IMMIGRATION
TO THIS EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Sir, —Early immigration to New Zealand from Britain would be a good thing if economic conditions here were satisfactory, but Mr Savage Will do Well not to admit them before the Government has rec ;anised all industries and eliminated forced unemployment. There is no wisdom in taking men off the dole in Britain and placing them on sustenance in New Zealand. . , ' - ■ ■ • The practical reasons for reopening the country to immigrants are to maintain a “White New Zealand and to increase the number of people to ward off a possible excuse aggression and to make an effective defence. Unemployment and sustenance are direct and powerful causes for restricting population. Immigration and forced unemployment, operating together, will cause a further reduction in births. * . - For immediate purposes of defence immigration can be of little practical benefit. New Zealand is fortunate in having" so many blackshirts Who, no doubt" will form the first contingents for overseas if the occasion arises.— Yours, etc., KAYE HOE. October 3, 1936.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21906, 6 October 1936, Page 15
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