§ Sir P. HURDasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what part, if any, the British and the Canadian Dominion Governments are taking in the scheme to settle 500 British families in Manitoba; by whom the scheme is being promoted; and whether it has the approval of the Oversea Settlement Committee?
Mr. M. MacDONALDI presume that my hon. Friend refers to the scheme in relation to Manitoba in which the Empire Migration Settlement Group are interested. No communication has been received by me from the Canadian Government on the subject, and I am not yet in a position to refer the scheme to the Oversea Settlement Board for consideration. I understand that, as a preliminary step, the chairman of the executive committee of the group has recently left for Canada in order to investigate the matter locally.