§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens have, during each of the last 10 years, been given travel visas to migrate to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, respectively; and how many of these migrants have, from each of these countries, returned to Great Britain.
§ Mr. WhitlockVisas are not required by British subjects travelling to the Commonwealth of Australia—including Tasmania—or New Zealand.
It has not been possible to arrive at a precise figure relating to the departure of British settlers from Australia. However, information available to the Australian Government indicates that the departure rate is between 9 per cent.-16 per cent. No similar estimate is available for New Zealand.