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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8361, 26 July 1920, Page 3

PAID OFF.

(Electric Telegraph.—Copyright). (Received This Day, 8.55 a.m.) VANCOUVER, July 24. Ottawa has ordered the unconditional admission of five Australian sailors off the Canadian Importer. Tliev will be released and paid off. — (A.. & N.Z.)

A previous message stated that three sailors shipped at Sydney in the Canadian Importer to replace deserters were not allowed to enter Canada under the regulation prohibiting tiie admission of unskilled laborers

generally. This is the home port of tile vessel, therefore the men will be paid off under the British Board of Trade rules. The Australians must return as passengers to the port of engagement. If returned under the immigration regulations they become technically distressed British seamen, and will probably be refused a landing in Sydney, and returned to Vancouver, and so ad infinitum. Two firemen in the same case were allowed to land, undertaking not to work here, but- to leave by the first chance oceangoing ship engaging them. Ottawa is considering the matter.