MIGRATION POLICY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20322, 2 February 1928, Page 9

MIGRATION POLICY

THE POST-WAR SLACKNESS. LECTURE BY LORD LOVAT. (Press Association—By Telegraph—copyright ) LONDON, January 31. (Received Feb. 1, at 11.30 p.m.) Lord Lovat, lecturing before the Royal Society of Arts on migration, emphasised that the present policy was to distribute the white population of the Empire efficiently in all parts. British stock was essential for the development of the resources of the dominions, but only with the fullest concurrence of the self-govern-ing dominions. He deprecated an unduly large transference of migrants from Britain to the dominions, and ruled out the British Government’s acquisition of land overseas for the purposes of settlement. Lord Lovat saicl that he preferred that the dominions should assume responsibility. Referring to the post-war slackness of migration, he pointed out that depressed industrial conditions and lack of capital in Britain and the dominions were limiting both the financial co-operation of Britain and the absorptive capacity of the dominions. Nevertheless, new schemes were arranged for the extension of family settlements, but there was not the least chance of any British Government contributing over 50 per cent, to any migration or development scheme.—A. and N.Z. Cable DAILY CHRONICLE COMMENT. THE DOMINIONS’ DIFFICULTES. LONDON, January 31. (Received Feb. 1, at 11.30 p.m.) The Daily Chronicle, commenting on the address by Lord Lovat, says:—“ While we fully appreciate the difficulties in the dominions, we believe more might be done by an arrangement between Britain and the dominions. Half our unemployment figures can be accounted for* by the failure to keep up the stream of emigration. There is undoubtedly less willingness among the workers to venture forth. The trade union feeling which excluded immigrants from Australia also sometimes discouraged emigration here.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.