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into those parts of the Empire which from the strategic point 

 of view stand in greatest need of population ; and further, 

 it is its clear duty to see that the population so guided is 

 settled under the best and most scientific conditions that can 

 be devised. 



It would not be difficult for the Home Migration Authority 

 to induence the intending migrants in the right direction ; in 

 many cases they have no definite idea of the part of the 

 Empire they wish to settle in. Sound advice would be wel- 

 comed and would be sufficient to turn the scale, it would in 

 no way be a case of using " undue influence." 



The first step must be the creation of a central and Imperial 

 migration authority with requisite power to deal with this 

 great problem as a whole. 



The second step is for the Imperial Government, through 

 the medium of the above authority, to enter into close con- 

 sultation with the Overseas Governments in regard to migra- 

 tion. Time is passing, yet comparatively little has been done 

 in this direction. 



The third step should be the appointment of Imperial land 

 settlement representatives in each Dominion. 



As 1 have already stated, from the strategic point of view, 

 Australia should be regarded as having the first claim to 

 settlers from the United Kingdom. Fortunately it is the 

 Dominion which offers the best opportunities for the settlers 

 themselves ; further the system of settlement in organized 

 groups is more generally accepted than elsewhere in the 

 Empire. But Australia is remote, and therefore special effort 

 must be made to induce settlers to go to that country, other- 

 wise many will simply drift to Canada because it is the 

 nearest land to go to. 



It is the time for frank discussion of the problem, and local 

 views and susceptibilities must not be allowed to stand in the 

 way of Imperial considerations, or of sending out migrants to 

 the country in which they will succeed best and become most 

 rapidly producers of new wealth. Two features which are 

 noticeable in all the Dominions are the great sliorlage of 



