Organisation was established in 1925 under the sponsorship of the Association of New Zealand Chambers of Commerce. The objective of the DSPA was to lobby government to increase the flow of British migrants to New Zealand as a pre-requisite to further economic development. It was supported financially by Chambers of Commerce, the Employers' and Manufacturers' Federations, the RSA and the Salvation Army. The president and main spokesperson was Arthur Leigh Hunt and patron, Lord Bledisloe.
Dominion Settlement and Population Association
DSPA, Dominion Settlement Association
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Manuscript
Letters
Date: 26 Nov 1940-17 Oct 1943
From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2851
Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
Manuscript
Miscellaneous records (2387-2540)
Date: 1943-1945
From: Hutt County Council : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1293-119/14
Description: Correspondence and papers re sanitation depot, Upper Hutt, 1945; East Harbour Free Kindergarten, 1945; Campbell's Sawmills Ltd, Upper Hutt re milling at Paekakariki and Paraparaumu, 1944; East Harbour Horticultural Society; Wellington Metropolitan Patriotic Committee re Patriotic Appeal, 1944; Boy Scouts Association (Hutt Valley & Bays County) re Belmont Road camp site; coats-of-arms; fires; New Zealand Farmers' Union re decrease in farm production, 1943; Dominion Settlement and Population Association, 1943; Pinehaven Progressive Association Inc, 1943; list of Paremata Fire Brigade personnel; and other matters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
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[Ephemera of quarto size relating to demography, population, statistics of population d...
Date: 1940 - 1999
From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to demography, population, statistics of population density and growth]
Reference: Eph-B-POPULATION-1900s
Description: Includes: 1947: Dominion Settlement and Population Association (Inc). Immigration and Population Conference, Wellington, 22 July 1947. Agenda; [and] List of Association members as at 1945; [and] Statement from Mr Leigh Hunt Dominion Settlement and Population Association. Australasia for the Asiatics?; the challenge of under population", by John Hogan. Reprinted from "Democracy", June 15th 1947. "Portrayal of a fool's paradise", by Lieut-Col. Sir Clutha Mackenzie, Dehra Dun, U.P., India [ca 1947] 1966: Appeal for population control. Published by E Geiringer. Printed by John Milne Ltd, 166 A Cuba St., Wellington. 1997: The Population Conference; people, communities, growth. Te Papa Tongarewa, 12-14 November 1997. Programme / registration form Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 330 mm. Provenance: Some items donated by Bill Sheat, Lower Hutt, in 2015.
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Series 8 Dominion Settlement and Population Association
Date: 1924-1927, 1937-60
From: Hunt, Arthur Leigh, 1876-1968 : Papers
Reference: Series-4900
Description: Records of the Association, with which Hunt was heavily involved from the time of its inception. Includes minutes, correspondence, cuttings, printed matter, reports and other material Quantity: 96 folder(s).