BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. TRUSTEES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8209, 14 June 1888, Page 4

BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. TRUSTEES.

The'weekly meeting of the Benevolent Institution Trustees, held yesterday, was attended by Messrs Solomon (in the chair), Calder, Haynes, Rennie, Fagan, Carroll, and Green: Accounts amounting to £175 3s 4d were passed for payment.. . ... '.'"-• Dr Bfacgregor wrote asking for a return to be laid before the House of Representatives showing th» cost of administration of the institution from November 1, 1885, up ,to March 30 last,'-'- -• ''' ' ' ■ '' '■■ •' - The Chairman said he had a return prepared, the net result of which was as followß:—Expenditure from November 1, 1885, to March 31, . 1886 (a period' of five months), £3390 14s Id; cost of administration, 9£ per cent, on the amount expended. Expenditure from April 1, 1886, to March 31; 1887, £10,166 3s Id; cost of administration, 7£ou the amount expended. Expenditure from April 1,1887, to March 31,1888, £10,974 18s Id; cost of administration on the amount expended, 6J per cent. . It waß resolved1 that the return asked for by . Dr Macgreger be furnished him. • Consideration oJ an application from Mrs J; .-, Smith, of Portobello, to adopt a child at present in the institution was deferred for a week. ' Mrs Ollerenshaw, of Oaversham, wrote asking the trustees to take a little girl back into the institution who' was at service with her. She ' stated as a reason for making the request that she did not get on well with the girl, and that the latter was in bad health.—lt was decided to readmit the girl into the institution. An old man' 88 years of age; named Barker, applied to the trustees to pay his rent. ,„ - The Chaiiiiian stated that up till about 12 months ago the applicant had'been in receipt of ssaweekfroni the trustees. He (the chairman), however, heard/that: Barker had some •money in the Post Office Savings Bank, and. on going there one day he saw-the applicant in company with his daughter drawing some money out. On inquiry it was found that he had £83 193 4d in tbo bank, but he- stated that the money belonged to his daughter, who was;* , woman about 50 years of age. On being interrogated about the matter, the daughter replied ■; ■that the whole of the money belonged to her father. He (the chairman) then informed ... Barker that if he did not pay back the money he had been, receiving for 18 months from the trustees, he would be locked up. The result of. this threat was that Barker agreed to pay up, and handedover thewhole of the money to him (the chairman). He deducted £36 10s, and handed Barker the balance. He also wrote out a receipt, which Barker signed. ;• :; ■ ; ,■ Mr Kennie asked the applicant what lie had . done with the £56 he had received, but no satisfactory answer could be got from him; and ■when questioned about the receipt he signed, he said, "When I put my hand to the paper I did not know whether it was to be hung or The Chairman remarked ironically that the : applicant was very innocent, and stated that he visited the public house three or four times, a The applicant denied going so ofteri; but explained that he sometimes went into Mr Carroll s hotel, as Mrs Carroll was good enough to give him a glass of beer when he wanted one. J :^, Mr; Cabboix said he did not believe it was true that the applicant went into his place three or four times a day for beer. It was not likely that he should do so without his (Mr Carroll s) knowledge/It was stated abont a year ago that a woman was. seen, going frequently to his hotel for beer with a" billy," but it was afterwards proved that she went for soup. He thought it was not fair of the chairman to mako the statement he had done. ■ " • '■''_ ■", ' The Chaibman said ho was not likely to maKe such a statement without being Bure of his facts, and he could produce 50 people to prove what he bad said was true; , , ~ v Mr CAItROM.: Bring them, then. I don t believe it is true. . •■..'■' ' ~ -' , , • After some further discussion it was resolved to defer further consideration of • the matter for a week. ' ' ... A number of other applications forreuet were dealt with. , . . . \ ; ■ ' .