§ Sir J. PENNEFATHERasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the sums expended in 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925 in connection with assisted passages for migrants; and the number of persons so assisted in each of those years?
§ Mr. AMERY:The following statement shows the expenditure on assisted passages under the Empire Settlement Act during the years 1922 to 1925, and the number of persons assisted in those years: 1540W
— Expenditure. Number of assisted migrants who actually sailed. £ 1922–23 … 35,464 14 099 1923–24 … 415,478 40,996 1924–25 … 389,202 42,347 1925–26 … 429,578 46,338 The passages of the bulk of the migrants who sailed in 1922–23 were paid for in 1923–24.