SWEDES AND FINNS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1959, 16 January 1914, Page 11

SWEDES AND FINNS.

•DFSIRABIEIfIMIGRANIS"

BROADENING AUSIRALIAN OPERATIONS.

C s gOiie''outcomo" of'. r a ''conforeiica t which : has f been held in Melbourne between : ti!c;;Minister. , for External Affairs, and ■the;'-Director: ; of Immigration for Victoria a lid-'New South 'Wales (Mr. Percy .Hunter) , ;;;: is' that a special effort is to bo mado for tho Commonwealth to induce immigrants from Norway,. Sweden, ..and. Finland to come, to Australia; ■-:■.■■■.' -.'Mr: tilynn, in making this.annoancpnicnt, stated .that he had ■'. discussed with Mr." Hunter which countries ivero most likflly to afford the class of'immigrants required by the Commonwealth, end as tho opinion .of .Sir. Hunter coin- , eided with advices ho had received from the . High Commissioner's Office as.to the class of immigrants to be obtained fiom tho Northern European countries, ho had decided to advertise there more 1 extensively than hitherto. He had also cabled to tho High ' Commissioner's, representation at the Swedish International , Exhibition this year, v The cost would bo comparatively £800—and tho materials for the. exhibition wore already in London. ; | It was considered that it would bo a ' splendid medium to bring Australia under the notice of a desirable class of immigrants. Canada and tho United States obtained 54,000 immi-grants'a-year from these countries.' Tho Victorian Minister in charge of immigration, Mr. Hagelthorn, ■ stated subsequently that tho State had already secured 14,000 berffis for assisted immigrants from England to Victoria dur.ing this year, at the rate of about £14. ■ per head. It was found that there was a failing off in tho number of agricultural labourers now, coining to Victoria, nnd increased energy was necessary to encourage them to take the journey. It was proposed by the Ministry, Mr. HagdiUiom added, to have a special publicity campaign in England, in order that iand-scekers and agricultural labourers might have brought prominently tinder their notice tho advantages which would result from their emigration to Victoria. He understood that the* Commonwealth Ministry, tvns undertaking; to pay tho expenses of advertising for tho States, and that it would contribute towards the- cost of advertising the resources of in. connection'with tho Victorian Ministry's proposal' to condi'et immii",iition work in Northern Europe. Encouraged by its s»ce<-ss in America, the (Joveromont intended sending two more agents theft: to c.w on the work that had been started. Holland is another field in which operations will bo carried on. vigorously. .