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Children Apprenticeship Board Office, 6th October, 1*49.Sir—I Hove the honor to enclose, for the information of hit Eseellency tbt Lieutenant-Governor, five resolutions piMtd at a mcctlof ol tka Children Apprenticeship Hoard, on the Sid curient.I waa instructed to call hla Eaeelleney's apaeial attention to the latuina forwarded by the Magistrates, in reply to a circular adJreeeed to them by the Board, on the let of June, which required—let. A epecifie report opon any complaint that may have coma nndar the notice of any M agist tale.2nd. A general report of the opinion of the neighbourhood opon the conduct and respectability of the Orphans.These return* ware invited in eon requeue# of ea*lt;eefiona made in a correspondence between the Uni and £ nitration Commiesioners and her Majesty's Principal Secretary of Suit for the Colonies regarding Orphan Emigrants. The Board regrets to atsta that the circulars have not been eo punctually replied to at could hate been desired ; slity. five circulars were forwarded, and only tweoty-ooe answer* have been received; two hundred and nioeteen Orphans were the subject of enquiry, and only fifly-eis art mentioned In the i stums—being about one-fourth of thn numberThe Srd Resolution Is not complete. The Immigration Agent has been requested to furnish n return of the number of domestic female servants arrived sin.-a he entered upon his duties and he reports that it will requira n low days to prepare the return. W hen prepared I will immediately on-close It.It has been reported to the Board, through an authentla channel, that there ere twenty-one of the Irish Orphans upon the streets of Adelaide; indeed, there appears to be a greater number of Orphans than any other elaaa of females, and it la supposed that this may be traced in n great degree to the want of immediate parental control: this caused the Board to record its 4th mioote*HU Excellency will obeerre that the Board, by its 6th minute, done mol recommend the adoption of oouniry drpdts.Tbs Orphans per Elgm arrived on tho IOth of September last, but are mooting with situations at n slow rata. 1 he es.el has been nearly one month in port, and tbore are at tbU da to on# hundred tad nine unblrod. These orphan# appear to have boon more carefully selected than those by the Jtemnn ftnpsrer and /amtfM, and the slow rate at which they am hiring U aiiriboloble to the supply of Irish aarvanU being slightly in advanee of tho demand.1 bavo tho honor to ho. fir.Your obedient servant,M. Mooanocsa,y to dmMmmtm lt;rf ik$ OrpUw Blt;*rd om the 3rd Odslr, ISI9.1. It woo agreed thot ai Orphans rutnming »o tho Dep». Bor boring hoen onco provided with n ait nation, shall ho iron out o second time atony todwood peine that any roe-actable employer may efibr. or ho struck off the ration-219 girls
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Adelaide South Australian Register
Adelaide, South Australia, AU
Sat, Oct 13, 1849
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