Oversea Dominions

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 29 January 1914, Page 5

Oversea Dominions

STROXG RECIPROCAL SENTIMENT. TOWX POPULATION LaCESSIYE. WORKERS' HOSTILITY TO IMMIGRATION. !y Cable —Press Association—Copyright Received 2S, 10.50 p.m. London, January" 28.

The Dominion Commissioners' report states that the Commissioners found a desire among all classes to deal with the British Empire rather than foreign ■nations, not only in the shape of tariff preference, but a clear distinct preference based on sentiment and patriotism. Discussing emigration, the report v.i?» that labor-saving machinery is much more used in agriculture in Australia •and New Zealand than in Europe. Comparisons show that the proportion of the population engaged in agricultural .and,pastoral pursuits is smaller than in ,the United States and many European i countries. The town population is excessive. Since the Mother Country is > already dependent upon the overseas .dominions for a considerable proportion of her food and raw material, the Commission is impressed with the desirability for as large a portion as possible of ithc dominions being occupied by a population -which will assist in the development of the The best, .ivge lor immigrants is from Id to 24. v-'T.Ue town ib.red youth often finds his sfeet .quicker in the new environment ihaaa the rustic..

Australia's and New Zealand's rr.iquirenjeats arc largely fulfilled by welldisposed youths whom the environment of the United Kingdom has forced into the blind alley of employments, and youth* from industrial schools. The Commission found no evidence that only those who followed agriculture in the Old, Country can become successful agriculturalmte in the ne<» countries.

There-is ft strong- undercurrent of opposition in Australia and Sew Zealand to emigration, principally among the urban wage earners and artisans, who regard immigration as likely to increase the competition in the skilled labor market. The Commission believes the hostility arises mainly from the present defects- in the immigration system.-

MORE ABOUT IMMIGRATION. THE DOMESTIC SERVANT PROBLEM Received 28, 11.50 p.m. London, January 27. Continuing, the Dominions Commission in their report, deal with female' emigration. They state that the surplus labor m Gftft Britain is mainly residential in town, principally ehkvly ladies. Servants can ill be spared, :s the ranks of female domestics are being depleted by the demands of commerce and industry in the United Kingdom. Dealing with the difficulty of j family migration, the Commissioners atato that parents are often too old to settle comfortably. A man might be tempted to establish himself prematurely as a farm owner or tenant, but readymade farms were non-existent to any lar<"e extent. farming on the share system was extending in Australia and was highly commendable: The organisation of family migration will entail considerable public expense before an ideal system is reached. The repoct further states that it is undesirable ti leave the duty of describing the attractions of tlie dominions to interested passage agents.

A CABLE ANOMALY. London, January 27. The Dominion Trade Commission's report comments on the anomaly of the Commonwealth charging a terminal rate oi livepence a word on the transmission of Pacific cables, whereas New Zealand only charged a penny. New Zeahnd cables should be reduced to 2s Sd. The Pacific Hoard had not shown the enterprise that might reasonably have been expected. The laudable desire to abolish deficits had obscured its vision x ■ ■■ in t'espect io larger and more urgent duties. To spend two millions and then leave the cab!.' comparatively idie for two-thirds of the day was not commercial, politic nor commonsense.