BRITISH EMIGRANTS.

Auckland Star, Issue 38, 14 February 1929, Page 7

BRITISH EMIGRANTS.

FIGURES GIVEN IK HOUSE. (Australian Press As-n. — I"uii«-<1 Service.i iv. -l |-.in. I I.ONDhX. February 1 **. Mr. G. Lockcr-Lamp-on. l~ndc:-Socrc-t:iry fur Foreii: n Affairs. answering Mr. Herbert William- (Con.. Heading l slated that ill'.* \ early totals simc ll'l'.l i>f Briti-li t migrants wrrc:—ll.VtMM, p.ts.ooo. iin. l ls.oon. ]:t«».ooo. los.uo':. I:>»;.< io<». IJt'i.ooo. lll.immi. Tile total- since :a-si-ted lithe Knijiire Settlement Act. were: - !.>.oou, :«*.oou. 40.00(1. 41.000. titi.ooo. .">7.0(1(1, and in the la-t nine months M.vOou. The resp%iive expenditures were: — £:>.">-( 100. U42.'!.(i(Mt. £.">70.000, .tl .l JiM'OU. t;l and .C 754.000. RAILWAY GAUGE. STANDARD IN FUTURE. (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Ki-i-iv. i] ]~i!i.) LONDON. February 13. "replying to General Sir Newtoi,MniH'e (lon.. I! iehmond '. who drew atItention to the Duckhani Mission's con: - i meiit regard ini: the break in the gauges of Australia ai.d who inquired if safeguards would be ad<>'. ted in Africa against a repetition. .Mr. Amerv .-ail that- the Crown"- technical ad\i-er- ami <ontracting companies were l: the adoption >>l ,i standard gauge for all future railway-. BRUCE HAS CLOSE CALL. SPEAKER SAVES SITUATION. (Kc<-' iv. ,l J jvnil ( "ANP.LBBA. this day. The Federal ».ovt rrment narrow ly e-caped defeat la-t ni"ht 011 a motion moved by Mr. I oleman (Labourite) eriti<-i—intr the (.'o\c niiiciit for printing certain determination- liv the public service arbitrator. to which the leader of the Senate had given notice r>f his intention to move hi- di-approval. The effect of Mr. Coleman's motion amounted to a censure on Mr. BruceGovernment and it was defeated only I by 3<i votes to on the Speaker's casting vote. Four member- of the Cabinet 'were ab-eiit and .Mi—r-. Jiuglic- and Manu ( Nat ionali-t -i, Stewart and Mc\\ iHki-ms (Independent-) \otcd against the Go\ - ernment.