§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the President of the Board of Trade if, taking the American quota of permitted British emigrants as 65,000, he will state the 678W number of emigrants to America from this country in each of the last six months?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe number of British subjects who were recorded as leaving permanent residence in the United Kingdom to take up permanent residence in the United States in each month from May to October, 1929, was as follows:
May … … … 2,345 June … … … 1,329 July … … … 1,562 August … … … 3,221 September … … … 3,647 October … … … 4,131 The figure for November is not yet available. It may be added that the quota for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is 65,721 for the year ending 30th June, 1930, covers all persons born in those countries entering the United States no matter from what country,and that in fact the movement of such persons from Canada is considerable and may exceed the direct movement.