THE COSTLEY HOME INQUIRY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 304, 22 December 1903, Page 2

THE COSTLEY HOME INQUIRY.

riLL-MIEH'S VIEWS U.N THE COMREPORT. Tin , following letter from the Premier v,., rrau at the meeting of the Hospital ;. . i nut-liable -iid LJuard yesterday ;;..' . noun ; — ; liiivc the honour to forward you '}'~-. .•,;', ; :i <i>]i\ ol the report of thu t ~;;i-,ion of inquiry in connection . . I.; .• Home. Not to use a stronger i .:<• i Miihtiou <jf things thus disii i i most regrettable. The Board i ii ; 1 mil sure, leel deeply concerned liit hiu'h a st.it.n of thiugd should havo ;. iin in an hinututiuu under its coni.iii. :tnil for which it must be held reft: Mule. 1 bog further to intimate that I ,<■ (iovornmeut reque&t that the recomn./iiilntions of the Commission may be : vtii < iV vt to by lhe Board, and an in- ' ii.uiviii to thai effect will, 1 hope, be riv-Mi to the Government at an early

<;■■.< : in fact. 1 would suggest that a .->, , ml meeting of the Hoard be called at o'ire to consider the report of the Comn irtsiun. As the head of the Govern-ji-ent 1 rVel constrained to say that it wmild bo undesirable, reprehensible, and contrary to public policy that further public money should be granted in aid of an institution which has been so mistr:in:ij.'Pd. The comfort, health, andwellhpiiiy'"of the inmate* should be the first care of all. Commending this letter to t,■ Bonr<l for immediate action. —I have, eic. (Sinned. R. J- SEDDON." Mr Beale asked what was the scope of the inquiry. Was it set up merely to inquire into the dismissal of Mr and Mrs aiohaj : in- Chairman said that the inquiry ■was demanded by several members of lival bodies, and the scope was not Limited. Mi lJeak-, a new member of the Board, staled that he went to'the Home a few «' '.vs :i ■.!<>, nml his opinion was that the i. I'l.n t was most grossly exaggerated and

On the motion of Mr Walters, it was decided to defer consideration of the report until the evening of Monday, Janua '"The resignations of Mr A. E. Skrnner, nvinnger of the Costley Home, and Nursa Mill "first, on the women' 3 side, v.ill 1)0 considered at the same time.