SAMARITAN HOME TRUSTEES

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13569, 2 November 1909, Page 8

SAMARITAN HOME TRUSTEES

A meeting of the Samaritan Home , Trustees was held , yesterday. Presoat i —Messrs F. J. Board (chairmen), B. P. > Manhire, G. Scott, J. Hayes, C. H. t Winny, Mrs Wileon, and Sister Lilian. t Tho annual financial statement show* » e& that the receipts had amounted Jto t £1164, lie Bd, including voluntary contributions of £103 3s, Government subsidy £223 16e 9d, maintenance fees and old age pensions £476 4s 6d, j Charitable Aid Board' contributions j £320, and homo industries £42 7e 6d. r The assete were valued at £238 10s tid. - The expenditure amounted to £1024 8s i lid, of which j/rovisions £567 6e Id and > salaries £2430 3s 6d were the chief items. The balance on March 31st 1 amounted to £146 18s 4d, and the lia- " bilities wore estimated at. £269 12e lid. ' The action of the chairmen in regard to an interview with Dr. Valintine regarding the Home was approved. ' The Chairman said that though nearJ ly £300 was owing, £200 would be 5 given by the Charitable Aid Board by the end of the year, and he hoped that the voluntary contributions would, with the subsidy, moke the amount required. The Board was gradually decreasing the liability. ' The treasurer's statement was ap- ' proved. An informal discussion took place re- * garding the position of the Home uncer p the Hospitals and Charitable Institu- . tions Bill, and the chairman said that j lie- would keep in touch with Wellington 1 in order that the Board might know t where it stood. The nee<i wes for a t home for dealing with the vagabond i class, end the work would have to go - on, no matter what attitude the Go- - vernment took up. The balance-sheet for tho last quars ter showed:—Receipts, £712 4s sd; cxl B*nditure, £633 6a 10d; balance, £27 J 3s 2d. Tho assets were estimated at > £129, and the liabilities et £2SB 0s Id. Tho balance-sheet was approved.