HC Deb 12 December 1927 vol 211 cc1874-5W
Sir H. FOSTER

asked the Prime Minister if he can give information as to the percentage of emigrants admitted to the Commonwealth of Australia for each year since 1922 from Great Britain?

The PRIME MINISTER

I presume that my hon. Friend is referring to the percentage of immigrants into Australia and not to the percentage of emigrants from Great Britain who go to Australia. The information which he requires can, I think, best be shown by figures giving the percentage of the net increase of the population of Australia due to immigration, which resulted from immigration from Great Britain. This percentage was as follows:

1922 81
1923 84
1924 70
1925 73
1926 87