MAHANA'S IMMIGRANTS
MINISTER AND HIS POLICY. Statements made'in Dunedin regard" ing allegedly poor accommodation and fowl on the steamship Mnhatia. which brought immigrants to New Zealand, were mentioned in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Minister in charge of Immigration (Mr. Ncsworthy) said lie would hard inquiries made. Reports that bad reached him from pas-'engers were quite' satisfactory. "T have a suspicion that certain jK'ojile are trying to do all tlio t they , can do to raise objections and to discourage immigrants from coming to tliiA country," added Mr. Nosworthy. "I intend to follcw the. policy the (lovernment has mapped out of bringing people to this country in spite of the criticisms that are always levelled at my Department." , Later, Mr. Frascr asked if it was tnio that some recently-arrived iimnigniito were receiving charitable aid already. Mr. Nosworthy suggested that the qucs--1 ion should bo placed cn the order pnper, A reply would be given in dife course.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 257, 24 July 1920, Page 6
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158MAHANA'S IMMIGRANTS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 257, 24 July 1920, Page 6
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