| Description | Committee meetings during this period were typically attended by Mr. J[ohn].T[hrogmorton]. Middlemore, Alderman Baker, Rev. J.J. Brown and Rev. A.R. Vardy. The minutes contain reports from the clerk on the number of children present in the emigration homes, health and sanitary matters and issues arising relating to the day-to-day running of the homes. The minutes contain reports on the emigration of children to Canada and include letters sent to the committee from John Middlemore when accompanying children to Canada. The minutes also record financial discussions and include details of accounts and expenditure. The minutes are handwritten and include some letters pasted into the volume. |