INSPECTION OF IMMIGRANTS
COMMONWEALTH'S' DRASTIC I REGULATIONS .
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"LONDON, Feb. 6. !. ' The Agents-General : discussed the Commonwealth's drastic regulations coming- into force at the end of -March, for 'the medical inspection of -all classes of -passengers prior to embark ation ': .. •' - '..;..-• They . suggested . to • their . Governments that the- Commonwealth submit the matter for the consideration of the •Agents-General as their experienc in connection ; with . emigration would ;be valuable. ;' Mr .T, Coghlan (Newi South Wales^ considers, that : the inspection of first class passengers .would greatly affect .traffic arid shipping. If - people think that it- is a. necessity for., emigrants to visit a doctbr possibly .several miles away and pay a fee of ss it will be likely to divert ; them to other countries. Mr. ■ Morris says . that they are apnointins: 2000 jmedicals experienced in industrial insurance and similar work and he does not expect that there will be difficulty in enforcing- the act.
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Grey River Argus, 7 February 1914, Page 3
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