BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 505, 12 May 1909, Page 4

BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

V,The/Benoyolent'.'.Trustees''-' m?t;yesterday, , 'when;'.iKeri.'Syoi'e.presenti-rllessrs. J.'-': Smith, (inthe'ohair), W. J. ; Wnkelin, K. ,W., Short, D./Bpbertson,.and;Miss M.. E.~.Richmond. . .(.Messrs. /Young .and Tripe,; the ; institute's solicitors, advised-that with regard!to property 'leased-by the-trustees to' .Mr. Martin Kennedy, , •the!lease •provided that the insurance, should 'beiin , the j6iht ; names of the trustees arid Mr.. Kennedy. , This was important, since if the houses ,we're'. burned down the insurance money should/bo'spent.in rebuilding. At.ipresent the policies;' ..VhiohT' were for amounts totalling 'i>7150, were in the name.of Jfr. Kennedy, alone.■ The trusteed decided to draw Mr. : .Kennedy's .attentiori'tp the'matter. .:• - '".''-■- ~p :'.\ ■• '•■■'■/ .." number,of inmates'at the Ohiro Home was reported 'by/, the r'm aster to be 111' (81; in ales • and 30 fem'aJ4s), ; 'as, n'gainst 109 for the previous ifortnigliJ;:::;;:.'^^*^' - - , : ; .";; ■'-?■'. j'ri'v '-.'•., : ' ■ ':. Among'Utof.-applicants '-'.for: aid : .was'/!a", man' •whoiihatl"'c'brti'e'iirom Kimberley'a short time : •ago. -His, discharge from work there' «'as ; on ;account"of his. medically unfit, and .this iseemed to. have prejudiced: his chances of gct:ting!employment in the.poniinion,!for since his ' arrival in .New Zealand'he had only.succeeded jin getting work -forTsixwteks.;:-The''trustees igranted .temporary relief. .... '■■■■':,■■: !