Many More Migrants Are Due In Australia

Chronicle (Levin), 17 February 1948, Page 2

Many More Migrants Are Due In Australia

Keceived ^londav, 7 p.m. OANBEIiRA, Feb. 16. TI 10 Alinister of rmmigration, A£r. Cahvoll, has great hopes that Australia 's target of 70,(100 iunnigrants, Aviti tio reached in February and it is anJticipated tlie lnonthly average will be(eoine progressively greator. Four large pas.se uger vessels; — Orion, Stratheden, Htrathaird and .Ormonde— are now plying ' regiihirly1 betweeii Britain and Australia and eaeh voyage the siiips' passenger lists eontain a proportion of imiuigrants. The improvenient in the United Kingdom's shipping position iias made it possible to secure 00,000 berths for froe and assisted passages this vear. In addition otlier vessels are engaged liringing niostly displaoed persons and the ifarine I'hoeuix each voyage biings a quota from the Fnited >Statos. T\venty-two quaHlied nnrses — -the lirst parly to be brought to Australia to help easo the shortuge oi' nurses — are on the Htrathaird due at Fremantle on Fobniary 17. This vessel 's passehger list also ineludes 12 poliee cadets for \'ietoria. Fighteen Australian \tar brides witli 10 children, are retiiruiiig with Ameri•c;ui exservicemen husbands on the -Marine I'hoeuix. Hlie also carries 1 o'l new Australians who are coniing under t'iie ( 'ominon wealtli Goveriunent schemo of assisted passages for Americau wai1 voterans. In January 1 1ie same vessel brought 11 I Americans as perniauent settlers. The Interuational Refugec Organisa tiou has advised ivlr. Calwell that it is aulicipated shipping will be available to transport noarly 0000 displacod persons, niostly of Baltie origin, to Australia, before ihe ond of . June. A proportion of these new Australians will be women available for employment as domestics. The shortage of domesti.* stal'fs in hospitals and institutions is so acute that tlie needs ot' these will rei-eive pi'ei'erenc e. However, it is an ticipated that after these requiremen.s ire met, domestics will be available fo: allocation to assist in private honies, pai ticularly where there are a numbei of young children. The numbers for this |iurpose will steadily increase as the sclieme develops. The claims of medical nien for domestic assistan.ce will also be inost favourably considered.