JUVENILE IMMIGRATION.
GOVEENMENT AND THE SEDGWICK SCHEME. By instruction from the Dominion president of the Fainors' Union, the secretary (Mr. E. C. Jack) recently wrote to the Hon.-' Geo. Laurerisbn, 'Minister for Labour, asking that ho '9hould give the necessary authority to the Labour Department to act in,a similar capacity-as it did on the occasion of the immigration 'of the Sedgwick boys. ". ' n .The Minister has'replied that the Gov-ernment-cannot take any action in the matter in the meantime. In a letter-to the Dominion secretary, the secretary of tho Sounds branch of the Farmers' Union states that he has heard that 500 Sedgwick .boys are now on their wav out to New Zealand and asks that tho Sounds branch.should be allowed some of tho lads. Unfortunately, for the union the boys aro not on their-way. ', '.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1431, 4 May 1912, Page 8
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134JUVENILE IMMIGRATION. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1431, 4 May 1912, Page 8
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