CANADA'S HARVEST.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19388, 14 August 1928, Page 9

CANADA'S HARVEST.

WORKERS FROM BRITAIN.

BIG QUOTA READY TO LEAVE.

(BRITISH omcui. TOBE&ESS.) (Received August 13th, 8.30 p.m.) RUGBY, August 12. The Minister for Labour announces that the rush of unemployed men to enrol for harvest work in Canada under the Government scheme, has been so great that up to yesterday evening approximately 25,000 had applied. Allowing for rejections as a result of civil and medical examination; this number is sufficient to fill the quota of 10,000 who are required, and accordingly the employment exchanges have been instructed to close their lists to further applicants. The scheme has been speedily carried out. It was only on August Ist that Mr L. S. Amery, Secretary to the Dominions, announced in the House of Commons that arrangements had been made with the Canadian Government, whereby 10,000 men were to go to Canada for harvest work. The Canadian Government had expressed a special wish that the men should be recruited from mining areas. It appears from the official figures that the large majority of applications have, in fact, come from the distressed areas of Northern England, Scotland, and Wales. About 8000 of the 10,000 men required will be ready and .on their way to Canada this week-end. ' ■ ' ■ The generally declared intention of the voyagers is to remain in Canada after the harvest season if they can find work.