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Letter from Sister M Polycarp, Superioress, St Mary's Open Air Hospital, Cappagh, Finglas, County Dublin, under the care of the Sisters of Charity, to Sir Joseph Glynn, 3 November 1929, stating that they would be glad to share in the proceeds of the sweep in aid of hospitals as they are £20,000 in debt.

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Letter

Letter to WT Cosgrave, President of the Executive Council, Saorstát Éireann, from representatives of listed hospitals, 4 November 1929, drawing his attention to the `serious state' of their finances proposing that they should be allowed to hold six sweepstakes over the next two years. They propose that the prizes should include £10,000 worth of Irish manufactured goods which would help benefit Irish manufacturers. `In addition from 250 to 400 girls will be employed for two years at a cost of about £52,000.' The signatures include, G Norman Reddin, Mary Cosgrave, M ffrench Mullen on behalf of Teach Ultan, Dublin, Katherine Taylor and C C de Burgh Daly on behalf of Sir Patrick Dunn's Hospital and Sister M Polycarp on behalf of Cappagh Children's Hospital.

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Letter

Report of the Imperial Conference on Oversea Settlement within the Empire. The report details a new policy to `promote the development of Empire production and consequently of Empire trade'. To this end the policy `aims at remedying the shortage of white population overseas…' A policy aimed at settlement on the land is envisioned by the report. The report goes on: `In this connection the importance of making suitable provision for the settlement overseas of women and girls must not be overlooked. A certain number of men to be settled under approved schemes will no doubt be young married men, who will be accompanied by their wives and families. But the settlement of single women and girls is also essential if the policy is to have lasting results in the development of the new communities…'

s 3830

Report

Published Report of the Oversea Settlement Committee for the year ended 31 December 1924. The inside cover of the report indicates that women were represented as officials on the Committee, for example, Mrs Harrison Bell, Dame Meriel Talbot, DBE. Section III of the Report, entitled `Classes of Migrants', includes a subsection `Women and Girls'.

s 3830

Report

Published Report of the Oversea Settlement Committee for the year ended 31 December 1925. The inside cover of the Reports indicates that women were represented as officials on the Committee, for example, Mrs Harrison Bell, Dame Meriel Talbot, DBE. Section VI of the Report is entitled, `Women and Land Work' and concerns the `question of providing educational courses for women in this country with a view to adapting them to a country life'.

s 3830

Report

Despatch from JS Amery, transmitting to TM Healy, Governor General, copies of the House of Commons Official Report, 23 March 1927, which contains a debate on a motion concerning Empire Settlement. This report includes the speech of Miss Bondfield in which she refers to the need to establish `special provisions' to help women to settle overseas.

s 3830

Despatch

Published Report of the Oversea Settlement Committee for the year ended 31 December 1927. The second page of the reports indicates that women were represented as officials on the Committee, for example, Mrs Harrison Bell, Dame Meriel Talbot, DBE, Miss Margaret Bondfield, JP., MP. This report includes details of facilities to assist women intending to settle overseas, for example, the Women's Hostel in Cape Town.

s 3830

Report

Published Report of the Oversea Settlement Committee for the year ended 31 December 1929. The second page of the Report indicates that women were represented as officials on the Committee, for example, Mrs Harrison Bell, Dame Meriel Talbot, DBE. The report includes details of, for example, training schemes for women, for instance, The British and Australian Government's Residential Hostel at Market Harborough (for women taking up domestic work in Australia).

s 3830

Report

Published Report of the Oversea Settlement Committee for the period 1 January 1930-31 March 1931, presented to Parliament, June 1931.The second page of the Reports indicates that women were represented as officials on the Committee, for example, Mrs Harrison Bell, Dame Meriel Talbot, DBE. Includes, for example, details of the training of women for overseas work.

s 3830

Report

Memorandum for second reading, `Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act 1923 (Continuance and Amendment) Act 1924)
This includes under the section `Miscellaneous Amendments' details of the employment of civilians which states: `Power is given expressly to employ civilians and prescribe the terms of their employment. This is principally to regulate the position of Nursing sisters who are employed in Military Hospitals and who are neither officers or soldiers'.

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Memorandum