dominating, and they numbered 7,018, or 53.1 per cent, to 6,196, or 46.9 per cent, males. As to the other races considered here the number and proportions of males and females were:

The great majority of the new settlers who passed through t Port of New York during the quarter ended on the 30th of la June were destined to the States included in the North Atlant Division, the number being 111,032, or 79.1 per cent. There r mained in this State 58,173, or 41.5 per cent of the entire arrival Pennsylvania received 23,216, or 16.5 per cent; Massachusett: 12,107, or 8.6 per cent; New Jersey, 9,189, or 6.5 per cent; Con necticut, 5,615, or 4 per cent. A very small proportion went t Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Of the 23,766, or 16.9 per cent, bound for the North Central Division, 6 per cent, or 8,377, of the total, declared Illinois to be their destination.

The remainder were apportioned among the other groups of States as follows: Western Division, 3,874, or 2.8 per cent; South Atlantic Division, 1,226, or 0.8 per cent; South Central Division, 446, or 0.3 per cent.

TABLE SHOWING THE AVOWED DESTINATION OF IMMIGRANTS WHO LANDED AT THE
PORT OF NEW YORK DURING THE QUARter Ended JUNE 30, 1900.

THE FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.

Report of Superintendent.

In the report for the quarter ending March 31, 1900, attention was called to the improvement evident in the opening quarter of the year as contrasted with the corresponding quarter of 1899. This improved condition of things still continues, as the figures for the quarter ending June 30th will indicate. Taking the first six months of the current year in contrast with the first six months of 1899 the improvement is marked.

During the months of April, May and June, what is known as out of town orders are more numerous than at any other time during the year. Country hotels and boarding houses are in running order, and help of various kinds in demand.

Just in proportion as this Bureau is known and its methods understood do employers of labor come here to secure help such as may be required. Our patrons are from various parts of the State, representing every walk in life, and demanding a great variety of domestic labor. It is pleasant to be able to state that with but few exceptions was fault found with the people employed here, and few indeed were the complaints made against employers. The rule is that before the employers and employees leave the office there shall be a distinct understanding as to the kind of labor to be performed by one and the amount of money to be paid in return for such labor by the other.

Once more the attention of the Bureau has been called to the manner in which some of the intelligence agencies in this city are conducted. In one day two complaints were made of one particular office, which figured recently in police court records and was the cause of considerable notoriety in our city press. The first complaint was that of a young man who paid five dollars to get "employment," and, of course, had the usual experience of paying his money and not getting the employment. And when under instructions from this Bureau he demanded the return of

the money he had paid an excuse was given and he was told to call a little later on. He called so often he got tired calling and the manager of the intelligence agency was left in possession of his ill-gotten fee.

The other case was that of a young Irishman whose people were in business on the other side conducting a grocery and wine establishment. Meeting with reverses, he turned his face westward. Arriving in New York City, and seeing the advertisement of this agency in the New York papers, he made application there, stating his case and paying a fee of $5. In a short time he was sent to an "employer" in Nassau street. After an interview he was told he would have to pay $50 deposit before he would get employment. Not having the $50, the "employer " soon found out the limit of the man's purse and accepted $10 to investigate his case, promising to give him employment in a short while. This promise was not kept, and when he made his case known to this Bureau he was advised to go to the intelligence office and demand his money and to go to the "employer" and insist upon getting the money he had paid to have his case investigated and as security. So far restitution has not been made in either case. That such a condition of affairs should be tolerated for an instant in our midst is a disgrace to civilization.

I again repeat that if the Ford-Kelsey bill introduced in the last session of the Legislature had been passed, such cases as the ones cited would not have existence.

The figures for the six months ending June 30, 1900, in contrast with those of 1899 are as follows: Applications for work in 1900, 3,014, in 1899, 2,618; applications for help in 1900, 1,968, as against 1,625 in 1899; number of situations secured in 1900, 1,565, as against 1,213 in 1899; an increase of 396 applications for work, 343 applications for help and 352 situations secured.

The following table will show the figures for the quarter ending June 30, 1900, contrasted with those of the corresponding quarter of 1899.