| Description | Committee meetings during this period were typically attended by Mr. John Throgmorton Middlemore, Alderman George Baker, Rev. W.J. Roxburgh, Councillor W.L. Barber, Mr. Hubert K. Beale and Mr. Stephen Price. From 1907, Miss Mary Baily is recorded as becoming a member of the committee and from 1908 Miss Christabel Middlemore is recorded as attending meetings. The minutes contain reports from the clerk on the number of children present in the emigration homes, issues arising relating to the day-to-day running of the homes and the emigration of children to Canada. The minutes also record financial discussions and include details of accounts and expenditure. The minutes are handwritten and include some letters and press cuttings pasted into the volume. |