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At a meeting of the Ladies General Committee
held at the Refuge on Friday the 5th Febuary 1864

Present:
Mrs. Allen , Mrs. Gagleston
Mrs. Reed , Mrs. John Thompson
and the Secretary

A letter was read from the Secretary of the
Gentleman's Committee stating that the present
debt including the building fund is upwards of
£ 1000 £ 300 of which is due to Mr Caldwell
The Gentlemen urgently request that the ladies will
adopt some plan by which a portion may be
cleared off as speedily as possible.

The Secretary mentioned that the
deputation had visited on the Colonial Secretary
and that he had promised to have their charity
placed on the special estimates which was at that
time being proposed

The Matron mentioned that
there was much more work to be done than could be
accomplished by Fanny and it was therefore resolved that
Lizzy Humbers whose probation has expired
should be offered 8/ per week in order to retain
her services for this Laundry and that after a few
weeks if it has been found satisfactory to employ her
she shall have 9/ per week.

Milinda Rivers having been
in the institution for nearly two years is was determinded
that she be permitted to attend Divine Worship out of the building and have
a few days holiday to go to a friend of
Mrs Bakers at Five Dock