§ 37. Mr. JOHN WALLACEasked the President of the Board of Trade the emigration figures for Scotland for the years 1911, 1912, 1913, 1929 to 1933, and the immigration figures for 1932 and 1933?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Dr. Burgin)As the answer contains a table of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The numbers of British subjects who were recorded in the passenger returns furnished to the Board of Trade as leaving permanent residence in Scotland to take up permanent residence in non-European countries during the nine months April to December, 1912, and during the years 1913 and 1929 to 1933, and the numbers of such persons who were recorded as leaving permanent residence in those countries to take up permanent residence in Scotland in the years 1932 and 1933, are shown in the following table: 185
| Period. | British Emigrants from Scotland. | British Immigrants into Scotland. |
| 1912 (Apl. to Dec.). | 56,979 | — |
| 1913 | 68,202 | — |
| 1929 | 42,911 | — |
| 1930 | 25,971 | — |
| 1931 | 5,866 | — |
| 1932 | 3,444 | 16,623 |
| 1933 | 3,412 | 11,289 |
§ Particulars of the number of migrants, as distinct from other passengers, were not obtained prior to 1st April, 1912. Residence for a year or more is treated as permanent residence for the purposes of this classification.