THE BRITISH MIGRANT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 51, 2 March 1926, Page 7

THE BRITISH MIGRANT.

WELCOMED Df AUSTRALIA. TRAINING IN SETTLERCRAFT. LONDON, March 1. Lord Apsley, M.P. for Southampton, who last year visited Australia, contributes an article to the "Morning Post" on some of the aspects of emigration. He says he can state that without doubt public opinion in Australia is strongly in favour of receiving as many migrants from Britain as Australia can absorb.

The feeling concerning the English "Pommy" has changed, he says. His impression is that the Australians' welcome to British settlers is generous and sincere. The unassisted migrant receives help from his- neighbours which amply makes up for the absence of State assistance. Lord Apsley pays jux'eniles are regarded in Australia as the best type of settlers because they are more easily adaptable. The best thing the Government could do to assist migrants would be to train them to be useful and handy under a system introduced into the curriculum of the British State schools. (A. and K.Z. Cable.) A LANCASHIRE SCHEME. "I want to see Manchester heading the biggest migration movement since the Israelites left Egypt," declared Mr. W. A. Herring at a meeting of citizens held in Manchester six weeks ago to consider the question of founding a settlement in one of the British Dominions, the proposed settlement to be comprised of emigrants from the eastern section of Lancashire. The Lord Mayor of Manchester presided.

Mr. Herring, who was the convener of the meeting, said the overseas settlement department of the Government had intimated that each settler overseas would cost about £1000, but he thought £250 would be ample to settle and equip a whole family on the land.

The idea of the Manchester committee is to raise loans in municipalities—the overseas settlement department guaranteeing the interest thereon—whereby emigrants would be assisted in the initial stages of their migration.