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OPEN COUNCIL. 69
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XL—OPEN COUNCIL.
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To the Editors of the English Woman's Jo...
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Open Council. 69
OPEN COUNCIL . 69
Xl—Open Council.
XL—OPEN COUNCIL .
To The Editors Of The English Woman's Jo...
To the Editors of the English Woman ' s Journal . middle Ladies As class I , am Female particularl Emigration y Interested Society in the will work now permit being me carried to make on by a few tlie
evidentl remarks upon tli candid e subject and V truthful I have letters read , with of the you much active care secretary and attention now on her the y very
mission to the coloniesand it strikes me more and more , how very important to the colonies safe must and be efficient That , working the arrangements of the Emi for gration the safe Society , her ance visit of to emi the
upon grants landing were very were . inadequate veiy defective , and , that and insufficiency the provisions for made decency convey for their or protection reception , icion of this state of has
having has been been , in hitherto a very great clearl ventured measure y proved , to no , avail and doubt the themselves , the susp cause of of emigration so few superior as a things mean women s of
procuring called English forth , and remunerative much in the abuse bold emp and and loyment ill open feeling manner . on The the Miss denouncin art Rye of has those g these done foun , evils has d fault naturall in with plain y
, p ; from anything Mr . Allan else is brother not to be of expected the Superintendent ; but the letter of the published Dep 6 t at in Dunedin the " Times , alone , "
ri was ht enoug for who h to would , show that consider Miss that Rye , policemen in some of in her the assertions immediate at vicinity least , was of g
great of sing a le famil , obj women ect y in of are Eng the a land societ protection will is speak not to their only to the morals to contrary send ? out I . feel It superior seems sure th women to at me every that but head the to
y , , careful organize investi for the gation future as a to better the condition and a more of all secure the dep emi _ots gration in the for colonies women must ; a established
vinced therefore that be a insisted better class upon . of women If a better will system avail themselves can be of it . Unnecessary , I am conand this is work of
time dangers . The , temptation present , agent and hardshi is active ps , must and she be to removed is the honestly , in and earnest a ( as who
of can a doubt , to after New her Zealand having on exposed board an hers emigrant elf shi dangers p , for the sake disagreeables of obtaining practi voyage al knowled ?) but I maintain that the of an agent in the
require colonies c d for for some the furtherance considerable ge of period the objects ; her the labours Society presence are has a work in view of the . will most be anxiouto know
wh absolute ether necessity the Society _^ ; and does under not these intend circumstances to open a Special , I am Fund The for s travelling to be
and other unavoidable expenses , which must be great . question ril considered in the colonies is this : — will THe they Society not has provide an agent for her or secretary or worldng do they necessa expect
her y not only to devote , her time and strength , but expenses also her , private means for the Society ' s ultimate advantage ? Ladies
' I am Yours , very , sincerely , A Fbiend to the Society .
August 7 th , 1863 .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1863, page 69, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091863/page/69/
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