THE COMMON WEALTH.
Melbourne, October 2. In the House of Representatives tha Immigration Restriction Bill passed through committee. A provision was inserted prohibiting the introduction of contract manual labor in the shape of skilled Workmen for new industries, bat crevra of coasting vessels would be. allowed to be brought oat, provided their wages, were the Bame as those in force in Australia,
The Pacific Islands Laborers' Bill has been circulated. Its main provisions are that no Pacific Island laborers shall enter Australia after March 31, 1904, and that none shall enter before tha. date excepting uuder license. During 1902 licenses will ba allowed to threefourths of the Islanders, who have returned to their native islands during the present year, and during 1903 •to not s more thau half those who returned to the islands. No agreement is to remain* in forca after Ddcember, 1906. The persons exempted are those who have resided in Queensland continuously for five years prior to September, 1&84, those employed in port as ship's crew, and those possessing exemptions under the Immigration Restriction Act.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4897, 5 October 1901, Page 1
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