EMIGRATION

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1926, Page 2

EMIGRATION

[Australian & N.Z. Cab'.o Association.) BRITISH PLANS. LONDON, Juno 29. In the House of Commons, Hon AV. G. Orrnsby Gore informed Air Glynn that the outlay for the year ended March 31st. last on assisted passages for immigrants to tins Dominions was £917,223. It was apportioned as follows : Australia, £580,836. Canada, £143.563. New' Zealand, £196,894. South Africa, £1930. Of this total, Britain paid £466,884, Australia paid £283,831, Canada £60,768, New Zealand £98,472, and South Africa £963. The numbers of assisted immigrants were: To. Australia 23,590, to Canada 10,266, to New Zealand 8.225, to South Africa 127. LONDON. June 29.

Lord Burnham presided over an Empiric Press Union conference to consider the most effective press methods for promoting migration. Mr Amory (Colonial Secretary) said the question had been well stated by Mr Bruce (Australia Premier) at the Melbourne Conference of the Union, when lie described it as a problem of the bettor distribution of white population. Empire migration, said Mr Amory, was not designed to relieve the British employment. That was solely Britain’s responsibility. The migration policy was a matter of the economic and political stability and social well-being of, the Empire defence, because the Dominions no longer dwelt in regions that were remote from conflict. As the world narrowed, the Dominions had come into an arena wherein they no longer were practically dependant on Britain’s defensive resources.

Hon J. Astor (Conservative M.P.) said he questioned whether the press could posihly do more than it was now doing to help on migration.

Lord Apslo.v ((Conservative M.P.) said that what had struck him during the Empire lour was the Bifecess of Canada’s reduction in the fares of eliigrants. as compared with Australia’s non-success through not having reduced fares.

Air MaeGarvie, the Migration Agent of the Canadian Pacific Railwav Cov.. said that they were transporting migrants from Britain to Canada at an average of 7Jd per head.

Messrs Colehateh, Price and Huxliain advocated increased migration. Sir Joseph Cook (Australian High Commissioner) said Australia had got greater and better migration under the old unassisted system. He protested against the hostile criticism of Australia’s borrowing, which was for remunerative development, without which progress would Iki impossible. Tin’s criticism, he said, was reflected in the attitude of the money market, which now loaned money to the British municipalities oiva per cent, cheaper than to the Common wealth'.

The conference decided to appoint a standing press committee to co-operate with the Overseas Settlement Committee.