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Immediate appointment by the Provincial Government of a commit-- tee, under the authority of the War-- time Organization of Resources Act, to draft plans and co--operate with authorities of Great Britain for a postwar, mass movement of British people to Ontario, was press-- ed upon the Hopburn Administra-- tion yesterday by Opposition Leader Licutenant--Colonel George A. Drew. 'The Conservative Leader, in his| that m« address on the Budget, declared the who wa people of Britain today recognized| 4' is_' there must be a tremendous read~'" Pl;eem: justment in the British Isles when ' Colonel the war is over. Labor and indus-- | said the try, and the youth of Bwitain, he | "constit said, is looking forward to the pos--, min> an sibility of organized movements of the Fe great masses of the population from . We are Britain to Dominions within the ious to Empire. He had found, in his recent I but our fact--finding tour of Britain, evidence ' ----~----~ that authorities there were anxious that co--operating, planning effort should be organized in the Domin-- jlons. Plan Immigration Now, Drew Urges in House Colonel Drew stressed also that under the powers of the British North America Act, the Provinces had equal authority with the Do-- minion in the matter of immigra-- tion and that jurisdiction problems did not affect his sugestion. "There is no reason," he said, "why the Province cannot lay down a plan to prepare for this movement. I can assure you that if such a com-- mittee is set up, there will be no delay in setting up such committees in Britain." "In that way," the Conservative Leader stressed, "we can lay the foundation for a movement into On-- tario of the very best type of people in the world." He spoke ofthe certain vast indus-- , trial developments arising from the | need to replace consumer goods and | to replace that which has been de-- stroyed in the war period. "I have [ a vision," he said, "of Ontario alone, 'supporling a population of anywhere | between twenty and twenty--five mil-- | lions. _ With that vision we can | make this rich area--and there is no | richer area for its size in the whole | world--area of prosperity, "This is the time for Ontario, act-- ing alone, to lay the foundation for that movement of splendid people who want to come here when the war is over." Premier Hepburn, asked last night if the Government would consider Colonel -- Drew's _ recommendation, said the Province did not have the "constitutional authority to deter-- min> any policy not in harmony with the Federal Government's policy. We are," added ths Premier, "anx-- lious to secure British immigration, but our first job is to win the war." APRIL 10 SEEK TO AVOID QONTARIO VOTF -- Support for extension of the term of the Ontario Legislature for one year to avert an election during the present critical war period was voted yesterday by a Liberal caucus led by Premier Hepburn. The principle of caucus solidarity was maintained at the end of a one-- hour committee room session al-- though, it is understood, a number of members were critical, and sharp-- ly so, of the proposal to limit the extension to a one--year term. Having regard to the many pub-- lic expressions by the leader of the Opposition, Lieutenant -- Colonel George A. Drew, in opposition to an election, it is assumed that he will support the bill. Colonel Drew, it is known, was in conference Wednesday night with the Premier and it is assumed that the extension proposal was a major topic of their conversation. Conservative mem-- bers, it is an open secret, will give . support to the measure. As in 1918, war interest and war interest alone, is given as the rea-- son for an action that will avert the necessity of putting the Province through the disturbance of an elec-- tion during a period which both sides now recognize may determine the outcome of the war. Behind their stand was the argu-- ment that if it were necessary in the interests of the war effort to forestall an election for one year, then the principle of extension should be applied for the duration. Premier Hepburn would not in-- dicate when he would bring down legislation to make the extension effective but, it is stated, the bill will be introduced on Monday. Law officers, it is pointed out, in the drafting will have guidance in simil-- ar legislation passed by the House during the spring term of 1918 when the Legislature of that day unani-- mously supported an >extension measure, proposed by the then Lib-- eral Opposition and applying to the war's duration. Hepburn Caucus Already Agreed to No Election Legal advisers to the Cabinet are confident that powers of extension rest without question in authority granted to the Provinces under the British North America Act.