§ 67. Sir D. Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs how many people emigrated to Australia with the aid of assisted passages in 1966; how many of them have since returned; and how many he estimates will so emigrate in 1967.
§ Mr. George Thomas69,077 people emigrated from Britain under the Assisted Passage Agreement in 1966. It is not possible to say how many of these people90W will return in 1967, but the general pattern is that something less than 5 per cent. of Assisted Passage migrants from this country return permanently to the United Kingdom. It is estimated that more than 70,000 persons will emigrate to Australia under the Scheme in 1967.
§ 68. Sir D. Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs what is the total number of United Kingdom residents who emigrated to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States of America in 1966; and how many he estimates will emigrate to those countries in 1967.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe figures requested for Australia, Canada and New Zealand are as follows:
Total numbers of United Kingdom residents who emigrated during 1966 to:
Australia … … 86,039 Canada … … 63,808 New Zealand … … 15,909 Estimated figures for 1967:
Australia … 85,000 Canada … 60,000–65,000 New Zealand … 16,000 The figures concerning South Africa and the United States of America are not of course a matter for reply by my Department.