NOT UNDERSTOOD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 95, 15 January 1908, Page 8

NOT UNDERSTOOD.

MUCH ADO ABOTJT NOTHING. ' . chance"' remark; Ottered may servo to-, rufflo the/ of ',a staid, and sober assembly ' 'At;'a, meeting >of itho-Boiiiiyolent; Trustees,.held yesterday, Mr. Ri'"Sniitlijifdf fahiafudj' one . of:. the"'.; nQwlyr«lcctea'';: njeniWs 7 of: .-.'the Boardj .was•. understood. : topay l f that, every inmate.. of thp.-.Ohiro in the country 'should'be'.tferit'-'up the",line,,as there was 1 a'"constftiit^denl(lnd 'for 1 -in the country..': This; courso? if followed,vwould loßsen' the 'burden' on 'the ' A? ; In-'reply.; to Clnirraan'.(Rfer: iW • "At'/jSvaife) '.said •' that-no^ptirson■ remained iii.,the Hoinb w;ho. was -not',afit 1 and. proper inmate. •' : • ticulars . as.'to'. age ; ,Shealth,-'arld : concerning ; the .inmateSj'iandJ.bMci^ tions were :inade\ of ;tlie ?Sam.e,:'at quarterly inter'viili ? by^tho. : 'trustMsi.:';.\ : f:Utthex,'\'it : was always-, open' -to i'any pay!an iiiforma,l /visit, hiiifself < ,-evpi^Hit^..T^&.-a§ : i|t'.shbvldl ! :CEISk lftst-'rdinark' .was k^tatenjent' hy'.Mr. Smith :tliat. .visitors^¥e're' fbrbiddeh ,by an ex-ft aster ,of the Home to speak to iho inmates.) •-. f- .- ,;■■•; Mr. Robertson .said that,they did not want it to, j??t about 'that- persons',wpro"accommodated in the Home, who', were, fit to work.'.'A number! of the. inmates-'. were/ok) and J feeble, and ,so ; much, attention/was- necessary ' tq'.bo demoted to them: that tliel trustees. had been forced ;to' adv'ertiso ;forVan : '.assistant-atten-, dant', He himself- had-frequently visited.thc Home, both'during the day-time arid :at night, rind was porfectly- satisfied that tho 'institution'was conducted oil proper, lines.. ■ ..-Mr. A. C.- Pcarce took ; exception t to.,the tliobrief period of 'his ; triistooship\Ka 'Had. seen ..10/or 12 , admitted to the Home'v, Th()se, r'eople were .utterly-'unable :t'o .work. \ Mr. John': Sniith supported: the remarks of 'the -previous' speakers.' /Tlie Hoard-;did '.its' utmoct to linditcb' -applicants fon.'relief to.-go into' the 'country,-if 'theywere : .-itall - fit 'ft>r work. 1 . ' /'. '] ' Mr. R. Smith,. replying his. critics, said that 110. hid 'been - misunderstood. . • Whatlie 1 had. intended- to, convey .wsvs tjiat-when,any-one who was. able to work, eaine . before tho Board for rolief'the- applicant should ihe.sent .into the (ic'ountry,,- as tlipre :was.' plenty-, 1 ' of work : to'-.be.,.had.- • • - • . The matter then dropped,-..'. 1 / i .y'; ' -. 1 ,"." I.' ■]'' iI.