CHILD EMIGRATION.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13097, 4 May 1911, Page 3

CHILD EMIGRATION.

THE VETO BILJi.

[Pbess Association— Cofybiqht.]

London, May 2. In the House of Lords Lord Marlborough called attention to the resolution of the 1907 conference in favour of encouraging emigration to the colonies rather than foreign countries. He advocated child emigration on a comprehensive scale, as the Poor Law reformatory children would be welcomed in" the dominions.

Lord Xiucas, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, replied that it was not the Government's policy, nor had the dominions requested, emigration subsidised and! organised by.,the State. If the Imperial Conference made suggestions to increase emigration the Government would do everything to meet its wishes.

Lord Selborne said that his colonial experience greatly impressed him with the lost opportunities of the Imperial Government respecting the organisation of emigration. Though it was useless to dump townsmen on the land, there were many who would not become countrymen of Great Britain because the rewards were insufficient"; but who would be tempted by the greater rewards offered by the dominions, and were likely to be excellent settlers.

In the House of Commons, by means of the "kangaroo" closure, the Government disposed of the amendments to clause 2 of the Lords Veto Bill.

Mr Asquith agreed that the two years demanded prior to a Bill's passgae over the head of the Lords should date from the second reading, and not the introduction of the measure.

The Government refused an amendment ensuring Parliamentary sessions being of ordinary length and not bogus sossions in order to evade the Parliament Bill.

Mr P. Guiney, M.P. (Independent Nationalist), addressing the All for Ireland party at Cork, said the Irish party had offered himi £1000 if he resigned the North Cork seat and helped a Redmondite to secure it.