STRANDED NEW ZEALANDERS
THEIR PLIGHT 'IN SYDNEY
By the last mail from Australia Mr. H. 'E; Holland, M;P„ received letters Written on behalf of a number of \'ew Zealanders stranded in Sydney, and describing the. plight in which they iind themselves. One of the writers, after describing the meeting held under the chairmanship of Mr. Batt (already reported), says that in conversing with different people after the mdbting he found that the'greater mtnVber of' those stranded belong to the working class raid are without funds, having spent their, last shilling' to live. One woman, whoso husband is out, of work in Wellington, has'tlireo children with her. She applied to the. New Zealand Government office for assistance, and was loiihed J22' to .keep. herself and her threu children for two weeks, and was told to. look for work! Amon" the unfortunates is ft wwking man from Ashburton, wlio has a wife and eleven children depending on him. The Government agent found him work at 12s. 4d. ft day during fine weather, "and it has rained every day this week, bo ydu will see his position,'Vthe writer concluded. "Nobody blames tho. agent; they all'recognise that he is merely carrying out his instructions."
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 213, 3 June 1919, Page 7
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200STRANDED NEW ZEALANDERS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 213, 3 June 1919, Page 7
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