§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations which voluntary societies concerned with migration have been allotted public money under the Commonwealth Settlement Acts; how much each of these societies has received in the successive years such public money has been disbursed; and what grants it is intended they should receive in future.
§ Mr. SandysThe following table gives the information for the years 1945–46 to 1962–63. I regret that to have the full data compiled from 1922, when the principal Act came into force, would involve a disproportionate amount of 93W time and work. Future payments will depend on the number and ages of
COMMONWEALTH SETTLEMENT ACTS PAYMENTS TO VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES IN RESPECT OF CHILD MIGRATION Year Federal Catholic Immigration Committee of Australia Church of England Council for Commonwealth Settlement Church of Scotland Committee on Social Service Fair-bridge Society Dr. Barnado's Homes National Incorporated Association North-cote Children's Emigration Fund for Australia Salvation Army Christian Brothers National Children's Home and Orphanage £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1945–46 … — — — 5,528 137 — — 196 — 1946–47 … — — — 1,289 32 — — 147 — 1947–48 … — — — 1,750 139 — — 86 — 1948–49 … — 310 — 905 821 — — 5,125 — 1949–50 … 9,229 971 — 15,523 1,591 1,132 — 328* — 1950–51 … 9,431 1,564 — 9,606 2,026 1,327 — — 694 1951–52 … 9,043 1,876 699 12,802 2,412 1,708 83 — 1,959 1952–53 … 9,599 2,196 679 11,689 2,692 1,827 52 — 1,121 1953–54 … 13,224 2,470 592 12,281 3,105 1,805 52 — 872 1954–55 … 13,971 3,131 685 12,360 3,010 1,621 49 — 579 1955–56 … 14,345 3,502 902 11,808 3,516 1,510 41 — 408 1956–57 … 13,035 2,245 736 10,467 2,410 1,411 — — 310 1957–58 … 9,852 3,280 468 12,002 3,709 1,257 — — — 1958–59 … 8,094 2,030 322 8,827 2,047 1,049 76 — 143 1959–60 … 6,233 1,473 130 7,761 1,341 691 — — — 1960–61 … 4,392 958 327 5,859 1,086 499 39 — — 1961–62 … 2,688 562 288 4,104 927 268 16 — — 1962–63 … 2,375 567 49 4,652 1,202 268 — — — * Merged with the Federal Catholic Immigration Committee; of Australia during 1949–50.