THE NEW MIGRATION SCHEME.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 975, 16 November 1910, Page 2

THE NEW MIGRATION SCHEME.

PROJECT OF NEW ZEALAND CITIZEN. (ADS TO BE-TRAINED. AS SETTLERS/ The drafted outline o£ a > highly-: in-, eresting scheme of nationally or private-. I' directed migration within the BritisM !mpiro lias been submitted by Mr. P. E.argood (says' the "Standard of Empire") r> tho recently-formed Migration Com* littee of tho Royal Colonial Institute,/ ■•hich was brought into being by thid ear's conference on emigration organised! >y the institute. , Of this very: ike scheme its author modestly says tttab; ie submits it for consideration-, "believJ ng that any suggestion or scheme niayi iave m it germs of assistance' to the ulti-j aate consolidation of the many and/ '* aried interests that are-at work to fill! ur vacant lands -with the snrplus popu-< ation of the Mother Country, rather! han allow of their emigrating to foreigj ands." Mr.. Sargood's name . will ha :nown to many of our readers,' not only! n England,.but more especially in Nevr ■'-■■ - iealand,. and also. in. Australia, .and-to-''s scheme is added the important note hat he .would always be willing to • lend) ■•'-' us personal-assistance in New. . Lh« following brief notes of tho schema!'' nil bo of- particular interest to out!'" 'eaders:— • "It seems to mo. that if anything . off .' - •alue is to result in tho direction of! ettling our surplus population upon' the! i iianless lands ' of' the various . parts of .' he Empire, some scheme having the sup-' )ort of the Imperial and colonial Gov- ' tfnmonts must ensue; and instead oft ' pending some .£15,000*000 annually in- '' mor relief, a, portion of this should be? ' illocafed. to emigration within the Em< nre. . . \ \-A "My scheme aims at saving, the rising ' jeneration from drifting into-the ranks •"* )f the 'unemployed/ and'ultimately-the ■■ unemployable.. Each lad given 'a chance . n a new country eases the congestion'at :Ins end ,and relieves the' distribution of. ' funds under tho Poor Laws'..■- - .. . "Statistically, it may be demonstrated ;hat in twenty years, by the final cxpen-• \ Uture of some ,£5,000,000,-the whole-of - ie,present 'Poor Law beneficiaries,''that ■■'■ s, other than old men and women, lunatics, and derelicts, could be emigrated, ind the annual cost to the State be -absolutely eliminated." This is based jpou:— '■'• • •■.' '--'- - (1) A refund of 50 per cent, of all ad-< ' ranees towards settling in a new- coun* try. which is a very conservative estii nate of probabilities; ' . ," (2) The co-operation.of Colonial GovernJnents as private individuals; V (3) The willingness of parents in Great ■' Britain to. part with their children;. (4) The assumption that" as emigrationsis effected, an equal decrease in "bene- 1, , icinries under the Poor Laws" will even-..-tuate, there being then more. scope fat employment. - ..•.-. >. ■ "'.-FINANCE;'."■•:'- : '-" ;--7. Nominal share capital—Amount advanci, ;d by Government.- Debenture capital,11 per cent, interest secured on tho im< provements. .:.','' To tho extent of .£4 per acre of land, Taken up as donations come to hand. Interest cumulative, but not necessarily paid each year. : ' No interest to accumulate on non-de-.. ;lared debenture interest.' Thisis esseu- '■'• tial, as for a year or. so-no interest would'"'.. be earned, otherwise would, .have' to be paid out of capital, which would cripple* ' development.Debentures- to be called first yearv second year, etc. -.--.■, Repayable ' after ' twenty-fire ' years .oh .... a basisof . . . .per cent per annum! - by drawing. Donations absolute, to ba merged intocapital account, and not"'applied for in' terest payments. '■•.-'■.■'':•■■■- ■ 'objects.' ; ' : ':_ T r-,}\; l To provide the means for young lads (of, fourteen years and upwards,.called j^embe trained; for -settlers in the- iStateV. or: the Empire,V-usinf their early. ; years of training as a-means of; self-sup-! i port;, and'future building, up.;of, an im-'. ' proved and remunerative estate on which. ; i continuous streanv;,\pf,.lads..;'.may bel '■', trained, and so fit. them- to.; take : up lan i *, of their own, or-obtain-employidentv.- | -.. To assist such members ,tb : take rr# ■■■ land. .-..'• ' ■•'- ''- '• -' ".' : -■' MANAGEMENT. :,. Trustees for debenture-holders:— Government Trustee Department. / Private men willing to take up ths .'■ work. > '■'•!•■ Government of the State granting 6ur*<. . port. j ' Representatives of working members OS .'• their guardians.DIRECTORATE. .. (a) Oversea.—To consist of -salaried manager on settlement, and, say, three •; non-salaried directors, with full control' ■'■ of settlement. ' (b) In England.—One salaried secretarj residing in England; board of director interested in charity boards or organisations (non-salaried),..with full'.control.of . emigrants up'to time of leaving,'but no voice in management of settlement.-. MACHINERY..;, (1) Any society,, private person; or orgarn isation may propose one or .more lads, not [ under fourteen or above .seventeen yearj. of age, as a:member of the society;, such.; proposals shall be addressed to the Eng< lish'directorate (who shall decide to .pass or reject), and state: Name in full, copy.' of. parents' marriage certificate; any., disease tho lad may have had; any dis- • ability,' physical or mental;.walk of In? of parents, or. occupation past and pre-;. Mr. Sargood has devoted the spare .time of some years to the development of hijscheme. ' _^_