HOME FOR SERVANTS.

Evening Star, Issue 3623, 2 October 1874, Page 3

HOME FOR SERVANTS.

• . The adjourßed meeting of persons interested in the formation of a home for servants was held; in the hall below the Athenaeum Mr. 15. B. Cargill presided. Bishop Neville, while not disparaging the k idqaof .hiving a Governess’and Seamstress’ Home, considered it desirable that the efforts of the meeting should be confined as much as possible to ; the. original idea of the proposed institution, asd. simplicity was required in the formation ef the rules. The fewer rules the better, as it Was not a penal institution, and the restrictions should be made as light as possible. The question of attaching , a registry. office had been convassed,' and he thought it desirable that cue should, be added, tie was aware that such institutions were in existence in this town, but he regretted to say that it was within his knowledge that some of- the institutions here vyere not conducted in a very creditable manner, and were it not for the want of .: .*» Jaw by.whiob stepa conld .be taken, he - Vcqld himself venture to move in the mattnh , It the. at i;en tionof the legislature could-be balled to this want, visiting-officers might be appointed. ; s ?A, • registry office, which could not ..be, impugned,- should be established, servants -without characters from their formers employers should not be admitted; ; btlt; he regretted to say that in many cases mietressfu took- servants!, owing to the exigencies of the eircum stances, without '*< pbaracters.6 He concluded by moving, au open resolution—That it was desirable ( . t|st a. tiom® for single.females should be establishe<Un Dunedin.” • The Roy. Dr >-tcart, in- seconding the ’ motion, said that be knew some refuges in - ' Dunedin'that were well conducted, but doubtless the Bishop had gool reason for . ’ wring; the remarks which be had with regard to.the-ill-conducted manner of others. He - s.. hww that, it was a most difficult thing to - manage a large number of single women.— (Laughter) ; . - , The Rev. Mr Stanford thought to the Jadiss wha had been instrumental in forming - the institution should be-left the task of framing rules. ■ Th* Revs. J. U. Davis, Roseby, Penny, and Mr Wales also spoke to the motion,: which was. amended so as to read *• Home foi Servants.” and carried. ; , The.Hon. Major Riceurdson said that if there was anyone who had been more zealous than another in trying to get a home f>r • governesses aid others founded, it was Miss ; Dalrymple. While bri his feet he might 'Say that the different 1 resolutions, so far as .they went, were a great mistake. \ ve>y nuniberOf women—be alluded to machinists—would be debarred from applying - lob >ad mission to the Home, owing to the' kanie been adopted ; and he asked the-ladies to consider that particular objection. . * .„. . • , Aftbrfurther discussion, Mr Stanford ihbved that rhe following be a committee -.:Prerident,thrHon; Mrs Holmes|vice-pre-sident, Mrs Neville-; secretary, Mrs R Browntreasurer, Mrs, Bathgate. Committee s/Mesdaases E. B. Cargill, K. Ramsay, ' Arch. ‘ Barr, Cook, Morris, Tcwsiey, Coombes, Davits. Roseby, Rigg, Williams, S, Little, Stanford, Penny, Strode, Muir, and Misses plough and bambton with power to‘add to’their number. Ho explained i that this .committee was originally chosen by the ladies interested, and that he simply acted as their mouthpiece. The motion was carried, Major Riohardson protesting against it on account of the large number, andsuggesting that twenty-five form a quorum —(Laughter). •. The meeting then closed. ■ ' i «* -i ■?, ■ -