LANDING REFUSED
RECENT CASE AT SYDNEY LABOUR PARTY'S PROTEST [BY. TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Friday
The treatment accorded Mr. Gerald 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 to-day by the national executive of the New Zealand Labour Party. At the. conclusion of the meeting the following statement was issued:—"The action of the Commonwealth authorities in refusing to allow Mr. Gerald 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 Mr. Griffin, and will urge the Government to demand an explanation from the Commonwealth Government, together with adequate reparation and compensation for Mr. 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 calculated to endanger the good relations which have hitherto existed between the two countries."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21954, 10 November 1934, Page 15
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