BRITAIN'S EMIGRATION SCHEME.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 December 1920, Page 4

BRITAIN'S EMIGRATION SCHEME.

The extensive unemployment in Britrfin caused Sir. Lloyd George (the Premier) to turn his attention to a scheme of emigration as a means of at least partially relieving the situation. In a recent interview the Under-Secretary for the Colonies made it quite clear that Ho emigrants would be sertt unless they were approved by the official representatives of the Dominions, and at the same time he repudiated the suggestion that the Government contemplated emigrating those who were unsuitable, so there is no question that the British authorities desire to act in concert Witli the Dominions in this matter. According to Mr. Percy Hunter (Australian Immigration Commissioner), the present acute situation is due to ths cessation of immigration during the war, and the natural increase in the population, consequently thousands who are capable of making ideal colonial settler's are ready to be recruited, also women for domestic service. It would seem that any comprehensive scheme for sending emigrants to the Dominions should be the subject of discussion between the British Government and the Premiers of the Dominions, or their appointees. Mr. Lloyd George is evidently of that opinion, and he hopes such a conference will be held in May The success of the scheme depends entirely upon the suitability of the emigrants to enter upon the work in the several Dominions which is most urgently needed, ' So far as New Zealand is concerned, there is a fairly largb scope for immigrants of a type that can be employed on public work's, mining, and in secondary industries, also artificers, particularly in the building trade; while for women there is an equally useful sphere awaiting thoise having the right qualifications for domestic and industrial work. The Dominion is all behind in its developmental work, so that for many years to come there should be ample employment for those willing to wort especially in the back country. Apparently the British authorities are .thoroughly in earnest over this emigration scheme, and as the Dominions "are urgently in need of hard workers-skilled and unskilled—it is satisfactory to know that the matter is being attended to in a business-'like manner.