IMMIGRATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 774, 24 March 1910, Page 7

IMMIGRATION.

WEST AUSTRALIAN PREMIER' IN 'V/"- V '"-- LONDON;. ;•:"■ . -■-=;■;- :' lly ToleeraphVPreas Assooiation-OoDrriebt ■ ' ; .-•■■', > London, March 22. : The Premier,of West Australia (the Hon. N, J. Moore), .who is on a visit to England,''invited to the AgencyGeneral > fifty' inquirers who are likely to settle-in ; West Australia. He made p. long speech, explaining the facilities for passages'out offered'by his Government, and the openings for suitable settlers!. He proposes to : .hold similar gatherings in the provinces. - : .

ADVERTISING QUEENSLAND.

... , London, March-22. .. In connection: with tiie Queensland immigration propaganda, arrangements have been made to exhibit produce at thirty of the principal agricultural shows in England,' Scotland, and Ireland. . .. ' :;•' '• ' ■ .'-;■ POPULATION WANTED. Speaking at a banquet in Perth before leaving for England Mr. Moore said_ he intended in. an unbiased fashion to impress on the people of Great Britain that West. Australia must ultimately become the homo of millions of whito.people, and he considered it his duty to: use- every endeavour to induce the right'class to come, as the State;was one all should bo proud of.' GokLmining had already paid £20,000,000 in dividends; The gold production last year was valued at £7,055,000, but in addition to gold and other valuable minerals, the State contained immense-wealth in agricultural and pastoral land, for which there was so great a present, demand that the Lands • Department was taxed to the utmost. The wheat yield ; alone was at present valued at- one million sterling per annum: This year's fruit production was'estimated at 1,280,000 cases; while sheep -were estimated to return £1,500,000, and cattle £1,110,000. The . total production of the soil, therefore, wonld be £5,000,000, for which but a handful of-people 'were responsible; This showed tho potentialities of tho State with an increased population. •