BRITISH EMIGRATION IN 1912.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 571, 28 May 1913, Page 7

BRITISH EMIGRATION IN 1912.

Figures which are given in the report of the British Emigrants' Information Office for 1912 reveal when compared with those relating to the last preceding year an increase in the number of passengers of British origin who left the United, Kingdom for places out of Europe. Last year's total was 467,762, and the aggregate for 1912 waa 454,527. A similar variation was disclosed by the statistics concerning returned emigrants, the numbers increasing from 192,718, in 1911, to 199,276 last year. The net movement to Canada waa slightly less, whilst the outflow of population in the direction of Australia and New Zealand underwent considerable increase. The United States snd South Africa shared the experience of Canada, their gain being less than 1911. The report mentions, however, that there is a growing tendency on the part of Britisher leaving the Home land to make for other portions of the Empire rather than to become domiciled in foreign countries. With reference to unemployed emigration, the latest data availaole, which cover the twelve months to the end of September last, indicate that 967 persons who were accompanied by the 1008 dependents were sent out by the Central Unemployment Committee, at a cost of £28.395, whilst in addition 868, with 1232 dependents, were despatched by provincial distress committees, the intercession of which involved on their part an outlay of £20,880. The latter organisations deemed it necessary to issue a warning to intending emigrants from Great Britain to Argentina, advising that that country did not offer any safe opening to unskilled labour, and that a sufficiency of capital was essential to successful settlements in the South American republic. The committee gave this matter special attention, and intends to do so in the future, because of the considerable destitution reported to be prevalent in Argentina, directly traceable to the continued influx of unsuitable emigrants from the United Kingdom.