New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-20
The Animal Report Of the Co,nniis~ioners
CC Eu,iprp1iou.

The following abstract Of the annual report Of the
Commissioners of Emigration will be perused with
interest by our readers Tie last year shows vast
decrease Of the number Of emgrants arriving here,
in contrast with former years since lSl7 The whole
numoer Of emi9rants was Il. 500 more than arrived
the preceding ~, the whole number Of passengers
landed duriuL ~ being los. 3oJ. Ofthese %, 097
were ctizens, or persons not subject TO bonds or
communication, aud 1886 were aliens from whom
communication was paid or bonds executed, showing
an increase in alien emgraus Of 1917 over 1866,
and beng Is $50 less than IN 1861 30lb less than IN
1859 S3 less than in 1853 and O7 i67 lcss than in
1851; while tho proportion 10 tue average OF former
years. since lS.7 Is much less than hall. OF these
enigrauts, 3 M were from ireland, y gao from
Germany, ,975 from England, and o,3'i from other
countries.
The grand total of destitute foreign emigrants
landed az this port who relieved. forwarded TO
their destuation and furnished with employment
during she last five years. is 1888. Ga Wards
Island there il State Emgrants Refuge and Hos.
i'al. The farm contains an area VI lO6 acres un
der tho direction OF Fir. James Z. Pagan. The pro
luce raised there if purchased would cost about
G,S
Ihe whole number of inmate, in the hospital and
in the other department, during the year, was
1921 being S32 less than in 1861, aud IS! less
than in the year preceding. The average weekly
number Ut sBy one time was about 63f. The net
cost OF support OF tho ElniSIaht nVsP"ai an'
Refuge was si6,7i0 40, being 1907 lees than In
1901 sl2769 lees than in 1862 1915 lees than in
1853 $50 099 ess than in 1853 anu $62 70l less than
in 1884, ounliug to considerably ess than one hall
lhc expense of that year, and one f0utn the eX-
penss IA 1898. or III several preceding years.
TIE average yearly st Of support was about
s12 - "a Leao, being about sic ~ per person more
tnan in l>6l but s. less than in 1860. Dedrcting
ra TCs for Doctors officers, hnd other employees, II
an,onnta 10 as 10 fer each individual Tor annu;.
I.f 4 adj on
were patients IN the Hospital, and 2ol were inmates
of the Rtiage Department. The entire cost last
year was Fl 30 head per week. Instead of buying
milk rs heretofore, the Commiss Oners have pur-
chased cows, ana the decrease Of deaths among
mother!ess children is attributed 10 the abundant
supply of pure fresh milk for all who need on the
On the 3ls, December, i5G? there remained 655
inmates ag,inst ZIG ri tho same time in 1861.
The number receiving medical or surgical sid was
AS catea treated in the HOSPITAL against 6,if in
1886, 6,93 in 1891 300 in 1885, 366o in 1853, 1854
in 1850, and 4 100 in 1861.
b. comparison with former years, il il shown that
the number Of steamers LANDING passengers at Castle
Garden has Increased from ~, bringing ,, Ill passen
gers in 1856, to 100, bringing 81 2f passengers IN
1860 % 95 bringing y no passengers IN lsoi, ard
10 100 steamers, bringing 25Sl3 passengers in 1867
The number of Pc sons vino landed at Castle Gar
den 81 45S, arriving IN 40 vessels, from IL diff
fereBt p0ri'.
passengers, tie average number IN each vessel beng
i73 OF these 30 3l2 reported their intended destl-
nation to be the State Of New-Yorhi 7,J99 lennsyl'
yauia AID New-Jersey; 6,jl9 20 New.Engand;
1888 10 the southern States 1851 TIE VEST ana
6Ss5 TO Kansas, Nebraska, Cansda, &c.
During tie year 1852, there were .,o63 letter.
written for pesly-Rrrived passengers 10 which o0l
answers were received At Cattle Garden, contalnlng
3Il14S 0S. kemitta3ces amounting TO s',Nl 81
we've also received IN authorization OF the arrival on
rgssenrer-. Beside tie above moneys, the several
amounts Of 1852 g., 50 i05 ~, and SloS, at the
Office Of the Irish Emigrant Society:
Ina Commissioners critlcise the last Legislature
of this State for ignoring the interests OF ne emf
grsnt The Quarantine question Is ar sued ht ieigtn
The Indebtedness 1t the close Of the year lSol was
stu7 81. while at the close OK the year $50! II Is
si03,4l2 %.
lhe receots Of the Commission during the year
1852 amounted TO S7A, Isl -, including commute
ton money received FROM owners and conmgnees oil
vcssels for alien passengers, SOL ,@oOi ntelee. on
$50 600 Gle Treasury notes with premium o., gVu
addsl 81 $50 o.; for rent OF Castie G3rden, SboVV
,onpr.Inse OF special bonds, -, 400 II, etc.
Iie expenses aggregated Si3o,524 90 lnc,ad,ag
Rembursemcnts to c5une. for support OF 9cli' an =,
pe,nbur.meuts to Ia 3,5s5 9
ubur,cmrutso account OF Cdnn'ohtf, 'lhce 1904
% 1885 6s
Erpra.e.a Agency in Alb,ry ..........". I.56i d
txpeuses az Agency ia uiale $50 .,
- \ ,.r.,. Kefnge aud Ho.pnl....... ~ 90 q
,r,.t On bond of r sO 500 acknowledgements. H,j25 d
i,rI Observation-Disclosures. 1900 q
m E s,h OF snuary there remsiped balancs OF. l.7l Z,
Tie increased numbers on Wards Island will Les
zen III, fuuas on deposit until after the beginning Of
/ April. The Commissioners suggest tie sale OF the
former Marine Hospital liuds. The property is IN
.uu, cred by a mortgage for S200,O00, q sum much
/ less than the value VI the land. The lands at So,
pnines Point, and four acres ON Staten Island snoni
al.o be sold. The Account with the Alms-H ouso
Department remains unadlusied.
|, Rev Mode Of Generating Sfcnm'
from Gaiignonfs b,es,erger (PVi,h Lcn. " 1868
! An ,mn,i.,,u rent sm.u ftlr. d, l.. l.ntOul uaS