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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1249, 6 February 1896, Page 18

The fortnightly meeting of the Benevolent Trustees was held on Tuesday afternoon, thero being- present :—S'ev H. Van Staveren (in the chair), Messrs ¥. BrarJcy, J. Collins, K. Mothes. Mrs 'Sraco Neill was also present. A woman whose husband has just gone to the co-operative works was granted rations for the month, by which time her husband willhavo received some money. 1 he chairman's action in giving a man a passage to Onehunga was approved. The Hutt County Council applied for the admission to the Home of an old man, which was granted. Another woman whose husband, an old man, is on the Government works was granfce i rations for a fortnight. The master of the Home reported that there are now 79 inmates in the Home —54 males, 25 females. A nun 87 years of ago died at the Home last week. The burial account was ordered to bo forwarded to the Hutt County Council. Various articles required for use in the Homo were ordered to bo obtained. Accounts amounting to .£258 16s 8d wore passed for payment. About 4.-15 on Tuesday afternoon a fire broke out in an upstairs room at Te Aro House, caused by a quantity of kapoc catching fire. The outbreak was quickly subdued by the employees bymeansof the privatehoses kept on the premises, and the services of the Fire Brigade, who were quickly on ; the spot,-, were not required. The damage is ; estimated ! at about £SO. which is oovarfld hglmfiiuaaflfl