EMPIRE MIGRANTS.
EFFECT OF DEPRESSION. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Aug. 21. In view of the uncertainty of the present position, the annual report of tho Overseas Settlement Committee, now issued by tho Dominions Office, makes no attempt to predict tho future of migration. Last year was a bad one for migration and for tho first recorded time the outward flow of persons proceeding from the United Kingdom to settle permanently overseas fell short of tho inward flow of persons intending to remain in tho United Kingdom. Tho inward balance, howover, is not due to any appreciable increase in tho number returning, but to the heavy fall in the numbers going overseas. Tho outward figures fell from 136,777 in 1921 to 27,151 in 1931. On the other hand, the number who returned in 1931 was 53,161, while tho corresponding figure in 1921 was practically identical, namely, 52,546. The report makes a comparison of the economic conditions in tho last 60 years, which indicates that the rise and fall of migration correspond closely with the degree of prosperity or depression throughout the world generally. When economic conditions are favourable migration is stimulated. Unfavourable economic conditions are reflected in the falling-off in migration.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 225, 23 August 1932, Page 7
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200EMPIRE MIGRANTS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 225, 23 August 1932, Page 7
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