HC Deb 11 November 1929 vol 231 c1534
83. Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLE

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of migrants from Great Britain to Australia during the five months from 1st June; and what was the number during the corresponding period in 1928?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. W. R. Smith)

The British subjects who were recorded as leaving permanent residence in Great Britain to take up permanent residence in Australia numbered 5,530 in the four months from 1st June, 1929, and 7,947 in the corresponding period in 1928. Particulars for the month of October are not yet available.