AUCKLAND SAILORS HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12699, 31 October 1904, Page 7

AUCKLAND SAILORS HOME.

• rHrj QUESTION OF INCREASED AC atMMO. DATIION".

Aw 'fitraordihiiry general meeting of saba:rlbei*n to tho Auckland Sailor*' Home was hold in th Hltaion Hall, Albert-street, cm 'Friday evening, Jit. £1. I Peaie (president) In the chair. The meetly was convened at the request of a section of th* sub(Titers to consider the proposals of the coup.cl.l to expend a sum not exceeding £3350 In repairing; tiie foundations and extending the siccommoiiition of the home' ouilding. «t.tis'i" For( - 1 ' .? tte L r.pologlßiinu for the miaToiaable absence of the Hon. E. Mitcbelson, moved the following resolution : —" That this meeting of subwiin* rt° Che -. 3allors ' Home hereby protests against i,u® endowment (nods being eucr>achtrl Jj?. 0 es ,? ep for the repairing of the present loanuauons. Hi said tint there was a strong 'fueling that the -.money should not be touched to? the puspuses of enlarging the home, and that the present accommodation wag ample to meet the rnquiromenU of the port. Captain Clayton seconded, agreeing with the mover that the endowment funds should not be leciched upon for providing additional accommomenta' 1111 " ie home already met the rutiulreMr. lf l a ' :ka a seaman, who hud been in the borne, said lie, had found the accommodation Inadequate at times, necessitating overcrowding and the provision ,of " ghakedowua." A second seaman fcpoico in a similar strain. - Mr. J. K. Kneen uald that tha Auckland home was not nearly large enough to accommodate the se iuiiui visiting the port, and drew attention to the •wot that during lust year the institution had only housed about 235 per cent, of the sailors visiting the port. Other# to speak were the Her. E. C. Budil, and Messrs. U. Edynuuibc, J. K. Bridge-water (fx- the motion), and Messrs. P. .T. Nerheny, R. i, a. loiter, E. C. Potter, T. H:arle Giles, and G. E'pgins (against). b ./'® Chairman, said it was the duty of the Council to endeavour to meet the requirements of the semen ».* far as possible, and to this end ailS ■1 „ accommodation was certainly necessary. nnMi« Protested strongly against th} proposals ». the council to expend a portion i,f the endowment fund in enlarging the home, riding that the future of the Institution would be endangered by trenching on the fund referred to, but hid not followed up the protest by attending the Diectingß ol the council and assisting t licit. with us advice. The fund would he aafeg!i,»'il»d bv the building tip of a sinking fund, and if allowed to proceed with their progressive policy the connoil would see that the home and it, funds did not Uvekii'd ° lk propt!B6f:S was wc ' l-k of a Pl'oducA vote , "* as ," ! " taken, and the resolution was declared defeated by 22 votes to 19. j