The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-19 00:00:00

AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.

A meeting of the General Committee of the
Victoria (Australia) Emigrants' Militaries Society was held
at their office, 275, Bocklersbury, en the 15th of Januaiy,
H. C. E. Childers, Esq., M.P., in the chair, to receive a re-
port from the sub-committee on the subject of the future
operations of the society. It appears that this society was
formed in the month of March, 1863, to amid eligible
labourers and operatives in emigrating to Victoria (Austra-
lia), and generally to stimulate emigration to that colony ;
aid imperially, in the first instance, to supplement a meet
of 5,000/. made by the Victoria goyerumeet to relieve the
thee existing distress in the cotton districts of the United
Kingdom by means of emigration to Melbourne. Daring the
past nine months, subscriptions have been received amount-
ing to 10,02'./. :M. MI. (exclusive of the 5,0001, from the go-
vernment expended under the supervision of Mr. J. G.
Knight, Hoe. Mecretary of the society), and 720 perinea have
been assisted to emigrate front Lancashire, Scotland. and
Ireland. By letters received from the hoe. secretary of the
Melbourne Immigration Committee, it appears that "order
the care of the department of the Trade and Customs, the
'great majority of the inimigranta have been advantageoiuily
placed in employment." It is coefideatly believed that
emigrante judiciously selected will always be able to ob.
lain good situations and fair wages. The society has ex•
method about 4,500/. in sending out the above emigrants,
so that the treasurer has is hand at the present time a
sum of money which will enable the committee to assist
more than 800 persons to emigrate to Victoria. On the
Ist of January a new code of rules and regulations for
istrodueing emigrants into the colony came into opera-
tion, full particular of which can be obtained at the Emi-
gratioo-ollice in Bucklersbury. By these rules, single
women between the ages of 18 and 35. qualified for domestic
service, will Sc sent outat the rated 150 per month on pay-
meet of 11. per head, which is to defray the cost of " mesa
I Meanie for the voyage. This class of emigrants are tabs
mot out by her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners, 8,
Park-street, Westminster. The Colonial government having
thus provided for the =lustier' of single women, the COM.
mitten of the Victoria Society have resolved on offering
" assisted passages" to married couples and mink men, in
the following manner : -For emipenta from Lancashire and
I Cheshire. 140 families (with not move than two children
each). The society would pay one-half of the money
I (the cost of purge per adult being about 13! 14e. 14e. 6d.) 150
single men ; the society would pay 5/. per bead towards the
pamage-mosey, leaving the animal to pay 8/. 14s. 6d.—For
emigrants from other parts of the United Kingdom. Fifty
families (with not more than two children each). The
society would advance one-half the pessamemoom, the
mime{ being required to pay the difference, which will
be 6!. 17s. 3d. per bead per adult. In all came children
under twelve will mile pay half fares. filatidactoey inane-
meets have been made for the reception of the families at
Melboaren In submitting this plan to the pamtmit
committee earnestly hope that the venom relief m
In Lancashire, and philanthropic and benevolent
will aid them in carrying out this proposal. All applioatims
for peasegas, information, or the imerignitara rules and
4elesa, should be masts is the font lamas* to F. J.
&inland, Eng., hon. treasurer, 54, MoorptedreMbeild-
Inge, E.C. ; J. G. Knight, Esq., hon. secretary ; or to Mr.
R, R. Alexander, secretary, Victoria (Australia) Erni-
. grants' Assistance Society, 27a, Backlerabary, London, E.C.