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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 295, 10 November 1934, Page 12

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NEAV ZEALAND CITIZEN,

LABOUR PARTY STATEMENT

Per Press Association. *' WELLINGTON, Nov. 9,

The treatment according Mr G. Griffin, of Wellington, who recently was refused permission by the Australian Customs officials to land in Sydney after he had failed to pass a test in the Dutch language, was considered today by the National Executive of the New Zealand Labour Party, and at the conclusion of the meeting the following statement was issued: “The action of the Commonwealth authorities in refusing to allow Mr Griffin to land in Australia was considered, and it was decided that strong representations be made to the New Zealand Government. The executive was unanimous in its condemnation of the treatment accorded to Griffin, and will urge the Government to demand an explanation from the Commonwealth Government, together with adequate reparation and compensation for Griffin. The setting up of an education test in the Dutch language was considered most unfair, and refusal to allow New Zealand citizens to land in Australia on such a pretext is an outrage on the freedom of the individual, and is calculated to endanger the good relations which have hitherto existed between the two countries.”