BRITISH EMIGRATION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16468, 21 June 1919, Page 12

BRITISH EMIGRATION.

FREE PASSAGE QUESTION. LONDON, May 21. An Overseas Settlement Office, which is virtually a sub-department of the Colonial Office, was recently opened in London. A committee appointed by the department has been consulting with representatives of the Dominions during the last few days, and preparing a scheme for giving effect to the Government’s decision to grant free passages to the Dominions to discharged soldiers, in accordance with the announcement in the House of Commons on April 7. A scheme was approved at a meeting of the Colonial Office yesterday. It is understood that it is proposed to make Die fullest use of the existing immigration machinery of the Dominion Governments for testing the suitability of applicants for State-aided emigration. Employment exchanges also play a part in tlie scheme. Little progress in the immigration of British soldiers is expected "till next year, owing to the necessity of first repatriating tlie Dominion soldiers.