New-York tribune., 1875-01-23
REPORT OF THE EMIGRATION COMMIs-
SIONERS.

STATISTICS OF LAST YEARS wORK-PRorEC1oN
AND CARE OF IMMIGRANTs-THE COMMISSIONS )
CLAIM UPON THE sTATE-COMMIssioNER STE
PHENsON DENIES THAT AID Is NEEDED BEYOND
AN INCREASE OF HEAD-MONEY.
The twenty-eighth annual report of the
Commissioners Of Emigration sent yesterday TO
the Legislature 1t is very vOuminOus document and
furnishes statistics Of branch Of the Department
for the year 1874 great portion Of the report deals
with the financial condition Of the Board, and has
already been published in THE TRIBUNE The report Is
signed by all Commissioners. Mr. Stephenson also
signing minority report in which he ASSERTS that the
100000 which s asked unnecessary " the commuta
ton increased to s. Among the statements in the
report are the following:
The total number OF alien passengers who landed at
the Port of NewYork during the year 1874 was l4Ooi
smaller number than came IN any year since 1862 ana
TT less than in the 1873. The details Of the
operations OF the Commission during the year
present the following results ewhat smaller under
several OF the heads than In former years but yet show
ing a large amount OF re ef afforded good effected
The number OF patients treated IN the hospitals ana the
Asylum the InsaDe Wards Island was nearly as
large preceding years. and the cost OF caring Tor
tEis class IS necessarily large.
The number Of immigrants in the state Emlgrant re
treated the temporary hospital Castle GaTaen loot
den. 81 9GO: number supplied temporarily win board
lodging and relief IN the CITY, 2264 persons pro
vided plOYmcnt. 1880; numDer forwarded TO
various places inland. at the expense Of the
Commission, 336; number temporarily supplied
with food. lodging and other temporary rehet by
agents throughout The country 2753 number chargea
bic TO the cared Tor IN the several countries
and charitable institutions throughout the state, 5,5G
returned to Europe at their own request sSi; total
humber OF imui uigrants relieved forwarded and pro
yided with employment during the year 1874 66,4S5 Oi
the whole number who arrived 5244t reported ther IN
tended destination be the State OF New YORK. 2263g
went 10 the Middle states 66,6l6 TO the western ana
North Western STATES ana Territories l2I u the East
erp 35J5 the Southern states, and 2l53 10 canada
In tne Labor Bureau employment was procured Tor
1GglO immigrants OF whom lOli3 were males and 662
females The average monthly wages, with board, was
$40 "a for males and " q for females through the
agency OF the Information Bureau over 10 per cent OF
the messengers delivered to their friends Of ths
number there were l5S husbands who received Their
xIves l53 wives received their husbands and 63S
children received their parents The total number OF APP
peants for advice and Information regarding arriving
friends a0l57. ,., =.
The commissioners renew their recommendation to
the Legislature the title 10 SUCH OF the water
OF the Wards Island property as Is not no" neid Oy
them be obtained. Then follows an e1hlD OF the nnah
a condition OF the Commission, It's Indebtedness the
income for 1875, the need OF an appropriation
ef AGO OOO and increase Of the headDoneY TO 81 In
apDeulug for aid the Commissioners 0lam tnat the
State Is Justly Indebted to them IN the SUN OF toSsa 70
for moneys received from Immigrants out diverted u
the uses Of tle STATE.