GROUP IMMIGRATION

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11656, 22 October 1923, Page 5

GROUP IMMIGRATION

SUCCESS IN WESTRALIA. YOUNG MEN’S OPPORTUNITY. Australian and N./ Cabla Association.' LONDON, October 19. Mr Charles Banbour, of Perth, is revisiting Leeds after 34 years. Interviewed by the “Yorkshire Post ” he warmly approved the group settlement scheme. He said: “The manner in which the Government is helping settlers is marvellous, compared with the little they did when I went out. In the group settlement scheme, a young man from England 19111 find the opportunity of his life, and if the British people do not take up Australia I think, the Americans will turn their capital there. West Australians are British to the backbone, and the country should be essentially British.” SELECTED IMMIGRANTS NEW ZEALAND COMMENDED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received October 21, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 20. The “New York Times.” in an editorial contrasting the Australian and New Zealand selective immigration policies with the present haphazard American restrictive measure and partly unrestricted ,imimigrafiten, says: “They learned a lesson from the United States. They are determined to exclude all persons who are unlikely to be rapidly and thoroughly assimilated. They are determined to make the growth of foreign colonies within their territories impossible.” “MUTUAL PREFERENCE MANUFACTURERS IN FAVOUR. Renter's Televram. (Received October 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 19. The council of the Midland Manufacturers’ Association passed a resolution in favour of the mutual Imperial preference, and expressing the opinion that a scientific tariff would increase the export trade. USE FOR £40,000,000 HELP THE UNEMPLOYED INSTEAD. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received October 21, 5.6 p.m.) LONDON, October 20. Sir Robert Horne, speaking at Glasgow, suggested to the Government, as a remedy for unemployment, that instead of applying £40,000,000 to debt redemption it should develop some great scheme by which to enrich and develop the dominions, and at the same time provide lasting benefit to Britain’s teeming millions.