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Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1920, Page 2

Details of the immigration policy to be adopted by the Government have been sent to the provincial executives of the Farmers’ Union from the chief immigration officer, Mr H, D. Thomson. It is stated that the policy will comprise immigration under three headings: Applied for passages, nominated passages, and the acceptance of ex-service men and women who are granted free passages to the Dominion under the Imperial oversea settlement scheme. Applicd-for passages are confined to bona fide farmers, farm labourers, and domestic resident in the United Kingdom who make application to the High Commissioner, their names ' are forwarded to the Now Zealand Tni- | migration Department, and provision I is made that employment awaits them I upon arrival. The rates are as follow :—For domestic, free passages j with an allowance of £2 for expenses; . for farm labourers and wives, £lO each; t farmers and wives £26 each. Under , the scheme of nominated passages any I permanent resident of the Dominion has the right to nominate any person residing in the United Kingdom irres- | pective of relationship or occupation, provided a warrant is signed gunranteej ing that employment will be made for ( maintenance after arrival in the Dominion. These rates are ns follows: ' Secondj-elass, £52; third-class, two berth, £2B; third-class, four-berth £26, In respect to Imperial Government free . passges under the Imperial oversea settlement scheme, these are granted only to applicants who are acceptable j to the Government, and are proceeding either to friends or assured emplciy- | ineiit. The immigration officer states that in connection with applied passages for farmers and farm labourers the Farmers jUnion may render some assistance in placing these immigrants in | suitable employment afjter their arrival in the Dominion. He adds that it I is not anticipated that shipping spaco will he available for such persons for some little time, hut, the executive will be again communicated with in i'egard to the matter should its services be required. There is a general desire that the immigration policy should be put into full working order as early as possible.