EMIGRATION.
DEBATE IN HOUSE OF LORDS
BRITAIN'S LOST OPPORTUNITIES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. (Received May 3, 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 2.
In the House of Lords the Duke of Marlborough, called attention to a resolution of the 1907 Imperial Conferonce in favour of encouraging emigration to the colonies rather than to foreign countries. He advocated, child emigration on a comprehensive scale, and said that the Poor Law reformatory children would be welcomed to the dominions.
Lord Lucas replied that it was not the Government's policy, nor had the dominions requested, that emigration should be subsidised or organised by the State. If the dominions at the coming Conference made suggestions to increase emigration, the Government would do everything to meet their wishes. Lord Selborne said that his colonial experience had 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, many who had not been country men in Britain because the rewards were insufficient, tempted' by the greater rewards in the dominions, were likely to make excellent settlers.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10143, 3 May 1911, Page 2
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186EMIGRATION. Star (Christchurch), Issue 10143, 3 May 1911, Page 2
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