318 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE, ETC. 
APPENDIX II. 
SOURCES FROM WHIOH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE OBTAINED FOR 
OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT. 
During the past ten years the Home and Overseas Governments have done much 
to encourage and help British boys and girls to settle in the Dominions. Help has 
taken the form of :— 
1. Free, or greatly reduced, ocean passages and railway fares ; 
2. Free farm training in Great Britain or in the Dominions ; 
3. Assured employment overseas with selected farmers ; 
4, Financial help and expert advice to enable suitable boys to become independent 
farmers. : 
‘At the present time (1931), owing to the financial depression, the amount of assis- 
tance on these lines has been severely restricted ; in Australia it is entirely suspended. 
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1. FREE OR ASSISTED PASSAGES. 
Canada.—F ree passage for boys over 14 and under 18 years of age who go to Canada 
under Government schemes, or under the care of approved migration organisa- 
tions, provided the applicant has been accepted by the Canadian Government 
Immigration Authorities. 
Similarly for girls over 14 and under 17 who are going to take up household 
employment. 
Boys and girls over 18 years of age travel at a special ocean rate of £10, 
available for British settlers, instead of at the usual third-class rate of £18 15s. 
Reduced rail fares to port of embarkation of 25 per cent. of the ordinary third- 
class fare from any station in Great Britain to all the above. 
Australia.—At present no assisted passages to Australia are being granted. 
New Zealand.—Free passages are granted to boys under 19 years of age and to girls 
and women under 40 years of age. Reduced fares are granted to boys over 
19 years, viz., £11 10s. instead of the usual third-class fare of £37. In all 
cases the applicant must be of British birth, and approved by the New Zealand 
Authorities. 
Union of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia.—No general reduced passage rates to 
these countries except for boys going out under the care of the 1820 Settlers 
Memorial Association; they are given a special reduction of 15 per cent. on the 
ordinary fare. 
Boys and girls who wish to obtain free or reduced passages to the Dominions 
should apply either direct or through one of the voluntary organisations whose 
addresses are given on pages 316 and 317, to the Immigration Authorities of the 
Dominion to which they wish to go, whose approval must be obtained before an 
assisted passage is granted. 
The Colonial Empire.—See notes on pages 302 and 308. 
Il. Frez Farm TRAINING IN GREAT BRITAIN OR IN THE DOMINIONS. 
Great Britain. 
1. Brogborouzgh Park Farm, Ridgemont, Bedfordshire.—A short intensive course 
of Canadian farming methods of four to ten weeks according to circumstances. 
(See page 300.) 
Apply to the Hudson’s Bay Company Overseas Settlement Department, 
Trafalgar Buildings, 1 Charing Cross, W.C. 2. 
2. Newbiggin, North Seaton Hall.—A short training course of six to twelve 
weeks mainly for testing a boy’s suitability and adaptability for farming. 
Apply to Secretary, Northumberland and Durham Empire Settlement 
Committee, Quebec Chambers, Leeds. 
3. Ham Green Farm, Bristol.—A short course of five to twelve weeks for same 
purpose as above. 
Apply to Secretary, Bristol and West of England Migration Committee, 
Tontine Buildings, Colston Avenue, Bristol. 
