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At the meeting of the Ladies General Committee of the Sydney Female Refuge held on Friday 6th April 1866.

Present
Mrs E Deas Thomson Mrs Threlkeld
Mrs Raymond Mrs Mills
Mrs Reed Mrs Robinson
Mrs Graham Mrs Widan
Mrs Speer & the Secretary

The minutes of previous meeting Daily Journals
Tabular report & also the Sub Committe Report

41 inmates in the Houses

The Secretary mentioned that the Matron had
applied to the Gentlemen's Committee for an increase in
salary but that they desired to learn the Ladies
opinion previous to giving an answer.

Resolved that they recommend an in
crease of £10 per annum to the Matron and
12/ per month increase to Miss Galbraith the duties
have become so much more owing to the increased
number of inmates.

The case of an Inmate whi had been
received into the Institution for whom a married
man was paying at the rate of 10/ per week was
discufed [discussed]. It was at once determined to return
his money & forbid the man visiting the woman
but to retain her provided she was desirous to
abandon her sinful life however when she was
questioned it became apparent she had
no desire to leave her paramour her only
desire (crossed out) wish being to rest for a few months she was
at once dismissed & the Matron was forbidden

At the meeting of the Ladies General Committee of the Sydney Female Refuge held on Friday 6th April 1866.

Present
Mrs E Deas Thomson Mrs Threlkeld
Mrs [?] Mrs Mills
Mrs Reed Mrs Robinson
Mrs Graham Mrs Widan
Mrs Speer & the Secretary

The minutes of previous meeting Daily Journals Tabular report & also the Sub Committe Report
41 inmates in the Houses
The Secretary mentioned that the Matron had applied to the Gentlemen's Committee for an increase in salary but that they desired to learn the Ladies opinion previous to giving an answer.

Resolved that they recommend an increase of £10 per annum to the Matron and 12/ per month increase to Miss Galbraith the duties have become so much more owing to the increased number of inmates.

The case of an Inmate whi had been received into the Institution for[?] whom a married man was paying at the rate of 10/ per week was discufed [discussed]. It was at once determined to return his money & forbid the man visiting the woman but to retain her provided she was desirous to abandon her sinful life however when she was questioned it became apparent she had no desire to leave her paramour her only desire (crossed out) wish being to rest for a few months she was at once dismissed & the Matron was forbidden