BRITISH FAMILIES FOR CANADA

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 October 1924, Page 10

BRITISH FAMILIES FOR CANADA

NEW SETTLEMENT SCHEME. (London Times). The Oversea Settlement Committee announces that an agreement has been signed by the Hon. J. A. Rol?b, Minister of immigration and Colonisation, on behalf of the Government of Canada, and by Lord Arnold, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the settlement of 3,000 British families upon farms in Canada. t Under this agreement, the dominion Government will 'provide suitable farms containing a sufficient area fit for immediate cultivation in settled districts, in the various provinces. Houses will be provided on all the farms, the average cost of which, including advances for the purchase of livestock and equipment, will be about £BOO to £I,OOO. Each family will receive a loan of such sums as they require for the purchase of .their farm. The loan will be repayable in instalments spread over 25 years. The adult male members of the families will acquire' local farming experience. by working for wages on neighbouring farms. While the men are so employed, the women will be expected to learn to look after cows and poultry. As soon as the members of the family have had sufficient training and experience they will be allowed to start farming on their own account. The farm offered to them will, in some cases, be the farm on which they have been living, but if that farm is not available they will be given the choice of one or two other farms in the neighbourhood. Whilst the families are bemg trained, and during the process of settlement, they will b© under the direction and advice of an experienced farm supervisor. Families who come from the same district in the United Kingdom will, as far as possible, be settled in the same neighbourhood.' Each member of a family accepted for settlement under the scheme must be of good physique and character. Previous farming experience is very desirable, though not essential in special cases. It is desirable that families selected under the scheme should possess at least £25 in cash on reaching their destination in Canada. They will not sail before March, 1925. .Janies A. Robb left Liverpool on Friday for Canada in the C.P.R. liner Montrose, after completing a ™ Ol *th’s stay in England and Scotland. ' Mr. Robb explained before embarking that under the agreement the British c V ooni\ '* S * ,o ‘ P rov ido a maximum of £3OO per farm for equipment. He added that to meet the wishes of the! British Government a part of this j money may be used to buy farms in j the Maritime Provinces. Ail land and j equipment will be sold on 25-year terms I at 5 per cent, interest. Under the Land Settlement branch of the Immigration Department, Canada will provide the machinery for selection and settlement m the Dominion, and for the collection of the payments, the Canadian emigration officers in the United Kingdom having the selection of immigrants here. , A leaflet will shortly be issued containing full particulars, and also a list of the clothing, household utensils, : an( J urn ß ur €’ which should be taken ' to Canada. i