MIGRATION TALKS
NEW ZEALAND’S ATTITUDE DEFINED BY PRIME MINISTER REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT FIRST (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copy richtl (Received 23rd June, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON 22nd June. Mr M. J. Savage conferred on migration with Mr Malcolm MacDonald. Secretary of State for the Colonies, which concluded a, series of important talks on this, subject Mr MacDonald arranged to send full particulars of organisation and types of people available when New Zealand was ready to resume migration. It is understood that this will include assisted passages and other forms of financial aid to New Zealand He stressed that Britain would prefer to send out young men and New Zealand train them for farm work. Mr Savage pointed out that his Government was moving very rapidly and had already reduced unemployment considerably When the local employables were in work the Government would be ready to discuss bringing out English people The Government was wholeheartedly behind the idea of the resumption of migration. If Britain would agree to open their market to New Zealand products his country would be willing and able to settle many men on the land
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 23 June 1937, Page 6
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