HELPING IMMIGRANTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1920, Page 5

HELPING IMMIGRANTS.

FREE PASSAGES FOR DOMESTICS. GOVERNMENT'S SCHEME.. By Teleeraph.—Press Association. "Wellington, Last Night. Touching on immigration during his statement in the House . to-night the Minister of Public Works said:— ''lt has been decided to extend the nominated passages system to enable any permanent resident of the Dominion to nominate persons residing in the United Kingdom. This can be done irrespective of questions of relationship or occupation, provided that an undertaking is given that employment will be awaiting the nominees on arrival, and that adequate provision will be made for their maintenance "after arrival. A considerable number of immigrants are awaiting opportunities to secure berthing accommodation to enable them to proceed to the Dominion. In future suitable domestic servants will be granted free third-class passages, together with an allowance of £2 for expenses. It is hoped that this may be the meant* of securing a much larger number of suitable girls for the Dominion. "The Imperial Government has commenced its free immigration scheme for ex-service men—viz.. officers and men of the royal navy, the British army, or the royal air force (including Dominion and Colonial forces) who have served in the present war and who wish to settle within the Empire overseas. These ex-ser-vice men, with their dependants, will receive free third-class passages, provided they are approved under one of the agricultural settlement schemes of the overseas Governments, or are proceeding to assured employment, and are otherwise acceptable to the Government of the territory to which they desire to go. This privilege will also be extended to the widows and dependants of exservice men who are entitled to a pension from Imperial funds under the terms of the pensions warrant. A number of immigrants under this heading have already arrived in the Dominion."