but the videst difetribution would be niade throughout tho whole of New Zealand. Employment within the districts would be arranged by the distrier offices and the Immigration Department in consultation with the employment advisory .eommittees for the various industries.
Mr. McLagan said that the Atlantis whidv is the ship the New Zealand G-overnment had ehartered especially for immigration purp.oses, was expected to arrive in Wellington 011 Ftbruary lIler complement would be made up of •190 single men and women uhder the Government's t'ree and assisted passage scheme, 73 singlt mtu.whq were being TSrought out as recruits for the Air Foree and Navv, 52 Government sponsored passengers, both married and single, who had boen granted passages to enable them to engage in important oceupations in the Do ninion. The Eangitata, wliieh was due in Wellington on February 9, has aboard 919 eincrlfi men and women bemg
bAmght out under the Government's immigration sc.keme, 15 Air Force and Navv recruits and 173 Government sponsored passengers. Among the 702 asshted immigrants in ihese two vessels are 135 domesties in hospitals, hostels, hotels, ete., 9/ girls for nursing in general and mental hospitals, 73 for employment in men-s clothing factories, woolien mills, etc., and 39 shorthand typists. Of 358 men coming linden the Loa - ernment scheme there were 60 for sa^~ milling, 54 engineering tradesmen, 5-'. tradesmen for hydro-electnc development work, 45 eoalminers, 83 for Laliouring worh as well as 35 printmg tradesmen, 13 for footwear manutacture and 15 for other types ot essential employment. ____________
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 January 1948, Page 2
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