THE DOMINION COMMISSION

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1917, Page 2

THE DOMINION COMMISSION

Its First Report London, March 2 The Dominions Commission report on Canada states there is a strong under current of opposition to emigration to Canada as now carried on, particularly among wage-earners in the citie?.

The Commission agrees that lh9 objection to creating a suip’us of labor in the cities is well founded. Too much attention has hitherto been devoted to attracting immigrants, and little attention to equipping them. The report emphasises the growing shortage of agricultural land available for settlement in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. If the demand for land, after the war is equal to that before the war, it will exhaust the available Government land within four years.

New Zealand Government’s subsidising of steamship services considerably assisted Canedian-New Zealand trade. It is regrettable that British shipping companies to Cicada sometimes charge lower freights to foreiga goods than British geode and some ship longer distances. The Imperial Government should impose a control of rates upon cable companies before renewing their landing licenses. Existing proas rates between Canada and Uuited Kingdom are over high, compared with AogloAustralian press rates. Canadian newspapers, Government and the Gable Companies should reorganise their press service, The Commission was greatly interested in W. G. Conley’s suggestion made at Winnipeg that Australian and Canadian newspapers should unite for a new service, which the Australian .Press Association could supply to Australian and New Zealand newspapers. The Commission deals with a State controlled Atlantic cable, in its next report.

Sweden’s Queen ill. Copenhagen, March 2 The Queen of Sweden has a serious throat complaint, and intends to visit Bsilin to consult a specialist. War Cabinet. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter.) London, March 2 The Press Bureau says the representatives cf the Overseas Dominions attended to-day a sitting of the War Cabinet. The Speoial Imperial War Cabinet sitting has been postponed pro tern. Russian Report. (Admiralty per Wireless Press.) London, March 2 Russian official—The Germans oonuier attack drove the Roumanians from a height northward of Zaval river. We annihilated two field posts north of Rimuita river. German Plots. Washington, March 4 The New York Sun’s London correspondent says it learns on reliable authority that United States may expect, within a fortnight, a terrific outbreak of German plotters unless the frightfalness scheme is checkmated.