BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

IN THE COMMONS. QUESTIONS AND HEBUIES. [Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Ibis flay at 11.0 a.in.) LONDON, March 11. Replying to Duke Thomiison’s crop of questions in the Commons on migration Hon. Amery announced as the outcome of the 1925 agreement, schemes launched in Australia wore ten in Western Australia lor water supply and railways (bed op; framed), three in Victoria for land settlement, and two tin South Australia. These cost three millions. lie understood the work had already begun. For the past three months there were eight hundred requistions for larni workers for Australia per month, also for Ho hoys and 270 domestics, lie understood that the Australian Governments were contemplating group settlement. Mr Newton Moore: “Must not the numbers he small, seeing it costs two thousand to settle each group of settlers, many of whom cannot allotd such a sum?” Hon. Amery: “No doubt group settlement is expensive, but the provisions of the 1922 agreement are more generous than the original West Australian scheme. Therefore we hope West Australia may be able to resume group settlement under the new basis.” (Hear, hear.) Hon. Amery replying to Sir Nelson, said 1841 seleeted persons migrated to Australia last quarter. As a result ol Canada’s experience in bringing homo parties of migrants to lecture to their countrymen on the experiences, it was not thought suflicieutly effective to justify bringing parties irom Australia, in'the face of administrative difficulties and cost. Hon. Amery told Mr Cano Jones that the Government was steadily progressing with improved machinery to ensure efficient co-operation with the Dominions in foreign affairs. Sir A. Chamberlain informed Mr Locker-Lnmpson that lie had no information that Russian troops were mobilising on the Manchurian border. Sir A. Chamberlain, replying to Commander Kenworthy, said the l nited States, Japanese, French, Italian and British Government had agreed on the terms of the notes being submitted to- Eugene Chen and Cliiang Kaishek to-day. He could not publish Hit* terms till lie knew the notes had been presented, lint lie probably would tomorrow.