General Booth's Colonisation Scheme

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7943, 5 October 1905, Page 3

General Booth's Colonisation Scheme

Melbourne, October 4. Mr Deakin, replying to a question as to whether he would continue negotiations wilh General Booth in new of the cable to the effect that he was •ending only unemployed, said the Batter was now in the hands of the Agents-General. Because they were nnemployed they were not ncce««arily undesirable immigrants, and in such States as could find land their settlement might enhance the prosperity of X all classes. JVAHU DJSCrsSki.V IN FEDEK.YL IIOLSH. (Received Oct. 5, 0.7 a.m.) MBLBOIItXE, (let. 1. Mr ;RcM snowed bbe adjournment of tho House to discuss Sir W. Lync's hostility to the Government's proposals tr promote the immigration policy, which was a corner stone inilhc tlovernment's existence. 3fr Dcakin. sp--aking for (he «hoi.Government, including Sir W. Lyne,, Raid he hail cabled (Jciieral l!oo(h that his offer was warmly welcomed. Sir W. I4IK •had ■acted I rcacherouslj it he objected to (4nr vital part of the Government policy, ami should resign. Tho GYvermiient was not strong enough to get ri<l of Sir Vi. Lyrcc. wh<> was such a political "\irmro , '»thal be had to lie given office to save trouble. Sir W. la>ih« characterised this as a personal attack, ami several warm passages followed J He objected (t tho "subuvrged U-nth" tie!tig brought to Australfa u nd given land, whereto our own fanners' sons had the first claim.

Mr Drakin stated -bu had been assured that tho mnjority of tboso L'eneral Mooth proposed to send had agricultural experience* The motion was negatived.