BELGIANS REQUIRED AT HOME
XEC ZEALAND OFFER DECLINED. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON. July 19. In reply to a letter forwarded by the New Zealand Government in April last to the Belgian Minister in London, regarding the immigration of Belgians to the dominion, the following cable message was received to-day:— “With reference to your letter of 7th April, the Belgian Minister states that, owing to the heavy loss in population sustained during the war, the Belgian Government much regrets they are unable to consider the suggestion for the encouragement of immigration of Belgian women. They wish to express thanks for the Kind proposal of the New Zealand Government.”
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Southland Times, Issue 17478, 20 July 1915, Page 6
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108BELGIANS REQUIRED AT HOME Southland Times, Issue 17478, 20 July 1915, Page 6
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