IMMIGRATION.
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME " MINISTER. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.} Auckland,' November 15. ' A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, the Industrial Association,. the Employers' Association, tlie Farmers Union, and the Overseas Club waited on tlio Prime Minister and urged an atnave immigration policy. The speakers .declared that factories were seriously handicapped becauso of the labour slmmge, and mentioned that boot, shirt, siiddleW, aijd furniture factories were in a particularly bad' way fo.r lack sf labouJ. _ Mr. Massey said ths> imm.igration N prol>lem was engaging th.o particular attention of the Hon. H. J). Bell, Tho Govern meat iadi already determined to pursue a .mora active immigration policy than had obtained for years. To , this end a manager was to- bo appointed in Connection ivitk tho Immigration Department. Tho population of the country could bo doubled without affecting tho standard of wages. Tho Government was going to da St 6 ui> most to got the- right class of people to com© to this country.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1599, 16 November 1912, Page 4
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162IMMIGRATION. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1599, 16 November 1912, Page 4
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