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New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 23

A Melbourne message states that Sir J. G. Ward, when interviewed, said a more sympathetic feeling was growing up between the Old Country and the oversea dominions. The visits to England of men of high official position had helped largely to effect this. There was great objection in Scotland over the rapid depopulation of the country, which was now worse in this respect than Ireland was some years ago, A movement was afoot in. England and Scotland to better the lot of the agricultural workers, with the idea of inducing them to remain where they were.