POPULATING CANADA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16902, 29 November 1922, Page 6

POPULATING CANADA.

IMPENDING PLANS REVIEWED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 29, 10.5 a.m.) OTT AW A. Novpin be r 28. [ The Alinister of the Interior (the Hon Charles Stewart) speaking at the Canadian Club. ATontreol. made an important announcement regarding the Government’s impending immigration plans, and asked the support of thefinancial interests for these proposals. The first step. Air Stewart said, i would he to comb the western part of the United States with an intensive advertising campaign, to attract tenant farmers who were now paying rent from seven to ton times greater than, they would pay in Canada. A second publicity campaign would he conducted in Great Britain and certain countries of Northern Europe, whose nationals, it was considered, would make excellent immigrants. An effort would be made to secure farmers with funds, hut tenant f aimers would also be encouraged to come. Large Canadian land-owners in the west would he asked to release a part of their holdings for tilling on a tenant co-operation basis. Mr Stewart did not mention the question of granting credits to prospective. settlers.