FOREIGN INFLUX

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 18 January 1928, Page 11

FOREIGN INFLUX

MIGRANTS TO AUSTRALIA

AGGRAVATING UNEMPLOYMENT. WESTERN STATE’S SHARE. LiY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT, Received 2 p.lll. to-day. PERTH, J an. 18. The Premier (the Hon. Philip Collier) estates Uis Government views with growing seriousness the position which has been created by the continued influx of Southern Europeans. He says that, despite official assurances, there does not seem to be any slackening in the rate at which these foreigners were entering Australia, and West Austraila seemed to be receiving more tiiaii a fair share. From June? 1925, to the end of June last, 4335 foreigners arrived in West Australia. These figures did not indicate that the provision that all alien migrants arriving after July 1, 1925, must be in possession of £4O landing money or a guarantee of employment had Had any material effect in preventing the influx. There were, Air. Collier said, probably more unemployed in the State at this time of the year than ever before. Reports from all parts of the State showed that foreigners were being given preference because, in many cases, they were prepared to work for food only. The Strite Government had made repeated protests to the Federal Government, but as this was entirely a Federal matter it was not possible for the State Government to regulate the influx of foreigners.