§ Mr. MOSLEYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of ex-service men and women and their dependants who have been accepted as approved settlers under the Overseas Settlement scheme; how many have actually emigrated; and to what parts of the Empire have such emigrants gone?
§ Lieut.-Colonel AMERYThe following statement shows, for the various parts of the Empire separately, the number of ex-service men and women and their dependants who have been accepted as approved settlers under the Overseas Settlement scheme, and have received free passage vouchers, to 31st January, 1921: Canada, 16,776; Australia, 12,912; New Zealand, 7,889; South Africa, 3,277; Newfoundland, 43; Rhodesia, 376; Kenya Colony and Protectorate, 526; other parts of the Empire, 7S1. The majority of the above settlers have already proceeded overseas, except in the case of New Zealand, where the shipping situation is difficult.