GENERAL BOOTH’S SCHEME.
B® telegraph, Presa Ass’n, Copyright
London, Oct. 12.
Mr Nicol, General Booth's private secretary, states that tho emigration scheme has not been given up for want of money. The difficulty lies in the simple fast that they did not find in Australian warmth of feeling towards the proposed immigrants which was essential to success. South Australia did not wont them, Victoria was lukewarm, and New South Wales made no definite offer, though she had land available. He admitted that General Booth was a little too sanguine. Melbourne, Oct. 13.
Mr Deakin baa reoeived a cable from General Booth stating that ho was prepared to send emigrants approved by the , Agenta-General in numbers such as he thinks the country can find employment . for. t
Received 11.25 p in., Oct, 13. London, Oot 13.
General Booth saye: “ If Australia’s old fashioned notion is of only taking men with large sums of rdoney then I will be unable to send them. Consultations with toe Agents-General made it dear tbat tbe time-was’ not ripe for a large experiment. . They are against anything beyond small contingents, Buoh as are alwaye going out. There must be concessions in tbe way of distance. There ought to be assisted passages.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1584, 14 October 1905, Page 2
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