The increasing influx of aliens to this country was tlip subject of comment at tfic Manawatu Farmers' Union .branch meeting (says the Times). The chairman (Mr. ,T. A. McLeavey) said that Chinese and Indians and all sorts of dart races were allowed to come .into New Zealand as fast as they liked. They would only begin to notice'it when the position became too serious • to he deal) with. He thought- the Government should be asked to see that only a certain percentage were allowed to come in. Mr. H. Barber: The Chinese are about the only market £*ardenerH in this country, arc (hey not'i The chairman: Yes, and they can make the land pay at a rental of ,-ClO per acre. He ifurther stated that he was not very concerned about the alien question, hut he thought it. should occupy the attention of the authorities. No action \vu» taken in
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1920, Page 5
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