THE IMMIGRANTS.

Evening Star, Issue 3488, 28 April 1874, Page 3

THE IMMIGRANTS.

The immigrants by the Asia were conveyed to town by the noon train to-day—the authorities, on finding there was no illness of any kind on board, determining to send them to their destination at once. They are au extremely healthy-looking lot, and refer in high terms to the captain of the ship, his officers, and the doctor. They will be offered for engagement at once, thirty applications having already been received at the Immigration Office, We are indebted to Mr Colin Allan for the following list of their trades, occupations, nationalities, &c. One navvy, 34 farm laborers, 61 general laborers, 7 ploughmen, 1 miner, 10 carpenters, 3 joiners, 1 coope -, 2 edge-tool makers, 2 blacksmiths, 1 tinplate worker, 1 mechanic, 4 shepherds, 2 grooms, 5 shoemakers, 1 bookbinder, 1 glover. 2 bricklayers, 3 bakers, 1 skinner, 2 butchers, 1 fireman, 1 cook, 1 painter, 1 miller, 2 tailors, 1 mason. Single women ;72 general servants, 4 laundry-maids, 7 housemaids, 2 cooks, 2 needle-maids, 1 tailorees, i milliner 3 dairymaids ; total, 244. Nationalities :-Irish, 264: English 72 • Scotch, 6; Welsh, 2 ; French, I ; JKussian, I,’ Summary :-Adults (male), 166; ditto female), 165; children (male), 54; ditto (female), 65; infants, 16. Total, 466 souls. equal to 3904 statute adults.