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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Overseas Settlement, 1918 [Folder 2] |
| Author | Obed Smith, J; Amery, Lieutenant Colonel L S; Plant, G F; Perley, Sir George |
| Date | Jan-Dec 1921 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Report |
| Reference | R219-38-5-E Volume 549, Folder 2 |
| Library / Archive | Library and Archives Canada |
| Collection Name | High Commission: British Overseas Settlement Board |
| Description | Letters and reports covering the deportation of ex-service settler and their position in general, Hollesley Bay Farm Colony, the British Empire Exhibition, unaccompanied women sent to Canada by the Salvation Army, records of proceedings and minutes for the committee on state-aided empire settlement, scheme for a settlement in British Columbia for ex-servicemen, year end reports and general correspondence discussing state-aided emigration. |
| 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) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Canada |
| Places | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | English; European |
| Ships | SS Minnedosa; SS Saxonia; SS Megantic; SS Saturnia; |
| Keywords | deportation, colonisation, exports, colony, import, soldier, female emigration, Salvation Army, employment, domestic service, assisted emigration, labour, finance, shipping |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Overseas Settlement, 1918-1921 [Folder 1] |
| Copyright | Library and Archives Canada |
