AUSTRALIAN SETTLERS

Evening Star, Issue 14511, 1 November 1910, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN SETTLERS

HOW TO GET THEM. THE FARMERS’ HEAVY BURDEN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, November 1. (Received November 1, at 9.50 a.m.) The Lord Mayor entertained the Scottish Agricultural Commissioners at a banquet yesterday. In the course of his speech the State Premier (Mr M'Gowen) said: “Wo want immigration of the rigid sort to develop the interior, and I hope we shall be able successfully to compete with Canada regarding British immigrants.” Sir Carlow Martin, responding, said that the Commissioners were struck by the diversity Australia offered to the agricultural craftsman. It was quite evident that in Australia the forces of Nature worked for man with extreme generosity. Ho was also struck by the Riot that the farmer, who was bearing a heavy portion of the burden of the State, had to send his wheat to the world’s markets, getting only the international price, while he had to pay the Australian price, which was from 40 to 60 per cent, above the European price, for his agricultural machinery. He hoped a result of their - report would bo to send Scotchmen to Australia instead of to other countries that were not British. The time had arrived when they should have an organisation at Home for regulating emigration, and not allow the country to be depleted of its best blood.