BRITISH EMIGRATION BILL
MACHINERY TO CONTROL IT. London, June 1. Mr W S. A. Howins, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, moved in the nouso of Commons the second reading; ot tho Emigration Bill, which deals pnrtiuarlv with the regulation of the issue of licenses to passage-brokers and the control of information to .emigrant*. Mi. llewins said it would be important atlei tho war to regulate and direct the movements of tho Empire's man-power in "d rto secure tho best poss>ble resjilt, for tho Emp ro as a whole, heme a tattorycommittee, including representatives of the overseas Dominions, would WIS Jones objected to Government *"? Kinloeh Cooko congratulated the Government upon at Inst having an onureply, said the Bill did not give, power to forbid encourage or discourage" emigration. trolled the machinery. Ihe statutory bodv would have power to suggest that en Grants should cTioose some portion ot Empire.' We wanted to encourage an Wrial policy and tho upbuilding of tKmpiS? Tho second reading was carried.-Aus,N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 219, 4 June 1918, Page 4
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167BRITISH EMIGRATION BILL Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 219, 4 June 1918, Page 4
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