Voting rights for migrants from British India

Typed letter: natives of British India are entitled to enrolment and to vote.

Letter to J L Davidge with information about voting entitlements of migrants from British India.

Transcript

[Stamped in purple ink: 'Department of Immigration'.]

38/25309

23^rd May, 1939.

Dear Sir,

I refer to your letter of the 25^th April, requesting certain information respecting Indian residents of the Commonwealth.

The Chief Electoral Officer of the Commonwealth has advised that according to the latest information in his office adult natives of British India are entitled to enrolment and to vote in respect of Parliamentary Elections in all the States of Australia (as well as at Federal Elections) with the exception of Western Australia.

The attached statement sets out the conditions under which British Indians may be admitted to the Commonwealth.

Yours faithfully,

[Illegible handwritten initials]

for Secretary.

[Addressed to:] Mr. J. L. Davidge,

C/- P.O. Box 120,

NARACOORTE. [underlined] S.A.

[Handwritten addition:] (Note – the sectry [secretary] previously handed out a similar statement to Mr [illegible] - see note herein.)

[Illegible initials.]

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