BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 119, 16 November 1909, Page 8

BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

« To-day the Benevolent Trustees met, Mr. J Smith presiding. Tho following were also present: — Miss M. Richmond, and: Messrs. Loasby, H. Cook, Short, D. Robertson, and Rev. W. A. Evans.

Two juvenile offenders were brought before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., today, on a charge oi damaging some fencing belonging t,o John Guthrie to the extent of 15s. Accused were convicted, and each was ordered to repay 7s 6d, half the amount of the damage, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. The two yotmg men, Langley and Ranger, whose trial on a charge ot breaking and entering a shop at Masterton is reported on another page, were this afternoon acquitted and discharged from custody. Court Robin Hood, No. 4428, A.0.F., met last night in St. Peter's Hall. There was a good muster of members and visiting brethren from Court Sir George Bowen. Bro. Tunbridge, District Secretary from Taranaki, was also present, and was accorded a hearty welcome. ,One new member was initiated. At the close of ' business, the visitors were entertained by the court, and a very enjoyable time was spent by all. In the Magistrate's Court to-day, the Colonial Carrying Company sued Dr. Van Slyke for £14 10s Bd, for carriage of furniture. Defendant, pleaded that 5s an hour was an excessive charge, because the carter had worked longer than was reasonable, and paid £10 into Court. ' Judgment was for plaintiff company for £3 41» Bd, in addition to the amount paid into Court, with costs, £3 2s. For the week ending 16th November, the Ohiro Home contained 115 inmates — 97 in the main and 18 in rbc intermediate. This afternoon the Benevolent Trustees added to their multifarious functions by assuming that of a,, money-lender. They had before them the teacher of a, night-school, which | school had fallen on evil days, "owing," eaid the applicant, "to Sir Joseph Ward taking his pupils (boys in. tho Pobt and I Telegraph Office) from him and placing them under a public school teacher." ,He wished for a small loan to tide him over approaching evil days, wherein the landlord and certain little bills for fruit and fish, for a delicate .viie, loomed threateningly. One time, he told the board, he had a, flourishing class, but at present he had but few pupils. The applicant asked for the loan, setting off as, security his old-age pension. He had his wife and a small girl (adopted) to support, and towards this was in receipt of 5a per week and free rations. The loan requested was granted. A man named Arthur Wilson, aged 23, was admitted to the hospital to-day suffering from a gun-shot wound received while rabbiting at Makara. The boy Ronald Seaforth Jones, who was sentenced to one month's imprisonment by the Stipendiary Magistrate a few days ago, on a charge of stealing, was again brought before the court this afternoon, in order that the sentence might be varied in accordance with a Supreme Court decision. Defendant was committed to the Burnham Industrial School. Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonald, Ltd., aro holding a sale of tho contents of a gentleman's 8-roomod residence, to-mor-row, at 1.30 o'clock sharp, tho furniture having been removed to the firm's rooms' trom Thorndon for convenience of sale. There arc 365 lots, including Chesterfield lounge, high-back oak diningioom suite of 8 piece~, divan chairs, solid oak sideboard, etc. Tho furniture will be on view from 9.30 o'clock to-morrow, and no fui-ther entries can be received for this sale, as tho firm's rooms are crowded. A sale of unclaimed luggage from tho National Hotel, Lambton-quay, will also be held to-morrow at 1.30, when various portmanteaux, boxes, tool chests, etc., will be submitted. At 11 a.m. sharp on Thursday three houses will be sold on the ground, 1, 5, and 11, Sussexsquare, same to be remm ed w ithin one month, u» the land is required for an entrance to the new Government llou=e. On Thursday, at 11 o'clock sharp, ut tho residence, "Norrisville," 65, Majori-banks-street, under instructions from a gentleman who is leaving New Zealand, the firm will sell the contents of the house. The furniture will bo on view on the morning of the Mile. On Thursday, by order ot the executors, in the estate of the late Mrs. C Hunter, the firm will .sell a six-roomed balcony residence in Kent-terrace. Mows. Levien, Shallcras* and Co. will (•ell by public auction, on the promisee, 277, Willis-street, at 2 o'olook to-mor-row, furnituro, content* of a sevenroomed houefe