10,000 IMMIGRANTS BY 1950
WELLINGTON. August 21. I expect that by the end of 1949 some 10,006 immigrants will have been brought to New Zealand under the unmigration scheme.” said the Minister of Finance (Mr W. Nash) in his Budget speech to-night. ‘‘lt is clear that New Zealand can support economically a much larger population, and having in mind the existing manpower shortages in most of our local industries, the Government has set in train a comprehensive immigration policy,” he said. The scheme was at present restricted to single people between the ages of 20 and 35, selected for employment in the more important industries and services (men for coalmining and sawmilling and girls f° r mental and general public hospitals and various types of essential factory employment). Preference was given to discharged service personnel. Free passages were provided by the Zealand Government to former servicemen and women, while civilians were required to contribute £lO each towards the cost of the fare.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25269, 22 August 1947, Page 8
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