ANGLO-INDIANS AS IMMIGRANTS.
• Indiuis ono of tlio' fields in which tho Im"migratioii League of Australia is at work. 'Men-calculated to make good settlors are found along tho trunk railways, whore the men, on completion of service, receive, not a ']jonsioiij"but a substantial bonus from a pro-•vidout-fund, supplemented .'by their employers., .Retiring non-commissioned officers, with pensions of £1 to £i 10s. per week are also invited to-till the soils of tho Commonwealth, and, apart, from their- boing a stoady class of men, they aro valuable from a military aspect.- Increased native" competition for the ■civil service and mercantile appointments-in India is causing an oxodus of tho whites, who would"otliorwiso havo reasons for remaining. Tho Retired soldier or civil servant is a iuan who''appears to appreciate the information ,meted out at the Agricultural Colleges which oxist close to tho Australian cities. Canada has also boon tapping India for immigrants, but tho milder climate of Australia has advantages in tho oyea of Anglo-.. Indians.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 20, 18 October 1907, Page 2
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