THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AUSTRIANS.
FALSE REPORTS ON THE SITUATION. Special to the “Times.” Hokitika, January 22. Newspapers have just reached here containing telegraphed reports of the remarks made by the Premier hero on the 13th inst. with reference to the question of Austrian immigration. The Premier is’alleged to have stated that the Imperial Government i had requested the New Zealand Government, to allow the Austrians on the way out "to land. This is absolutely incorrect, for. according to Mr Seddon’s statement, the Imperial Government did nothing of the kind. All that the" Secretary of State did was to send on a.' request made by tho Austro-Hungarian Charge d’Affaires.that permission be given to land the emigrants already arrived or now on their way to" New Zealand. There was- no request made by .tho Secretary of State for the Colonies, and at the meeting here Mr Soddon read the message, and claimed that the absence of any request or direction by the British Government was a proof that the course taken by the Govern- , ment of Now Zealand was well- within the comity of nations, and that tho colonial Government had a perfect right to -pro-v vent tho landing of alien immigrants who," might become a burden upon the State. , j >
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3646, 24 January 1899, Page 5
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210THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AUSTRIANS. New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3646, 24 January 1899, Page 5
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