HC Deb 29 November 1950 vol 481 cc1141-2
31. Mr. T. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount of Chinese, Malayan and Indian immigration into Malaya since the end of the war.

Mr. Dugdale

With my hon. Friend's permission, I shall arrange for a table of migration statistics for the period January, 1947, to June, 1950, to be circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT. Statistics for the post-war period before 1947 are not available.

Following is the table:

[...]MMIGRATION
— Malays Chinese Indians
1947 11,540 126,203 43,614
1948 11,809 121,115 37,319
1949 29,126 96,449 31,770
1950 (January—June) 34,642 40,421 16,634
87,117 384,188 129,337
EMIGRATION
— Malays Chinese Indians
1947 10,914 130,242 54,856
1948 13,098 144,440 45,039
1949 28,399 128,884 38,033
1950 (January—June) 36,767 36,730 21,506
89,178 440,296 159,434
87,117 384,188 129,337
Excess of Emigrants over Immigrants, January, 1947, to June. 1950 2,061 56,10[...] 30,097

Mr. Reid

Have the Malayan Government power to control the immigration?

Mr. Dugdale

That is another question.