[?] Fiji marriages

NZ takes the heat [?] Fiji marriages

►ME Fiji Indians, who had been deported from New Zealand overstaying their entry permits ough they had married New and girls, are now being allowed eturn to NZ. nly those whom the NZ Govern t considers have serious inten s regarding their marriage are g permitted to re-enter.

Others, who have been less onsible and for whom marriage only a device to avoid returning e, have not been allowed back,”

NZ Minister for Immigration, Tom Shand, said in November, leaking in Parliament during the nd reading of the Immigration mdment Bill, Mr. Shand said a •ortion of Fiji Indians admitted three-month temporary work lits had disappeared when their lits expired and taken work ewhere else in New Zealand, considerable number of them been marrying New Zealand under false names or without ig their proper identity, in a bid emain in the country, fhere were so many such cases we decided that whatever the imstances, such people had to be >rted,” Mr. Shand said.

Mter a period sufficient to onstrate the seriousness with :h we regarded the offence, a iderable number of them are g allowed back now.”