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APPENDIX

RE PORT OF MIGRATION SUB-COMMITTEE

SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS

(As approved by the Cabinet on 23rd July, 1928).

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(1) The Sub-Committee entirely agree with

the Industrial Transference Board as to the necessity for simplifying migration procedure and dispensing with non essential formalities and restrictions, and recommend that this question which they regard as of primary and urgent Importance should be at once taken up with the Dominion Governments. (Paragraph 4).

(2) A scheme for the reduction of passage

rates should not discriminate on the ground of destitution, but there should be a uniform reduced rate of which any reputable British subject should be eligible to take advantage. (Paragraph 5).

(3) The negotiations between the British

Government and the Shipping Companies should be directed to securing that the Canadian standard Third Class passage rate should, during the emergency period of the next three to five years, be reduced in the case of British subjects to a figure as near £10 as possible (Paragraph 8).

(4) In the case of any intending migrant who is able to satisfy the competent

• Authority in Great Britain

(a) that he cannot migrate without

financial assistance;

(b) that it is reasonable that he should seek work overseas and that he is likely to make a good settler

arrangements should be made for the advance to him of a free ticket, outfit, landing money,

etc. up to such amount not exceeding £25 in value (assuming a standard fare of £10), as may be recommended by the competent Authority. Arrangements should be made in Canada under which the shipping and/or railway companies would undertake to do their best to recover the advances on the basis of a small commission (Paragraph 11).

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