THE UNEMPLOYED AND IMBFGRATION.
A man who has £SO in his pocket is not a more welcome arrival than one with nothing. The test of an immigrant’s value to the country is not the weight of his purse, but his ability to add to the wealth, of the country by his labor. Were it otherwise the “remittance man” would be welcomed with open arms. Provided an immigrant is nulling to work, is an upright, clean-living man, adaptable and resourceful, it doesn’t matter a snap of the fingers whether lie . has money or not. The question is, can we give him work i If we can, it is a good thing to have him here; if we cannot; the country should not spend money oil his importation. —‘New Zealand Times.’
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2452, 17 March 1909, Page 2
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129THE UNEMPLOYED AND IMBFGRATION. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2452, 17 March 1909, Page 2
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