SECOND EDITION.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 103, 3 May 1890, Page 3

SECOND EDITION.

The Auckland Charitable Aid Scandal. ■ «

|Bt Telegraph,] lunitid press association.] Auckland, This Day. A speoial mooting of tho Charitablo Aid Board waa held to-day to consider the action of the Asylum authorities in dismissing six old helpless and friendless patients, leaving them at tho door of the Board. The members expressed indignation at the discourteous treatment of i>r. Macgregor in not waiting for an answer to his (otter in the ordinary oonroo, but dumping the Hurplns pationtH on the Board without a moment's notice. It was resolved, That the action of tho Govornment in attempting v/ithout notice to thraßt upon tho Board a number of chronic caaos from the Asylum is unjust and unconrteouu, and de«orvea censuro for tho heartless way in whioh it has bcon dono. Under tho circumatanccH tho Board declines to accept any responsibility. Tho six mon wero brought beforo tho Police Court, and Inspector Brobam asked what he nhould do. Tho Justices commentod seriously on tho condnct of the Board, considering that common humanity warranted the admission of tho mon to tho Refuse The caso was brought boforo Mr. Wardoll. R Ml., who pointed out tho necessity for a homo for incurables He romarked that tho Asylum wan so orowded that men slept in the corridors. They had discharged these six, thoyboing represontod as unfit to remain. Ultimately a Salvation Army officor in Court offered to provido for tho mon till satisfactory arrangements wore mado.

Mr. H. D. Dell baa withdrawn his candidaturo for a seat on the Education Board, as when ho consented to stand be was unaware that Mr. Beetbam would seek reelection. Amongst the passengers for Sydney by the Hauroto yesterday were tho Eevs. J. Berry and W. J. Watkin and Mr. W. Moxham, who will represent the Wellington district at tho Wesleyan Conferonco about to be held in tho capital of Now South Wales. A point of considerable importance is involved in tho caso of Threlkold v. White, which was commoncorl in the Court of Appeal to-day. In this case Tbrelkold, a Bottler in Canterbury, appeals against a decision of Mr. Justice Donniston, disallowing a claim made against a noighbour (White) for damages on account of a fire which was stirted on the latter's land by a contractor, and which spread to the adjoinin? property. His Honour held that White was not responsible, as a contractor was not a servant. After some argument had been takrn tho case was adjourned until Monday. Mr. 801 lis appearing for the appellant, and tho respondent is represented by Mr. Stringer, of Cbristohuroh. The presiding Judges are Mr. Jnstico Williams, Mr. Justice Conolly, and Mr. Justice Denniston.