BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION TRUSTEES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2210, 9 July 1896, Page 30

BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION TRUSTEES.

The regular meeting of the Benevolent fnatitu tion Trustees was held on the Ist inst., and was attended by Messrs Cbisholm (chairman), Ilayncs, Allan, Solomon, Gourley, »nd Swan. Accounts amounting to £131 3< Id were passed for pajmeut. It was reported that Messrs S Jaui«s, J FinSh and T. Johnston had given parcels of papers fo: the use of the inmate?.— The gifts were received with thanks.'

The Secretary reported that there had been four confinements .at the institution last week, three of which took place the same night. The monthly out-door relief book snowed that for last mouth the number of cases wan 485, representing 199 men, 374 women, and 938 children Th« weekly cost'was £145 27s 6d. For June test year the casts numbered 452, corapiising 171 man, 360 women, and 922 children, the weekly coat then being £135 10s. The increase in the expense was pointed out to be £10 5s 6d a week, or about £500 a year. Dr Sutherland wrote that lie had attended two patients at Milton who were receiving aid from the trustees, and he failed to see why he should not receive remimeiation for the attendance. He would be glad if the trustees would let him know what charge he should make, aad also instruct him as to chemist's expeasea.— After some discussion the letter was referred to the local body, the Chairman expressing the opinion that if the cases were fit ones for the institutioa they should go there. About 40 relief cases were dealt with,

Consbable Nicholas Marnh is gazetted cleric of Ihe Warden's and Magistrate** Courts, receiver of gold revenue, and mining registrar at Pembroke, also an inspector under the l'actories Act.

Probosco, tho trainer of the talking horse Mahomet, who c^ine here with circus some month? b*ck, it now in Dunedin, His intention is to start in business as hone-> trainer and breaker at the Rink stables, Moray placii. A ring has already been cDnstruofced there, and in the course of a week or so Mr Probosco will exhibit a number of nonies recently trained by him at Qonv