Immigration
I Sir,—Having lived in some of ' the over-populated countries of the world, I heartily endorse the opinions of “Status Quo’’ and ’’Third-Generation Kiwi” on their objection to immigration. The greater the population the greater the deterioration of industrial values besides a sterner struggle for survival, increased land values, rates, and taxes. History shows that city .growth pushes the food-producing areas so far back that the time between harvesting and consumption muses a deterioration in both food and health: there are no back-gardens to the multiple-storeyed flats. In a small city such as Sydney, vegetables are grown 150 miles from the market while “town supply” dairying is carried on 300 miles from the “town.” “The Press” of April 8 draws attention to the rising incidence of lung cancer in the last 30 years and forecasts an additional increase in the future. Why?—Yours, etc. JOHN FOHSTER. April 11, 1960.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 11
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148Immigration Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 11
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