IMMIGRATION
SCHEME FOR RURAL LABOUR. Sir Andrew Russell, at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Hastings, gave an interesting address in support of the scheme of immigration for British young men of from 18 to 25 years of age, which he claimed would make not only for good settlers but for good New Zealanders. Conditions, he maintained, should be created to cause a demand for their rural labour, and it should be possible to absorb them so that there would be no danger of wages going down. He pointed out that the whole secret of building up towns and industries was to be found in the large tracts of country surrounding them and prosperous rural populations. At the conclusion a provisional committee was formed to support the scheme in case the Government acted.
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Southland Times, Issue 19124, 17 December 1923, Page 9
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133IMMIGRATION Southland Times, Issue 19124, 17 December 1923, Page 9
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