THE EVENING MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 264, 26 February 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL,

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1877.

W»«*» nre thfnr*. and * «!.-os» oi Ink fallinz npon a thcojht m»y J*«W« itvu which mafcca thousands thiri*."*'

Ar the annua! meeting ok' the Ota'-jo Benevolent Institute, iicM in Duncdin on Thursday last, a lengthy and interesting report was submitted by the Committee of tfatfag&ntclrt: ~ The limited spac? at our |rc»>in»anrt-:T>rcvMitccltjU» giving fchf report ■"*». «/*•»»*>, tot in our is*nc of Sa&mlay we of its vital parts. >."uteitiiatatuH»- the fact that wu are at a distance of S"i«e eighty lndes :-^i»h"tWel^tst^a.Vn; r tV-li«»-c!ai«w opj-n • t»„ anil, indeed, evcr>- ownnimnty in "he trlvtcTi cannot be ignored. ..It»..|w«taU am open to-all indent -an* hetpleaa, whether frura town o: ' to-the accommodation ci the command »f the Committee. At the : present-j«u?tttre of pottticd affairs, ton, /when, itet-. fatmra source* of revenue .&nti ; mode %>i management mmt he of a verj 1 tthfiuttain k ' ! all-port* of l«» 3«» to take untie? »>f.t!i<. vast. amount .of which il ha; ' 'r:tU'V»«l. in an innumerable variety o ' ! ways, rfnrhi? the pant y. ar, and to bnm k I its." rfMtrt* Jwfwr «:vt- i»'ti>Hc."_.F^»n»-t>« ; rh«noFi-tvlf* l *,«*WtfV-. fIV " that duVh-ig't'u ' V --V eh tv : :;.» oven « spend don «.ut-ih>n: ku,t • „■.:.." i t ;? : - t . .■■ L'! ;-:".-: t:.eV. .t! trs...>-- ■.' I J | ., v! ,. n ,-/.. 1 rrC,:r..!v..1i.:;-.tf.-LarM ' „ ; f- Ih , -ufl.-a f-. : o; t.T'J. a* a;|-rt:;s. i.-itt ;^-1 ■•■ ir vio-:..'y. .">."" »-•■ - ts - ;H r!iy Oh vrf-'f" foMi'.* it;t. c-->">' t» i:ra:t : st: l .i^r. : ».-f Mud t>?Gi;.ii«uhiS, at> t «:Uh * . itt/\ wi.ile to t'"v :un'.;ntt of J. 02 , w»» p«id on ••* »"» : ' fr-urest s!'u>w f' p amount of -on; Lwhre s the >■:!* f h»»w J^ yt'-ai- which haa ]u*t p.-.i 3*» J .-*w;i;v% luu ht!t-u [>rtsf.-*itr- us«. i --U"- h> ' rt li«;f t;> rt;« i-oor of "Dunlin a:vi th ! enrtntrr ft:srr7t.ff »'t E..«« i nn.i,i.t. iw.>.. i ti* y*r 137«. it h>ay tArtakuO tevp:tnt; i —in tfw faej »-f l!i«r dull iwins which ar Ukfe'ty to |Cv-va;l" the ytar '.vhich i k wm nm?vto:4 its«»«r.;e - that tf-dt n* ccv^if. ■ wilt not he i>:v? whit umnntshe;!. h;it v. it prol>ah!y b» itv;mvw\. T!.e fsttifr i,>f the "otago nmcvotettt i I then.'fore a matter of concern t;» aU %vln 1 have a warnn cortiar in tltjir heart,* for th. 1 : pour autt cntesh!e.t old pK9*o and tiv helpless yotttyater?, the bttttnicu o ' i wlwsie tire* » in any degree .ime!iorat---i .' hy its.ctisritabte aid. We learu fn»m ih' " ! report .that Hut -afforafie cost of the in ' : mates per heacHn WTZ was 7s. B]d. pe | .wt'ttfc, and the average foriaai year l>s. Od I.per head,'the inctesse beinj attnbot^hh ■ t'« 'the larger n'otnlier of adult inmates and tt» the price of Tttis sntn '"utrhtdes tin- to* of Cftjiak3,.t'-». htituiitv--. ntir other exp"ms»f* of tho Mvtrtki indiiTfttion c';a ...tt.B.«tatft> J3aiievw!-at -l-yluw. i* Hiirtei vtry, r Aii^n;j;,'iiy«e;tt. f _;"-{te m"t*< t^p : Ui;ifty "a.4' tii 'ojtvM- reftpeei;* i- i; j aetinowtedawt to ho--<nt«l*nently c ►tidn«b;d. Tlie■ statement f>f r„ct:pu and (.■xp^iuiitun for the year sho'w.;t a ba!aa«-e of A"U7 Is. : <JLinJaffrta* of ,tho3iisrttt»tioii'nt the tnv of the yt-nr.; btt(;_a|th'irtij!i this scctfls^o:- ! tlie face of iE aWtafaetory sSa?a of affair*, , '.we-tttfd..tkat..ttie include. £l3ot paid o>ver it* the Connmittee by tae gfutie- ' * tue+*"" : *iiy>' : carried ottt'ttte' "Carnival" which was hidd in.Bnaveilio sdmy ;few : tuoatftst. since of .the fnndsf of the '"tlw ' Bttwiit'.fof subacription^. we retjvet t*> Ica.m r fell »hort t>f oi h explained .in the report some Os.- { r cej)?Ai«iatty : 'siVlfcrij)tions vcre_.rc--ce'iVediri i;r4ion» which ustfaHy p» direct 'to the Coaaaittee wera in Ike year given Jto , sfi.e..Carnival .Fund. r Tltt report^/icltuks : , : tti(:Ti~' : tne medical oiEcers' report, ajad's ! welf-deservtd tribnte of .praise to Hie - QfiN) tW.tlut r .|»6vde«w: ) e, y-f-l»**d «sf >«*>«>" which hai"'charaeterlse'tf t!ie of tile Inatittttion. n *' v