IMMIGRATION PLAN
CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED DEPARTMENT’S INTENTIONS P.A. WELLINGTON, June 11. The Government immigration policy recently outlined by the Minister of Immigration, Mr McLagan, was endorsed by the Labour Party conference to-day. Mr McLagan gave details of categories of immigrants being sought under the terms of his recent announcement. He said that the classes of immigrants first being sought in the United Kingdom—although it would not be possible to bring all of these out during the first year—were as follows:—One hundred mental hospital nurses, 800 women for general hospitals. 250 domestics, 450 women (50 typists. 100 footwear workers, 100 woollen mill workers, 200 machinists), 120 minors (600 coming eventually), 100 sawmill and bush workers (500 eventually), 120 engineers, 100 fit men for gas. brick and tile works, 80 other men (footwear operatives and printing works employees).
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26485, 12 June 1947, Page 4
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135IMMIGRATION PLAN Otago Daily Times, Issue 26485, 12 June 1947, Page 4
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