MASS MIGRATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26713, 6 March 1948, Page 7

MASS MIGRATION

BRITONS FOR AUSTRALIA PROPOSAL REVEALED BY MR CHIFLEY N.Z.A.P.—Copyright. Rec. 11 p.m. SYDNEY, Mar. 5. A proposal for the migration of a large part of the population of Britain has been put with Mr Chifley’s approval before the British Government This is revealed in a letter sent by Mr A. A. Calwell (Minister of Immigration) to the British Secretary for Commonwealth Relations, Mr P. NoelBaker, and referred to by Mr Chifley in Parliament. Mr Calwell’s plan provides for Australia taking over a proportional share of the national debt of Britain and foi the building of a great fleet exclusively for the cariage of migrants. Consideration will be given to the question ol sending elderly, as well as middleaged and young people, to Australia. The letter proposes that Australia should take over some millions of the population of Britain.

CONSIDERATION BY BRITAIN

Rec. 11 p.m. LONDON. Mar. 5. An Australian proposal for largescale transfers of population and industries from Britain to Australia and other dominions is being considered by the Commonwealth Relations Office and will later come before the British Cabinet, says the correspondent of the Daily Herald. Australia’s vi6w, the correspondent says, is that too large a proportion of the Commonwealth’s population is concentrated' in Great Britain and that millions of all ages and qualifications should be transplanted to British countries overseas. This i£ a dominion viewpoint which is not shared by the British Government, the corerspondent adds. The British view is that for some time to come Britain needs all the workers obtainable.