Female Immigrants per Asia.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 235, 12 May 1874, Page 7

Female Immigrants per Asia.

Tho following is taken from the Cork Reporter of February (}, being a report of what transpired at iv meeting of tho Cork Board of Guardians, when Mrs Howard attended to solect single females for Otago, who havo since arrived by the ship Asia :—" The master Reported that Mrs Howard, Emigration Agent, had selected 37 paupers' to be taken to New Zealand.—Mr Parker asked what would become of theso poor girls when they landed in New Zealand J-Mrs Howard was then called, and, in reply to the Chairman, said, on landing in Now Zealand, tho girls were taken to large barracks, lately built for the purpose, where they are allowed three days to rest .themselves,-and to get their clothes &C- They are kept in that depot till thoy are engaged as servants. (Hear, bear.) She wished to add that no girl was allowed to go to any house in service where there was only a single gentleman.—Several Guardians : That is very satisfactory.—Dr Wherland said there were from 100 to 200,' in addition to what the committee had already 81-lected, eligible for going ; and it would be well if the connnitteo were empowered to select those whom Mrs Howard wanted immediately. He would propose that the com-' mittee should have power to select them in groups of 30 or 40 as soon as they were wanted, and then send their names to the Local Government Board for their sanction. In making those observations, he had no wish to induce others., to-come into the house to emigrate.—Mr Mahoney. said, on inquiry, since they made the last selection, he found a great number of .girls in the house were in the Home, engaged as servants, but, from being too lazy and awkward, they were returned to them again, Young women were very much wanted in this country, and not a single girl would take service outside if the Board gave them an opportunity of emigrating. He was very ,-much against sending out these women.'—Dr Wall said it wa3 its yet only an experiment, ana the class of young girls they had at present in, the house were like so many bad coins, coming back to them as soon as..they got situations, for they could not koep them.—Mr Fell agreed with Mr Mahoney, that these girls were much wanted in this country.—Mr Burrows could not agree with Mr Mahoney and Mr Fell. They had a number of women in the house they could nevor make anything of.—After sortie further discussion, the proposition of Dr Wherland was agreed to, Mr Mahoney refusing, to act on the Committee of Selection."