solicit about the different districts of the country, means of 

 communication, wages etc. It undertakes the forwarding of 

 the immigrants and their distribution in the regions to which 

 they desire to be sent, and all other work connected with 

 these services. (Articles 9, 10 and 11 and 48 to 54 of the 

 Law.) 



Landing Superintendents 

 The Disembarking Office consits of Inspectors who go 

 on board the vessels to receive and classify the immigrants, 

 and see if the ships have complied with the conditions of 

 the Law regarding vessels carrying immigrants, and also to 

 impede the entry of those which said Law prohibits (Chap- 

 ter VI, Articles 18 to 37 and the Regulation agreed upon of 

 4th- March 1880.) 



Immigrants Hotel or Home 

 Those who avail themselves of the benefits of the Law, 

 are lodged in the Immigrants Hotel whilst work is procured 

 for them, which is done immediately. 



The Hotel is provided with the accommodation and ser- 

 vice necessary to meet this requirement. 



It has separate dormitories for each sex, ample dining 

 rooms, lavatories, and a police service to contribute in main- 

 taining order and also a corps of firemen to prevent confla- 

 grations. (Chapter VIII of the Law, Articles 42 to 47.) 



Hotel, Interpreters 



The Hotel is provided with interpreters of all languages, 

 to mediate between the immigrants, and the Hotel employes 

 and the Labour and Forwarding Office. 



Medical Assistance 



Sick immigrants and members of their families are attend- 

 ed at all hours by the Medical staff of the Hotel, which is 

 further more provided with an Infirmary supplied with all 

 the most necessary medicaments. 



