THE SAMARITAN HOME.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIX, Issue 14736, 15 July 1908, Page 4

THE SAMARITAN HOME.

MEETING OF TRUSTEES. A meeting of the Samaritan Home Trustees was held yesterday; present— Messrs C. Hastings Bridge (chairman), W. H. Cooper, F. J. Board, J. Hayes and C. H. Winny, Sister Edith and Mrs Wilson (honorary secretary). Mr R. H. Pope, Inspector for the Education Department, wrote stating that the Department considered that the Samaritan Home was the best place for a lad named Francis, in respect of whom application had been mado to the Department. It was decided to make application for the lad's admission to the Salvation Army Home. A letter was received from Miss Early, the former matron of the Home, asking for testimonials, as promised,

and a certain amount due both to her and to Miss Osborne, formerly sub-matron,-as i: holiday money."

Tho chairman said that he had written, asking Miss Early what she meant by " holiday money," but had received no satisfactory reply. He supposed the claim was mado in respect of the holidays which wore duo to Miss Early at the time she left the institution. j In regard to, the matter of: a testimonial, he had asked Miss Early if the letter she had already received from the Board was not sufficient. Mr Board said that the Board's letter wae rather a brief one, and it might be proper to send Miss Early a fuller testimonial.

Mr Winny said that ho greatly appreciated the value of Miss Early's services, and would have supported a j motion for giving her two or three ! months' pay on leaving, but he did ' not think that she Avas entitled to any allowance in respect of holidays , Mr Hayes said that he thought Miss Early was entitled to some compensation \in respect of the holidays. Mr x ßoaffd moved that if it was found ion examination of the records that i Miss Early and Miss Osborne were en- ! titled to three weeks' holidays they should be compensated for them. The motion: was seconded by Mr Hayes and carried. The chairman and other members expressed the opinion that the letter already sent to Miss Early was fully expressive of the Board's high opinion of Miss Early and its appreciation of her services. The House Committee reported that there were in the Home thirty-nine men, thirty-seven women and five infants. Since tho previous report twenty-four men had been admitted and eight discharged, and twelve women had been admitted and seven discharged. One woman and one infant had died. The water supply was quite inadequate and the whole system should be altered. It was decided that connection should bo made with the Sydenham high-pressure water supply, and that the committee should expend up to £lO in sitting-room furniture. Miss Agnes M'Laren, matron of the Home, wrote, tendering her resignation. The-letter was referred to the House Committee for consideration, together with letters from other members of the staff, asking for increased aslaries. Mr Board brought up the matter of separating the vagrancy and maternity cases dealt with in the Home. He said that the two classes could not be dealt with satisfactorily under one roof. On Mr Board's motion the matter was referred to a committee consisting of the chairman, Mrs Wilson, Sister Edith, Mr Winny and the mover, to report at the next meeting. Mr Winny, as honorary treasurer, reported that the receipts for tho past three months had boon £351 7r 3d. and the expenditure £274 18s 4d. leaving a credit balance of £7G Ss lid. The report was adopted.