Another Immigration Mix-Up

THE case of Mr. E. H. Duesterdleck, aged 43, has been receiving attention in the Australian newspapers.

His father was German, and his mother now lives in Samoa. He was born in Auckland, and claims that he holds a valid British passport. He lived in Samoa until he was 15. Then he went to Germany, where he married and lived in Munich. He was not interned during the war. Last December, with his wife and two small children he went to Samoa, with New Zealand’s permission, to live with his mother; and then he decided to go on to New Zealand by the “Matua”. But at Suva he was informed by the Fiji police that New Zealand would not admit him—he was given no reason for the decision. He remained in Fiji and finally obtained permission from Canberra to enter Australia. He arrived by air in Sydney in March, and plans to become an Australian citizen.

The Mayor of Noumea (M. Sautot) has informed the Governor General of New Caledonia that the town intends to raise a loan of ten million francs for a three year programme of road construction, linking the suburbs.