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(5) It is essential that an agreement should

be reached with the Canadian Government that that Government (1) will not regard the above arrangements as charity migration' or treat the persons taking advantage of the scheme as assisted mi grant s and will therefore not treat the men as prohibited migrants, and (2) will not raise the present 'landing rate' of 20 dollars a head in the case of British migrants without previous consultation with the British Government.

(Paragraph 12).

(6) As regards Australia a substantial increase

in the number of 'requisitions' is needed. The conditions of entrance to Australia should be intelligible and fixed, the procedure easy, and the policy stable over a period of years. These and other considerations raised in paragraph 120 and elsewhere in the Report of the Industrial Transference Board should be vigorously taken up with the Australian authorities.

After a better understanding has been reached with the Australian Authorities negotiations should be undertaken with the shipping companies with a view to securing a substantial reduction of the ordinary Australian passage rate. (Paragraph 14).

(7) The proposals of the Oversea Settlement

Committee for the annual training at home and settlement overseas of 2,500 boys, 7,000 single men, 2,500 families and 2,000 single women at a total net cost estimated at £601,300 a year should be accepted on the understanding that in the case of the scheme for the annual recruitment, training and migration of 2,000 single women every effort will be made to secure a Dominion contribution towards the estimated cost (£59,600 per annum) equivalent in amount to that made by the British Government, (Paragraph 16).

(8) Acceptance of the Land Settlement Loan

Scheme is recommended on condition that the scheme is placed on a pound for pound basis, 1.e. that the British Government loan of a hundred pounds is equated by a contribution of like amount from some Canadian source. (Paragraph 18).

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