§ 23. Mr. T. Reidasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in view of the fact that there are about 40,000 registered would-be emigrants in Malta, what is being done to secure passages for them in British ships.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsThe Malta Government have recently made representations to His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom about their difficulties in obtaining passages for Maltese emigrants to Australia. As a result His Majesty's Government have so far made arrangements to provide during this year 900 passages for Maltese emigrants to Australia in British ships.