HIS312H1 Lecture : Lecture 4,5,6
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Edward gibbon wakefield; lobbied for systematic colonization from 1829 onwards. Thought land prices should be high in british colonies said wakefield. Only prosperous people could then be able to afford farm lands and they would be able to work them efficiently. They would then hire lots of poor immigrants who would work as agricultural labourers. Recreating this kind of british society in the colonies. Canada but it did kind of work in austraila. If the gov tried to raise prices for land, people would just go to the states. Lord bathurst, as colonial secretary, gave away lands and subsidized passes were given to small numbers of immigrants coming form britain. Part of the hope of encouraging significant #s of soldiers to settle was that it was thought that soldiers would provide leadership for other immigrants. To some extent this happened like in perth, ontario. Officers took a leadership role for a lil while.
