IMMIGRATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20000, 16 July 1920, Page 4

IMMIGRATION.

THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY, rP» Puis Aisooutioif.l . ' ■; r ' ' ELLINGTON, Julr 10. In a letter to the ■Wellington Re* t'inicd Soldiers’ Association. Mr Mastcv says: “ I gave no', authoritv for the paragraph in the i Edinburgh Daily Act-s of February 7, .announcing that the New Zealand. Government had' undertaken to find constant- employment tor skilled and unskilled immigrant solIssey’s letter continues; w™ l regard to the request, for information m respect to the'present immigration policy of the Government, it is purely and simply what is known’ as the nominated system, whereby anv permpnent resident of the \ .'Dominion may nominate any person or persons residing in the United Kingdom, irrespective of relationship or\ occupation, for a. passage, at reduced- rates. 1 would state, for your further ‘information that the Government hat 'nlreadv agreed to accept any es-Imperial soldier, together with his deWndlsnts. who is successful in obtaining a free,' passage under the Overseas Settlement Committee’s scheme,'and is proceeding to assured employment, in the Dominion. This class of immigrant must he approved of by the High Commissioner." .