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Hence we see that the emigration to the Dominions 

 of two millions of agricultural workers would require 

 also the emigration of an equal number of transport, 

 commerce and domestic workers. This therefore 

 brings the total number of workers with which, to be 

 mutually self-supporting, the United Kingdom would 

 have to supply Canada, Australia and New Zealand 

 to four million souls. It remains to be seen what the 

 capacity of the United Kingdom is for furnishing such 

 a large body of emigrants. 



The population of the United Kingdom has since 

 1 871 increased by four and a half millions every ten 

 years (see Table No. XXI), and seems still to be 

 increasing at this rate. 



Table No. XXI 



Table showing the increase in the population of the 

 United Kingdom since 1871 and the number who have 

 emigrated. (Based on the Report of the Dominions 

 Royal Commission.) 



Here then is available the number of people required 

 to make the United Kingdom and the three Dominions 

 self-supporting ; it is but necessary to emigrate them. 

 From the figures of emigration shown in this table it 



