GIRL EMIGRANTS

Evening Star, Issue 14535, 10 December 1910, Page 5

GIRL EMIGRANTS

STRICT INQUIRY TO BE MADE.

AGENTS-GENERAL FAIL TO RESPOND.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, December 9.

(Received December 10, at 9.15 a.m.)

A meeting of the Sub-committee of the Standing Committee of the Colonial Institute, including Lady Talbot, Lady Knightley, and Mrs Joyce, discussed the question of emigration. All the Agents-General were invited to supply information of their methods of dealing with emigrants, but West Australia atone complied. Mts Joyce stated that it was the custom to take temporary lodgings in the northern ports of Queensland, whence applicants could secure women for employment in tho bush. She declared that seaport lodgings were not the wisest places for girls. Lady Knightley expressed herselt as extremely dissatisfied with tho arrangements made by the Agents-General. It was agreed to again approach tlio Agentfl-Genoral for information, failing to receive which tho Committee will take other 6teps.

AN INDIGNANT DENIAL,

NOT A SINGLE TRUE STATEMENT.

SYDNEY. December 10

(Received December 10, at 10.15 a.m.)

The director of the Immigration Bureau declares that the London criticisms regarding tho arrangements made in New South Wales and other States for providing for girl immigrants constitute a wanton misrepresentation. Not one of : .ho allegations stated in the cable messages had. ever been borne out.