UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3319, 24 October 1919, Page 3

UN D E SIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.

The object of the Uiidesirable 1111-‘ ._llligl'allts Exclusion Bill, read a. first; time ill the House of Repl'esellt.ltiVesi on Wediiesday, is to control tlle’elltryi into New Ze’alv.lld of G~erlllalls,. AuS—l rl-ians. and oiher classes. of undesirable pel'solls. Under the Bill every }_lei'soll landing In’Ne_\l.o Zealancl is required to -flll'llish to an officer of the Cus/r,ollls p:ll'ficlllars as to his name, ocellp:.ltiml. usual place of residence, and to state whether he is :1 111111112111.ellll resident. of the collllt,l~y =.e‘.lll*llillg :It.'tel' not. more than .-t\vel‘.'e 111o11tl1s’\ absence. Should the :111s\\'e1' 10 11110 last question he I'eqllil'ell to give full details of INS! 11e.‘1'io11:1li_:_y, mid. to state his purpose ill colllillg to New Ze:,ll-111111. Any Germmi or Allst.l'iall is proliibited fl-(1111 lzmtliiig ill New '/Jezllallll \\'itllout,l the autlioi-ity of the .-‘\ettoriiey-G3lleral, and under zlllotllei' clause the latter is em-]_lowe-‘setl to prohibit any pel'sol'l ‘not :1 ;_1e1'::1.':111e11t I'(‘-‘*1(lr:1t oi.’ the <:<111111'1'y 1 t'1'0:11 lumliiig if he is satisfied that the ipsrson eollcel'lle_d is disai'l°eel"ell 01' ‘clisloyal, 01' Ih.:lt his presence ill New Zealaiid would be i1:»ju1-ious to peace, Ordeg, 11113, good Govel'lllllellt. Sliould the class of uei-5011 :'efe:'l'ed to above !::~..-“e .t'c.1;111l hi; 11'-21;,‘ illto the ('oulltl’y he 1112:)’ be deported, and may not re1111'11 \v.'tll(lut p?1‘111issi011. The Bill is to apply also to the Cook Isl:111ds.