THE OHIRO HOME.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 5023, 22 July 1903, Page 7

THE OHIRO HOME.

At Urn meeting of Um Trustees o£ the AVollingtou Benevolent Institution yesterday, air .1. Reid moved, in accordance with notice of .notion, “ That before any steps are taken in the direction of rebuLding the present Ohiro Homo, the question of acquiring land and erecting the buildings in rhe Hull district be fully considered at the next meeting of the Trustees.” Hr Reid went on to say that it would bo wise before rebuilding was commenced on the present site to go fully into the whole question of re-e-’ceting tho Home. According to the existing law, he understood the Trustees had t-q power to build new premises—lie might bo wrong, and ho hoped iie was —and if his proposition was agreed to, tho necessary authority could be sanei ioned by Parliament. Hr Reid considered tlie present site was wholly unsuitable for the purpose for which’it is used, and that tho advantages in favour of the Homo being erected at the Hntt must he recognised by everybody. A sufficient area of land oould be obtained to provide for the building being a one-storied structure. In the an outbreak of fire tho Ohiro Heme would prove a veritable death-trap. After wailing for a seconder, Mr C. H. Izard (chairman) said li o would second tho motion pro formal, so that tho matter might ho dismissed. Hr It.. Mothes viewed tho proposal with disfavour. As one of the oldest Trustees, ho said ho could speak with Eonio authority on the question of sites., A good deal had been said when tho Homo was started, but most of the Trustees had since recognised that the position chosen at Ohiro was tho most suitable in every way. Mr D; Robinson also spoke against the motion. Tho advantages in favour of tho- present sito were so overwhelming that tho re-erection of tho building there should bo proceeded with at. ohoe. Mr Reid thereupon asked leave to withdraw his motion. Ho said ho had brought tho matter up from a sense of duty; ho had not taken hh lend from any person, and wan simply noting in tlie interests of the unfortunate people the Home was intended to accommodate. Tho motion was accordingly allowed to lapse.