GIRL IMMIGRANTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1790, 1 July 1913, Page 4

GIRL IMMIGRANTS.

CONDITIONS FOR HOSTELS. Tbo agreement which has, been concluded botwoon tho Minister for Immigration (the Hon. H, D. Bell), and tho controlling authorities of 1 tlie Girls' Friendly Society and tho Young Women's Christian Association regarding tho reception of female immigrants is in tho following terms:— (1) The respective homes of tho Girls' Friendly Society and the Young Women's Christian Association at each of the foil r cities of Auckland, Wellington Christchurch, and Dunedin, to bo available for tho 1 reception of women immigrants on tho arrival of the ships to the .extent hereinafter defined. (2) Tho lady officers of the two societies at each of tho four cities—Auckland,, Wellington, Christchurch, and Diinodin—to satisfy themselves as to a limited number of Ijoardinghouses in each city which they may recommend to women under their care when their respective homes are full, and to keep tho Government supplied with a list of sutli boardinghouses. Tho officers of the respective societies to inspect such boardinghouses in order tliat they may lie assured as to tho continuing respectability and cleanliness of tho same. (3) The Matron of tho Immigration Department will meet all ships arriving at the different ports. Tho lady officers of tho Gills' Friendly Society and the Young Women's Christian Association will liavo facilities offered at each port to board tho ship, but it is not made a condition that such an officer should bo present. (J) Tho number of bods available to tho Government women-assisted immigrants on the arrival of each ship to ho not. less than two in each, of tho homes of the Girls' l'riendly Society and Y.W.C.A. respectively. If further accommodation is required for tho arriving women it is to be available in one or moro of tho recommended boardinghouses. (5) For tii© right to have available for each ship two rooms in each homo and for the other services defined, the Government is prepared to pay each of tlio societies iEISO per annum. It is tho desire of the Government that so far as possiblo the Government-assisted women immigrants arriving should bo made to understand that in the event of their being at any time without a place, they may bo ill touch with one or other or both of the two societies, and may apply for advice and assistance to tho lady officers of such societies. i The Government is leaving it to tho societies; to make (heir own arrangements \tith arriving immigrants regarding payment for accommodation. The. annual payment of .£l5O to each society is to bo an aggregate payment—a retaining feein respcct of accommodation at all the liorts,