CANADIAN IMMIGRATION.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 270, 27 April 1917, Page 4 (Supplement)

CANADIAN IMMIGRATION.

T'no growth of Canadian population and the development of the prair'e provinces have been greatly retarded by tho war, according t« the report of the Dominion department of tho interior. In the two years immediately preceding the war Canadian progress receive! some check because of the hard t'me* prevalent there as well as in the United State-, hut 1914 brought an abrupt slowing up, and practically stopped the tide of settlers to the homesteads. Tiie two voir* that followed have brought the farmers much prosperity and a greater intensive cultivation rf the farms already taken up, but few se'tler-' hrre fettled on tie prnirie«. Canadian immigration tin to 1901 wis light. Tn 19f2 the number of honiest"ad entries wa - 14 fK ), end the numher increased steadily until 1910. w'len '1.179 entries were made, including those made by manv American farmers who were attracted by the chcnp lands. Tn 1914 the entres numbered 32.090; in 101 o the number wa* 21.000. and in 1910 there was a further shrinkage to 17,0.'50. The entries of the last year were largely undo by citizens of Canada and Xowfoundl ind, and included the filings of 2o!'0 American-;. The number of Amen'eans emigrating to Canada has been decreas ng for some years. The old average in the boom years was about 10.01:0 annually. Tho fact that European labour will no needed : t home, after the war, may tend to hold down Canadian immigration for some time. At least the Daminion ill have if* own >o'd'o:s Inck again. <rliaps ,'!00.f!0-i men. and there will be a surplus *f war widows to 1,---ent t'l t he Dominion.

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