EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
LONDON, September 21. j •Mr Keir-Hardie, M.P., speaking at Aberdeen,' said that^tiiere were millions of ae*£s',«f vacant land in Great Britain, and it was; needless to ship the unemployedabroad like vermin if they were only trained and equipped to work at home. ,Sir Horace Tozer „ told an interviewer that some of the best lands in Queensland were being set aside for suitable immigrants. He added that he thought the brains of Australia had been roused to the fact that there must either be immigration or stag- t nation. MADRID, September 22. 'Fifteen large steamers have been. ' chartered at Corunna for September and October to convey emigrants to South »Am erica. Some villages in Galicia are totally deserted. MELBOURNE, September 22. The Queensland and West Australian Governments have informed Mr Deakin that they are prepared to welcome ap- | proved immigrants, but want more details before deciding yon General Booth's schemed
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Otago Witness, Issue 2689, 27 September 1905, Page 26
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