§ 79. Mr. A. SOMERVILLEasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is taking any steps to help the British settlers in Victoria, Australia, who have been placed on unsuitable land to return to this country if they so desire?
The SECRETARY of STATE for DOMINION AFFAIRS (Mr.J.H.Thomas)As I informed the hon. and gallant Member for Abingdon (Major Glyn) on the 18th instant, I am in communication with His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia with a view to expediting the commencement of the inquiry of the Commission which has been set up to investigate the position of certain settlers from the United Kingdom in Victoria. As I have already assured the House, I am in full sympathy with the position of the settlers affected, and I shall be only too glad to take any action practicable with a view to assisting them.