MANY IMMIGRANTS OFFERING
YOUNG BRITISH SERVICEMEN EARLY ACTION NECESSARY (P.A.) AUCKLAND, February 28. The interest which a large number of young British servicemen and women were showing in New Zealand was referred to to-day by Colonel L. F. Rudd on his return from a tour of duty in,England, where he was second-in-command to Major-general H. K. Kippenberger, commander of the New Zealand forces in the United Kingdom. " There has been a tremendous number of inquiries from both men and women about New Zealand, and there was not a day that I did not have someone to see me," Colonel Rudd said. Those making the inquiries were very good types, and would make excellent immigrants, but' unless some early action was taken there would be a great danger of the Dominion losing them, for they would be securing jobs in their own country or would possibly be going to some other part. of the Empire. Colonel Rudd said that; only about 1,000 New Zealanders were left in Britain, including navy and R.N.Z.A.F. personnel, and others taking bursaries. There was also a large number of servicemen's wives and fiancees, as well as many New Zealanders who had been stranded in Britain during the war and were now awaitina transport home.
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Evening Star, Issue 25730, 1 March 1946, Page 9
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208MANY IMMIGRANTS OFFERING Evening Star, Issue 25730, 1 March 1946, Page 9
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