AGAINST MIGRATION.
THE AUSTRALIAN POLICY. HIGH NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED. REFERENCES EXAGGERATED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright •CANBERRA, Aug. 19. It was stated on behalf of the Government to-day that the Commonwealth has no plans for an early resumption of migration, owing to the' high number of unemployed in Australia. It was also pointed out that the Prime Minister’s references on the subject had been exaggerated in London. An earlier cablegram from London stated: —The Manchester Guardian expresses the opinion that while the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr.J. A. Lyons, was in England he may have hinted that Australia would take more immigrants if Britain would take more exports. The paper adds, that if resumption of migration is contemplated the 'Governments must ensure proper equipment and suitable land. The fiasco of the Victorian settlers was too tragic to bo easily forgotten.
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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19659, 20 August 1935, Page 3
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