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Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1928, Page 2

While the prospects of commercial profit fully justify efforts in the direction of trade with Japan, it must lie clearly understood that New Zealand’s policy’ is not to be modified in any other important respect, to purchase such concessions. In this present instance Japan is satisfied with the confirmation of her claim to equality of treatment with other countries, under the “ most favoured nation ” clause. But the fact that the Japanese ConsulGeneral in Wellington in his comment on the treaty, is reported to have mentioned the question of immigration, should be noted. It should be made perfectly clear to the Japanese Government that under no conceivable conditions would Aew Zealand accept any form of commercial concession as a basis for modifying the restrictions imposed on Oriental immigration.—Auckland “Star,’’