IMMIGRATION
CONDITIONS IN AUSTRALIA. [SYDNEY SUN SERVICE.] London, March 1. Mr Ormsby-Gore (Undcr-Secretary for the Colonies) made a statement in the House of Commons confirming; an announcement that the British Government intended to send out a migration delegation to investigate conditions in Australia. Tho delegation will include Miss Gladys Potts, the well-known migration worker, who, with other representatives, called this afternoon on Mr Lawson (Premier of Victoria), Mr Mc'Whae (Agent-General for Victoria), and Mr. L. M. .Shepherd (Secretary to th© High Commissioner)-to inquire as to the prospects for domestic service of girls of from 1? to 18 years on leaving British secondary schools. The deputation asked whether it were possible to form reception committees which could exercise more or less continuous supervision -while the girls were employed. All. girls sent out would come from good homes. They would not go to restaurants or hotels, hub to families where- one domestic servant was kept. They would want good condition's, and a wage of £1 per week. Mr Lawson pointed out the difficulties in the way of constant supervision, hut promised to ask the Australian authorities to co-operate and arrange for leaders of women’s leagues to meet the delegation on its arrival in Australia.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18063, 9 March 1923, Page 7
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202IMMIGRATION Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18063, 9 March 1923, Page 7
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