NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE?

Press, 9 October 1976, Page 12

NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE?

By

WHIM WHAM

“The needs of the industrial sector have also been taken into account, and employers have the opportunity to replace departing workers with other people they mav wish to nominate from the Pacific Islands, under the work permit scheme.”—The Minister of Immigration, Mr Gill.

. . . under New Zealand’s influence for many years but were still largely as poor as before independence . . . now wanted to develop their economies and the Soviet Union was ready to help . . —Mr Botov, second secretary of the Russian Embassy in New Zealand.

They’ve overstayed their Welcome here They’ll have to go — the Law is clear — Of course, we'll give them Time to pack Before they hit the homeward Track. Time for Ourselves, before we know Who’s sitting tight, or lying low, Some Overstayer on the Run — SPEAK UP, Sir! Dial One-One-One, And you’ll deserve your Country’s Thanks, My personal Esteem, and Fwank’s. We love our Polynesian Neighbour In Moderation — for his Labour — Our Permit says we won't refuse him, So long as Industry can use him, Don’t worry, Boss, the Firm won’t lose him — You can replace him with Another, Same Maker — possibly his Brother. One up, on the South Africans, We’ve got our Island Bantustans Without the Odium of the Notion — Supplied by the Pacific Ocean . . . One Question only bothers Me—- — ELSE goes fishing in that Sea’’ What if they spurn our Permits, for The Roubles, if the Roubles pour Richer than Dollars on their Shore"’ Sir, should we seek a Fwank Discussion On Migwants — pwefewably in Wussian’