IMMIGRATION
CONTROL URGED
(By Telegraph—Press Association)
AUCKLAND, This Day. By six votes to four the Auckland Hospital Board carried a motion urging the Government to control innnigra tion into New Zealand during the present period of economic difficulty. The Customs Department advised the board that there was no power to prevent the entry of British immigrants of good health and character. The Chairman, Mr W. Wallace, said other parts of the Empire had prevented the entry of New Zealanders. The Auckland City Mission shelter was accommodating recent arrivals from Australia and the hoard’s relief committee had numbers of applications from Australians and Canadians. Mr E. 11. Potter said New Zealand was established by British migrants. “I think it is absolutely wrong to attempt to prevent British’ immigrants from coming here.” Mr Savage, M.P., said it was a matter of commonsense to regulate immigration. The Rev. W. Wood who moved the motion, said it was cruel to bring people to New Zealand under present conditions. Mr Potter: “I am not going to vote against a British subject coming here. We must admit them.” Mr Wood: “Not impecunious ones?” Mr Potter : “I don’t agree.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 21 January 1931, Page 5
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192IMMIGRATION Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 21 January 1931, Page 5
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