BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 196, 13 May 1908, Page 4

BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

The Trustees of the Benevolout Institution niot' yesterday afternoon. Thcro wore .present the Rev. W. A. Evans (chairman), Mrs. Da-ryall, and' Messrs. H. Cook, J. Smith, and F. Gr. Bolton. 1 ... Tho Secretary reported the nunibe-r_ of| lnmatos at the Ohiro Homo to be 99 (67 nialos and 32 females). _ . 'A communication was received from tlio Rev. J.. R. Glasson requesting tho Trustees to : grant' a return passage to a young man who had.arrived in New Zealand a short time ago and was unable to find work. The Board considered tlio matter-in committee, and, on coming into; open meeting again, resolved to .write to Mr. Glasson,. informing him that the principle of assisting immigrants to return Homo should not be acted upon.. • . Among ; tho relief cases.dealt'wifh iwas one jof a woman - who =liafl: befeff for ißoir.ei; titno dependent' on' charitable aid.' She was addicted >to drink, and .had-been .of drunlconriess.' If approached with regard to this offence, slio v/ould become indigiiant, and'-want, to know, whether the Ti;ustecs thought she drank. " And- if; you admit tlio soft impeachment?" queried- ;M'r. Bolton. "Then there is language,'' replied the chairman. Mr. Bolton expressed tlio opinion that tho proper place for. such a person was tlio Inebriates' Home,; not the Ohiro Home, or any liko institution.' Somo doubt existed in tho minds of members as to the conditions of admission to' the Inebriates' Homo, and, ■pntil this was cleared up it was resolved to grant tho 'applicant ■'.•temporary .aid. ' Tlio Chairman- (Rev; ; W.. A. Evans) reported on a casjß. that had boon loft in his; hands. Ho had' visited tlio Home', ho said, and had thought it advisable to suspend the iinmate in question. , and ;to dircct ,-him r to appear heforq ,tho Board that day. /•'WHen' questioned by. tho Board; ;tho inniate- .complained that an artificial leg,'.'with which lie' hail been supplied, w;a« not satisfactory, and wanted .to kno'w what 't-ho'Trustccs were now, going.jt-o do for him. Eventually,-it-was dcciclcid,'.to allow, t-hq, man to remain, in .tho Ar'my'.Home for another, week, : .

. Other applications for 'relief were'also dealt with;' '' •' . : '■ , V:'. .'i ■ ■