RESTRICTION ON IMMIGRANTS
MORE LIBERAL POLICY ADVOCATED REMITS FROM LABOUR j PARTY ATTITUDE OF HORORATA ! BRANCH | The lifting of restrictions on tIJ migration to New Zealand of pel sons from Europe is recommend* 1 to the Government by the Hororal • branch of the Labour Party. I : At its monthly meeting this we® 1 the branch made the following re* J lution:— | I “That this branch of the I > New Zealand Labour Party I i considers that the cruel and I 1 barbarous treatment which I > is being inflicted on so many I ■ hundreds of thousands off human beings in Europe to-l day by the Fascist Stated) ] cklls for more generous imj migration policies by th« ’ democratic nations, whostf countries can support large# populations. I “It therefore respectfullf requests the New Zealanl Government to adopt I more liberal attitude tJ wards refugees who appl for admittance to our couf try, and who may be el v pected to make suitaM citizens.” | * This resolution follows, I it* main point, a remit which ■» be considered at-the annual conl nce at Easter of the Labour Pa| it has been proposed by three bf-kes that the Government be ra sl ® a to formulate a plan for the! l * lls " sion of European refugees wap uia be suitably absorbed into iii^Y', Three remits on the suit or immigration will come be| ttie Labour Party conference. I One states: “That as the »ty or New Zealand to maintains x. n ” creasing and desirable bodyf socl ®l services is dependent uporjpanning production, with specjTete:rence to the expansion of ijndary industry; and as the latter |n turn dependent upon a growinloqy ot consumers, the Governmeftmtiate a definite policy of plana gration with, a view to seftng tne economic safety and ox# ly de " velopment of New Zealatf The third remit recomixds tne Government to arrange t|ngh the High Commissioner’s offiffor tne encouragement of emigfts with, suitable farming experiei
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22662, 17 March 1939, Page 10
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