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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | London High Commissioner. Emigration. W. T. R. Preston's Reports, 1899-1900 |
| Author | Preston, W T R; Lord Strathcona (Smith, Donald Alexander); Russell, Charles |
| Date | 1899-1900 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Report |
| Reference | R219-38-5-E Volume 498, Folder 5 |
| Library / Archive | Library and Archives Canada |
| Collection Name | High Commission: Emigration |
| Description | W. T. R. Preston's letters on emigration from Europe, including information on visits to European emigration agents in Antwerp and Hamburg. Includes lists of Russian families desirous of emigrating to Canada, letters referring to the employment of Finnish labourers, rates of passage, Galician immigration and agreements for various emigration agents. |
| Series Description | Miscellaneous subject files, Canadian High Commission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
| Biographical Note / History | The Canadian High Commission to Britain was established on 10 June 1880. (Statutes of Canada, 43 Victoria., C11, 1880) When Sir Alexander Galt assumed the position of High Commissioner in 1880, his role was quasi-diplomatic. His responsibility was to conduct the business of the Canadian government in Great Britain. This meant all manner of government activity which would concern Canada, including defence arrangements, trade, finance, immigration, justice, shipping, etc. He was assisted in this work by representatives of various Canadian Government departments. But from the very beginning the High Commissioner began to act in a generally representative capacity and to perform tasks which were comparable to a diplomatic officer. The powers of the High Commissioner grew and by the early years of the twentieth century Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner from 1896-1914,had assumed responsibility for the overwhelming majority of the powers and responsibilities of the Canadian government in Great Britain.(Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5 December 1912). |
| Theme(s) | Motives for Emigration; Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation |
| Country (from) | Great Britain; Russia; Germany; Poland; Finland |
| Country (to) | Canada |
| Ports | Antwerp, Belgium; Hamburg, Germany; Hull, Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | English; Russian; German; Polish; Finnish; European |
| Ships | SS Carthaginian |
| Keywords | labourer, agriculture, family, finance, advice literature, employment, Allan Line, agent, legislation |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
London High Commissioner. Emigration. W. T. R. Preston's Report, 1901-1906 [Folder 1] London High Commissioner. Emigration. W. T. R. Preston's Report, 1901-1906 [Folder 2] |
| Copyright | Library and Archives Canada |
