HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARDS.

Evening Star, Issue 7472, 16 March 1888, Page 4

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARDS.

A meeting of the Committee of the Charitable Aid Board, held yesterday at the Town Hall, was attended by Messrs Robin (in the chair), Fagan, Monson, Carroll, Solomon, Begg, Clark, Snow, Green, and Miller. A was received from the Female Refuge Committee enclosing a letter from the Hospital Trustees, containing a resolution indicating that ilia Trustees had ceased to make provision for lying-ia cases. The committee therefore asked, as bucli cascß frequently came before them, that the Board made some such arangements aswere absolutely necessary. After some discussion, the letter was received. Mr R, H. Govett, on behalf of Dr Ma> gregox, y«?te as follows:—"I have the honojr'to acknowledge the receipt of your lotterof the 10th inat., requesting that the Caversham immigration Barracks may be placed at the disposal of. thp Board for hospital and charitable aid pyrp_qa.ee. In reply I am directed by the Colonial Secretary to inform you that the present intention of the Government is to utilise these buiidLg? for another purpose. But he thinks it rigiit Jo add that even if this intention should be abandoned he does not think it likely your request could fce granted."— The letter was received. ' Mejars Chapman, Sjnclair, and Wtyto

wrote stating that what they advised in a previous letter to the Board was :—(1) That the Board was not liable in respect of children above the age of twelve who were licensed out; (2) it was not liable in respect of children under twelve who are licensed out, if, in fact, they were not paid for by the minister ; (3) it was liable for all children who were not licensed out, but was entitled to credit for moneys received on account of such children. Mr Mir.LKK said he contended that the State had no right to maintain children over twelve years of age, but as u matter of fact he knew that it did.

The Chaikman thought that it was absolutely necessary that the Board should have control of the Industrial School. They had to find half the money for its maintenance, but they had no more control over it than the man in the moon.

Mr Green was of opinion that the communication should be referred to a subcommittee—consisting of the chairman, Mr Miller, and Mr Solomon —to make the fullest inquiry into the matter, and report to the Board. He agreed with Mr Miller that (vhen a boy over twelve years of age was licensed out he should cease to be a charge on the State. The Chairman said boys who were licensed out were supposed to go to school ; they did not work. Mr Green remarked that there was a good deal of supposition about the matter. It was ultimately resolved that the letter be received.

The following accounts were passed for payment:—L769 Is lOd for the Benevolent Institution ; LlO for the Female Refuge; L»77 7s for St. Mary's Orphanage ; and LIOO for the Caversham Industrial School.

A meeting of the Hospital Board was subsequently held, and attended by Messrs Robin (in the chair), Solomon, Green, Carroll, and Monson. A requisition for Ll7l 12s was passed on account of the hospital.