IMMIGRATION.
NEW ARRIVALS' COMPLAINT'S. ; LABOR UNIOXS 4 INDIGNATION. : By Telegraph.—Press Association. \ Auckland, Imst iSiglit. : Several of the immigrants whu ar- : rived by the Fife-hire yesterday, anil : who have not secured employment so far. complain bitterly of the misrepresentations which they allege are made ; at Home regarding trie ease with which employment may be obtained in ilie Dominion. The. representatives of local \ labor unions slate that there i- |mi room here for more workers. Most cla-ses of trade are already slack. At the meeting of the Trades and Labor Council to-night, the Govern- ■ incut's immigration policy was strongly ■ condemned, and it was resolved lo appoint a deputation to wait on the Prime Minister and place the facts before him; to send a warning to the chairman of ; the British Labor Representation Coin- \ uiittce uf the House of Commons against immigrants coming out here; to call an indignation meeting at the earliest, possible moment; and to request the Government to stop assisted immigration for at least one year.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 21, 18 February 1909, Page 2
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166IMMIGRATION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 21, 18 February 1909, Page 2
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