§ Sir Ralph Glynasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many persons, natives of Gibraltar and Malta, have migrated to other parts of the British Commonwealth; and how far has the assisted passages schemes contributed to the quota of emigrants going to Australia and New Zealand.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsOne thousand and seventy-eight persons have emigrated from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom since the end of the war, but, as far as is known, there was no direct emigration to other parts of the Commonwealth.
I am informed by the Maltese Government that emigrants from Malta in the same period were as follows:
To Australia 12,145 To Canada 2,245 To the United Kingdom 5,978 Total 20,368 The figures for both Colonies are for the period ending 31st May, 1951.
Ten thousand two hundred and sixty Maltese out of the above total went to Australia under the Australia-Malta Passages Assistance Agreement. This is the only scheme of its kind applicable in either territory. It came into operation on 1st January, 1949.