The First aim of an unemployment policy, "the Premier continued, should be to break up concentrated unemployment by absorption of the unemployed in prosperous areas.
The Government did not consider jon a device for shifting.
unemployment burden to Baldwin stated that the [Government had authorized une ployment exchanges in Great Britai to advance the travelling cost to a man and his family who were willing but unable to afford a transfer' to another part of Britain in their Jsearch for work and had also au-
[thorized an advance to cover their removal expenses. Such advances would be in the nature of a loan, The Government would ask Parliament in the autumn to make provision for bringing a reduction of railway freights into operation from December 1, 1928—in advance of the Government's derating scheme; which operates from October 1, 1920—thus to some extent assisting the coal export and fron and steel industries. The Export Credits scheme would also be extended for two years, from September, 1929.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, explained that the relief of coal-freights would be concentrated on export Jcoal, bunker coal and steel coal. Export coal would benefit by 73d.
ton instead of 2d. as provided in {the Budget and steel coal by 103d.
ton instead of 3d.
The Emigration Scheme Moreover, Mr. Churchill continued, a scheme had been framed to procure the migration of 2,500 boy, 9,000 single men and women and 2,500 families from the mining districts alone at a cost of £600,000 Per annum.
Finally, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said, the Government, contemplated a scheme for stimulate ing Empire settlement, which would ultimately cost probably £2,000,000 per annum, The House rejected the Labour motion of censure by 331 votes to 151.—Reuter.
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