Over 1000 Emigrants Leave For Dominion
LONDON, July 29. The New Zealand emigrant liner Atlantis will- sp.il from Southampton today Avith 904 single men and women assisted emigrants and 149 Services personnel reeruited in Britain for service with the Roval New Zealand Na\ry the Koyal New Zealdnd Air Force and tlie New Zealand military forces. Of the 753 assisted emigrants 456 are men and 2S8 women, The men include| labourers, timber Avorkers, building craftsmen, bricklayers and farm labourers, AA'hile the women are trained nurscs, ofh.ee and faetory workers, and nurse trainees. 0»e tadied. saygl peraognel travel-
ling by the Atlantis ha>7e been reeruited for service on the survey ship . Lachlan which is being chartered bj New Zealand from Australia, The tAvo offieers in charge of the party are both New Zealanders, Lieuteuant W- J- L. Smith, D.S.Q., and Lieutenant F, H. Biand. This naval. party will disembark from. the Atlantis at Uremantle to join the Lachlan,
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 July 1949, Page 5
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