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perform was thereupon assumed by the St. George's 

 Society under a new clause in the Constitution, 

 making the giving of advice to emigrants a part of 

 the work of the Executive Committee, but it was 

 not until 1874 that any definite and decided action 

 was taken. In that year, with the co-operation of 

 the St. Andrew's Society, offices were rented at No. 

 3 Broadway and two persons were appointed, one 

 as Almoner and the other as Assistant or Secretary, 

 whose duty it was to look after the British emigrants 

 arriving at this port, and with the view of better 

 enabling them to obtain information as to where 

 labor was most in demand, and the price it would 

 bring, a joint circular was issued by the two Socie- 

 ties to all kindred institutions in the United States 

 and Canada, inviting them to supply such informa- 

 tion as was needed in carrying out this object. A 

 copy of the circular will be found in the appendix. 

 The responses received were most encouraging and 

 the results highly satisfactory, so satisfactory, in- 

 deed, that it was at once decided to afford tempo- 

 rary relief to persons passing through New York 

 on their way to their new homes by means of tick- 

 ets for meals and lodgings, which could be obtained 

 at low rates in the restaurants and lodging houses 

 that had been established under the auspices of the 

 Charitable Institutions in the city. During this 

 same year a few philanthropic individuals formed 

 themselves into a Board, called the Board of 



