EMIGRATION HOPES

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1933, Page 5

EMIGRATION HOPES

CONSIDERATION IN COMMONS

“MILLION MUST BE MOVED."

Preso Association— r Jy Electrio Telegraph—Copyright.)

LONDON, February 24.

The House of Commons has passed the second .reading of the Hom 0 and Empire Settlement Bill, a private measure proposed by Mr A. Ward, Conservative member for Cannock, Staffordshire. It i.s a measure empowering tile Secretary of State .to co-op-erate in schemes' of land settlement on the part of Britain and the Dominions and in the direction and training at Home of agriculturists in preparation for a time when overseas settlement may be resumed. This, the Dominions Secretary, Mr Thomas, pointed out would be unlikely for a considerable period, but if, and when, the Dominions again became prosperous, they would be able, he said, to absorb British migrants in tho same proportion as hitherto. Mr E. T. Campbell (Conservative, - Kent) said they kh&w from experience that China and Japan were , itching to .end migrants to Australia. He was apprehensive that Australia would not 6 eek more Britishers. ' General P»ge Croft (Conservative,,, Bournemouth said: “We must move ■ a million of our peop’c duUng the nexfour years. We could establish a. new England on Empire tracts that present are empty.