INFLUX OF HINDUS
A LABOUR PROTEST,
(Per United Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, January 30
As a result of representations made by the United Federation of Labour to the Minister of Internal Affairs regarding the reported influx of Hindus to the dominion, the Hon. G. W. Russell states that the numbers are not so great as has been supposed. The Labour Department has been instructed to see that, if Hindus are employed in any industry governed by an award, they must receive the same wage as white workers.
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Southland Times, Issue 17937, 31 January 1917, Page 5
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86INFLUX OF HINDUS Southland Times, Issue 17937, 31 January 1917, Page 5
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