THE IMMIGRANTS.

Evening Star, Issue 3323, 14 October 1873, Page 2

THE IMMIGRANTS.

The whole of the females by the ship Dover Castle were engaged at the Immigration Barracks, Caversham, to-day, at from L3O to L 35 per year and found, while one cook got L4O. Mr Colin Allan informs us that the demand was so great that he could have found employment for fully ten times as many if he had had them, and a large number of persons wont away disappointed at being unable to procure them at any figure. )f the Otago’s passengers the greater portion of the farm laborers have been engaged at wages of Ll per week and found. A great number of mechanics are now wanting employment, and these are mostly of a class hat should readily find it. Their occupations ue principally as follows .-—Miners, black■imiths, basket-makers, stick-makers, shoemakers, Ac. One young lady, a passenger by :,be Otago, was, almost immediately on arrival, not a little surprised to Hud that a party rtsi lent in tho Province had proposed to her; and we are informed that she would have preferred going to servi e for twelve months, trior to entering into the matrimonial state, [t is expected that the subscription for the bereaved widow of the late Mr M'Dougall will reach close on to LSO ; and it is intended to place this money in the savings bank to oer credit. Any contributions will be gladly received by Mr Allan, or Captain Stuart of the Otago. 'lhe remainder of the male immigrant.-) will bo engaged to-morrow, and die fema'es on Thursday. We inspected the barracks to-day, and found them to be perfectly clean in all parts, the floor appearing as white as driven snow. A large wash-house in course of erection is now nearly completed. It is about 100 ft. long, is built on the place, and is of the same dimensions as the one lately destroy ed by fire. The immigrants speak in the highest manner of Mr Duke the barrack-master, Mrs Crawford the matron, Mr Allan, and Captains Culbert and Stuart; and say that they are far more comfortable than they expected to be.