IMMIGRATION

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 July 1924, Page 7

IMMIGRATION

ACTION BY AMERICA

THE QUOTAS DEFINED

BY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHT. WASHINGTON, June 30.

President Coolidge has issued a proclamation defining the quotas fixed by the new immigration law excluding Japanese, making Australia’s quota 121 and New Zealand’s quota 100. The largest quota is Germany’s (51,227). Next comes Britain and Northern Ireland with a combined quota of 34,007; the Irish Free State has 28,567; Italy, 3845; and Russia, 2248; each figure representing two per cent of the respective nationalities resident in the United' States as recorded in the census of 1890. The law extends admissibility only to aliens who are eligible for citizenship in the United States, setting a nominal minimum quota of 100 for all nationalities. unrepresented. The measure recognises no quota restrictions against either Canada or Newfoundland.

BERTHS FOR NEW EALAND. LONDON, June 30. Al! berths for migrants to New Zealand have been booked to the end of August. The total assisted migrants for the year ended June 30 under the new arrangement was 8362.

NEW PROPOSALS. COST TO BRITAIN. . Received July 2, 9.5 a.m. LONDON, July 1. It is learned that the Treasury has finally approved of the principles of the new migration proposals submitted by Mr. Wilson. It is understood that the proposals will mean a cash contribution by the British Government of £4,250,000 in excess of what would he received under the existing arrangements. The details are not forthcoming, hut it- is understood that the State’s obligations are much lighter.