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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18013, 25 November 1926, Page 8

The population of the Dominion will be increased by nearly 500 on the arrival at Auckland to-day of the Arawa, with immigrants aboard. A wireless message received on Tuesday stated that, although bad weather had been experienced, the vessel should make port this afternoon. All the immigrants are well, and the passage has been an enjoyable one. The destinations of .the newcomers arc. Christ church 72. Dunedin 73, Auckland 101. Wellington 160, Napier and Gisborne 30; total, 436 ‘T don’t know if any of you observed it, but at the Dunedin Exhibition was a notice inscribed ‘Buy_ New Zealand Goods,’ and that was painted on threeply Oregon pine, timber from America.” —Mr E. J. Howard last night at the annual meeting of the Industrialists’ Association.