BARONET'S CHILDREN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19417, 27 August 1926, Page 14

BARONET'S CHILDREN.

QUESTION OF MAINTENANCE. OFFER TO GIVE EDUCATION. THE STUART-FORBES CASE. [hy teleghaph.—own corkespondext.] WELLINGTON. Thursday. "My feeling is that Mrs. Ren wick's offer to give the children an education should be given effect to," said Mr. E. Page, 3. M. , this morning when the claim of Lady Stuart-Forbes for maintenance against her husband, Sir Charles StuartForbes, of Picton, in respect of their three children under the age of 16 years, came before him again in the Magistrate's Court. The case had been adjourned from last Monday in order that the female probation officer, Mrs. Glover, might report on the home in which the chil dren were living with their mother and a man named Thompson. Mr. A. B. Sievwright, who appeared for Lady Stuart-Forbes, said Mrs. Glover's report plainly showed that whatever the fault of Lady Stuart-Forbes m living with Thompson she had looked' after the children fittingly; in fact, during tho last three years they had been better looked after than ever before. By the efforts of the complainant they had been able to get a home, which showed that she wished to do her best for tho children. Lady Stuart-Forbes was quite willing to agree that tho children should be placed in a home in Wellington, but she was not, satisfied that the offer of Sir Charles' sister, Mrs. Renwick, to put them in a convent was a bona-fide one. It was understood that Mrs. Allbright, Lady Forbes' married daughter, had been offered £4 a week by Mrs. Renwick to look after the children. If, however, the offer were genuine there was no reason why the children should not be placed in a home in Wellington. Sir Charles could have access just as easily as he could if they were at Nelson and tho arrangement would bo satisfactory from the point of view of both parties until tho offer which Mrs. Renwick was supposed to have made was proved to be genuine. However, he would ask that maintenance should bo granted; the welfare of tho children was a matter of concern. Mr. Pago said ho thought Mrs. Renwick's offer should be given effect to, but her consent would first have to be profed in Court. He would adjourn the matter for 14 days so that the arrangement could be carried out. Mr. W. E. Leicester, for Sir Charles, said he would undertake to get Mrs. Renwick's consent. Mr. Page added that it was possible Mrs. Renwick would agree to have the children placed at Wellington instead of i at Nelson.