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THE ATHENIC SAILS.
A London cablegram, tinted January 19, says that the Athcnic lias sailed liom Plymouth with 28R New Zealanders Tor Wellington. In making a .statement upon immigration Oiv Saturday, Mr Massey said; Here is the position we arc in so Int : Jt was our duty in the first place to get the soldiers back. Me have got them nearly all here now. There aro a few men still to come, hut not a great many. After that we take in hand the getting back to New Zealand ot the very large number of New Zealanders who went over to do other war service. 1 do not think there are less than 30CO of them now.”
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19849, 19 January 1920, Page 4
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