"most do congregate," and if he did he cannot go and 



question all and^sundry as to whether or not they are "out 



of livery" and wish to don the buttons. But he can call 



at the Free Registry and state what he requires; and 



a groom desiring a re-engagement also calls, and the 



keeper of the Register offices finds by investigation that 



the groom is just the individual required, and at once 



takes the necessary steps for securing for him the vacant 



situation. Here, then, both these parties have been 



spared loss of time, loss of money, and a vast amount of 



anxiety, which they would have had but for the Free 



Registry system, for without it they might never have 



met, and if they had there might have been delays and 



questionings that would have resulted in each forming of 



the other an unfavourable impression, which, even had an 



engagement taken place, would have marred their mutual 



respect for one another. But the keeper of the Registry, 



by procuring all the necessary information, saves both 



parties the trouble and worry of character hunting and 



certificate finding. He knows his men and the situations 



they are qualified to fill, for the applicants know it will 



answer their purpose best to be explicit, and therefore 



communicate freely to him all that it is requisite for him 



to know, in order to enable him to form a correct estimate 



of the applicant's talents and abilities ; and hence he has 



no difficulty in putting the right man in the right place. 



