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II-8
MIGRATION.
Father and 2 children were sent to Bournemouth to join mother
who had obtained work, and gone there previously.
Man had been employed on Colony work.
Of the 3,425 men and 215 women registered in 1909-10: —
963 „ 37 „ had applied once before.
439 „ 10 „ „ twice „
291 „ 2 „ „ three times before.
157 „ 2 „ „ four „
Of the 766 men and 70 women given work in 1909-10:—
145 men and 1 woman were given work once previously (Central Body).
40 „ — „ „ „ „ (Borough Council).
51 „ 1 „ „ twice „
(Of these, 18 men had Borough Council Work once.)
19 men were given work three times previously.
(Of these 12 men had Borough Council Work once.)
2 men were given work four times previously.
(Of these 2 men had Borough Council work once.)

The Women's Workroom at the Young People's Hall, George
Street, now called the South London Workroom, is still being
continued, and has proved a great boon to the widows whom the
Committee have been able to send there. The Central Body have
experienced some difficulty in disposing of the garments made by
these women, and, in consequence, sales of work have been held
in various parts and good sums realized. The result not only
proves the usefulness of these sales as a means of disposing of the
garments made by these women, but also brings before the notice
of the public this branch of the Committee's work.
The room is under the immediate control of a Local Advisory
Committee who interest themselves in finding openings for the