§ Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the total number of immigrants from the United Kingdom accepted, and how many are on the waiting list, for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa and Rhodesia, respectively.
§ Captain M. StewartI have been asked to reply. It is not possible, from the information available to official sources here, to supply the particulars desired by the hon. Member except to the following extent:
In the case of Australia and New Zealand a total of some 400 persons have been accepted since 1st January to fill openings specially notified to the Dominion High Commissioners in London. It is understood also that in the case of Southern Rhodesia some 1,900 persons have been accepted for settlement and that an average number of 160 applications are approved each month. As regards waiting lists I would refer to the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member for Hythe (Brigadier Mackeson) on 14th October, which gave figures relating to Australia.