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Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. 1 ABI.K A.SKO( lATION. DEBATE ON ADD RATH in. THE GOVERN Al ENT'S POLICY. LONDON, .March 28. In tlie House ol ( ntuiiioiis m the course of the ih-bat - on tbe Uoiisoltdateil Eund Bill, LicuicnaiU-CoKini I M. Alexander (N ‘Vt'-iitil i.iUeral Simtbvvaik) pointed our that hetween 1911 and 1920 the tot'd British emigration to the' Dominions did not exceed bid.(."JO compared with 2.1id'.099 lor ihe same peri d in minimi Limes. Ino Empin needed a large -"ale settlement policy which would largely -. 've .Britain s uuempl lyincti; proldeiii. Tile pi'c-ent | opuhit ion "f the Dominions was In; cl v |f;.0:;n.(!!j0 .vet both in ihe total and per lapita they beuglii more from Britain than the i md nrd population- cl 20'd.9d0.909 oi Euvcpe. Mr 11. Page ft«ft (Conservative. Bournemouth.) said lie behoved that the normal pre-war rate of migration would solve the British unempl yineiu jitob lent within I'v-' yens, hut there wa- no sign cf such emi.giuiuu eventuating for years. y jscmii!!. Saudon (Conservative, SuioWs'eury. said it would pay Hie Treiu-urv to -cppoi t emigration in order to establish a well-io-da ) opulatiou in the Dominions, mu! provide an m-

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Mr ■!. BrciherLen (l.ahoir. Gateshead) said the Government was trying to induce men to lice Imm the country they loved. It had not been proved I hat Br'tain was i small to support her population. Kir Alfred Mend (National Liberal, Swansea) appealed to members to regard the Empire as one great couut] \-. The development of Britain and the I) uuinions iiting together. Sir Newton Moore (Conservative. Islington) ‘■aid 1 .'.hour in Australia favoured migration. Mr Neil Ahud. am (labour, Gov.on contended that emigration schemes vtolatcr war-time pledges. D the private ownoiship ol land wore abolished in Britain emigration would I>o unnece --a ry. I .’ciirciia nl -Colonel A. Ruckloy. i' - plying, s ti*i llie Oversee Toepnrinie.it'policy was to alford facilities to migram-. ami to assist in developing the Dominion- where there was ftope ft Briti-h muscle, aspirations and idea-. Britain’s expert trade must ie developed to its pre-war dunen-h i>-. and tlic devclopiurui of inter-Empire trade was the host available means. If the scheme- now being considered were approved, it was hoped to emigrate 73.090 people within the year. The Government’s policy was to arrange schemes with the Dominions, nlio v.ere eo-eperating liust cordially, and secondly to sole't the light type of emigrants. 'I he Government had mi intention of dropping, the Kmpiie .Settlement Ad. which it considered a matter of high policy. A C'OAIAI[SKIOX OF EXQI'TRJ*. T.ONDOX. Afarch 28. In the House of Commons Lieuten-ant-Colonel A. Buckley said the Commission, including Labour utotijwSs m the House of Commons, new sitting was going on an Elilpjiive voyage to investigate the conditions for receiving emigrants of all classes.