Excerpt from Resources of British North America and Newfoundland, Vol. 3: An Illustrated Monthly Review Showing the Progress and Possibilities of the Dominion of Canada and of Newfoundland; August, 1905

Ome months ago we referred to several British schemes for sending out immigrants to this country. Foremost amongst them was that of Mrs. Close, who proposed to transfer to the in vigorating climate and stimulating moral influences of our rural districts some thousands of the state-reared children from the congested districts of the Old Country. Despite the encourage ment given to this lady by Canadian authorities and the powerful support of the 7131263 and other leading London newspapers, her plan appears to have been dropped. During last month we have read details of another great scheme to send to this country some of the surplus population of Great Britain. This latest scheme is the outcome of a visit to the United States and Canada of Mr. Rider Haggard, who, at the invitation of Mr. Alfred Lyttleton, the Colonial Secretary, came over here to enquire into the working of the Salvation Army colonies. The result of Mr. Haggard's visit is said to be that the Dominion Government is prepared to give ten townships acres - for a great scheme of British land settlement if their conditions are complied wit-h. The Im perial Government is to guarantee the financing of the scheme and to appoint a permanent superintendent of land settlement, in whom the capital raised would be invested, and who would administer the funds. The Salvation Army is to execute the scheme and be responsible for its management. Mr. Haggard proposes that each settlement should consist of 100 families, since, as the report says, it is important that the people brought from the cities should have neighbors and associates. He reckons that would be sufficient to establish a family of five persons upon 160 acres (exclusive of the land), and the following appropriations of the sum is given: $350 for cottage and barn $150 for live stock $100 for implements and fencing; $100 for five months food $100 for seed and fodder, and $200 for transport. In the light of what some immigrants have aecom plished on a quarter or less of this sum, would seem an adequate amount upon which to start here, although some of the figures enumerated, such as $150 for live stock, might well be increased.

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