Now that repatriation of Russian refugees on a large scale is in contemplation, it might be worth while considering a suggestion which has been made to despatch some of the refugees te Australia. Up to the present, Australian immigrants have been almost exclusively British, and there appears to be a strong sentinent in favour of its remaining so; but ihe field is large auf the number of settlers utterly inadequate. Providing suitable.prospective colonists could be found among the refugees, that is, people able and willing to organize a smal] agricultural community in some selected district, it should not be an impossible task to give them a start in a new land. Such an experiment would! require very careful organizing, and would of course have to be carried out under Government supervision, but it might be done with great advantage to all concerned if the cost could be kept within reasonable limits. What do our Austra-lions friends say to the suggestion?
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