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WE, THE TIKOPIA. A sociological study of kinship in primitive Polynesia. By Raymond Firth. With a Preface by Bronislaw Malinowski. Allen & Unwin.
I T is well known that in recent years the primary current of internal migration in Great Britain has been directed southwards. Owing to differential economic development and the localization of industry, the majority of opportvmities for employment have arisen in the south; people on the move have taken advantage of them. Census figures have shown for some time that London and the South-East have been gaining population at the expense of other parts of the country. But census figures only indicate the total movement during a period of years; they reveal nothing concerning the fluctuations from year to year. It is generally supposed that the internal movements of population increase in times of prosperity and decrease in times of depression. But our knowledge of their exact response to the various controlling factors is particularly vague. In view of the serious consequences which may result from the present southward drift in Great Britain, it is clearly desirable to know much more about recent happenings. The object of this paper is to consider certain evidence with regard to the recent changes taking place in the migration currents within Great Britain.When the population of each area of the country is ascertained at the censiis, it is also classified according to age. The numbers of births and deaths are available for all areas, as well as the changes in the electoral register. From the age classifications it is possible to infer how many ofthe existing population in a district reach the franchise age each year. Details with regard to deaths reveal how many deaths 278
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