FOR THE DOMINION
BRITAIN’S SURPLUS POPULATION ADDITIONAL MONEY FOB PASSAGES. Received Feb. 15, 10 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 14. The Overseas Settlement Department is asking a supplementary appropriation for assisted passengers for the fiscal year ending March 31, as follows: Australia £90,000, New Zealand £20,000, and Canada £40,000. It is anticipated that the coming year will require further Canadian increases owing to the operation of that Dominion’a new scheme. New Zealand is expected to remain as at present. The department is satisfied that New Zealand is absorbing settlers to the limit of her capacity. Regarding Australia, it is expected that the activities of the Development of Migration Commission will ultimately quicken thp flow of migration.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19768, 16 February 1927, Page 7
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