IMMIGRATION QUESTION

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12199, 25 July 1925, Page 2

IMMIGRATION QUESTION

EMPIRE SETTLEMENT BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S ■FUND. . The Wellington Chamber of CbM> meroe haa a special committae which ia devoting u (pod deal of ita time to the subject of immigration, and hopes to do much in encouraging immigration along.Sine* which wm enable•’NW Zealand to participate in the grant of 70 millions granted by the British Government towards Empire Settlement, To this end a meeting is being called by the chamber on Monday evening, at which it is hoped the principal speaker Will be Dr. Chappie, who is touring the' Dominion, and l. an authority on the .object, white representatives of the Salvation Army and Y.M.CIA. Immigration Departments will also be present. It is desired to co-ordinate immigration and Empire settlement with Die development of the Dominion’s resources. The British Government has declared its readiness to subsidise three-quarters of 'he interest on the capital involved for the first five yean on any nerw development scheme undertaken by the Government or local bodies, provided: (1) tjiat it absorbs a certain amount of the surptus population from the Old Country; and (2) that a portion of the money is spent !n Britain in stimulating industries by the purchase of machinery, etc. If this meeting is a success ' it is possible that a Dominion Conference may be called to go deeply into the question and to formulate a Dominion policy, prepare, details ofa scheme, and compel public interest throughout the Dominion.