HINDOO IMMIGRANTS.
ARE THEY A MENACE? AUCKLAND, August 6. ""Within five miles of Tfe Awamutu Hindoos have acquired land, in one instance q, deposit of £IOOO being paid, and they have paid high prices for cattle," stated a jfoturned Boldlsr in a letter to the Executive of the Returned Soldiers' Association received last evening. He complained that the language test was learned by the Hindoos parrot fashion, and that many of them had no knowledge of English. He suggested that united action should be taken by the various associations to make public %h& menace of Hindoo immigration under jn-esent conditions. The executire decided to refer the matter to the headquarters of the association.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3413, 13 August 1919, Page 53
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113HINDOO IMMIGRANTS. Otago Witness, Issue 3413, 13 August 1919, Page 53
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