29 SEPTEMBER 1923, Page 14

EMPIRE MIGRATION BY GROUPS.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—History has shown that plantations on the community, family or group system have generally been eminently suc- cessful. The settlers are able and ready to help each other in facing the difficulties and hardships incident to life in a new country under new conditions. I submit that future planta- tion schemes should proceed as much as possible along these lines. The local patriotism of given towns or districts should be evoked. In this district for instance a few of us are moving to organize a Wessex Settlement.—I am, Sir, &c.,

JAMES STANLEY LITTLE.

Royal Colonial Institute, Hants and Dorset Branch, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.