THAMES CHARTABLE AID BOARD.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 6838, 10 February 1891, Page 2

THAMES CHARTABLE AID BOARD.

Thb ordinary monthly meetiog' of the Thames Charitable Aid, Board wae held last evening. Present: Meeere Eenebaw (chairman), Koeford, Killgoor, PdL'ridge, and Edwards (Obroinandel). The mitiutee of the p-evious monthly meeting were read and,confirmed, i

ObPH&NAQE DISPOTE, - A letter W3B l'fl. ceived from the Education Department, Wellington, .stating that Ibo correspondence of 1879, relating to the opening of the Thames Orphanage was "bat ween the Borough authorities and the Colonial Secretary, —Received, .

Contbibdtion.-A cheque for £8 I3e lOd wae received .from ilia Ohinemuri County Council, being their contribution for the month of December.

RATiottS.~The Relieving Officer reportedlthatra'inns to the value of £22 had been issaed at the Thames during (he past four weeke, against £22 14s 4d, ieeaed. duiiog the previous inon'h, AtCoromandel the cost of rations for January was £5.12s 9j, against £4 19s 6d issued in December. Old Men's HojiE.-The Secretary reported that the health of the inmates was on the whole fairly good. On the 21st nlf, John MeSweenly, of Ooro.mandel, was admitted as an iDma'o. He staled that during stormy weather the roof leaked in several places, and he therefore recommended, that authority be given to wake tho flooosBury ; repairs. - Beceived and adoplsd, ■. ■ : ■• ..•;..

itjonEAT ok PADDOCK.-l-ha Secretary of'lie Orpbanagt-iu codueciion with tho eetimaeaof expanditure for Hie opsuin? fiiuioia yoar-reconimended ihs Board tl favourably consider (ho advisability of tiro recreation paddook, at pro-Coßnod.-Merred to the Geoeral Par' poeee Oommrtee. • :

_ Orphans BojiE.-The Maefer of tho Howa reported that the daily cost of pr ivisions for each iamale, moludiog ihe eiaff boye aad 4 girl 3, all of whom wore in exception.o! the infant Hamilton, who ciine io the iiiß-itu-tionin a sadly, enfeebled and dirty condition. On New Year's Day the wet wea'hor preventofi the children from lioldiog iheir aeaal picnic, but a kind of eurprtee cartv W, Kealland family enabloq all tlie childrea to tboroaehly cniuy tbeinsslve?.: Thapkewere.diioio the Rev. W. Keall for pfesents of fruit and oake on New Years Day, and for a large parcel of Uraphios and other '■ .illnetrateol : papers. They had also to thank Mr W. Wood ]uar., for a liberal eupply of bananas at Ilia school feast on ibo 29 h u]t M and to Mt ■Jolin Flett for. kindly 'conveying-the children from ■ m to tho gardedg, and homo again- at ilia close of thei day.-The report■;? was received, and votes of thanVg We acborded;to the Uev, W, Keall, Mesers % Wood'and J, Flett. KEMgf.-Mrs Woolley, efloretaryto tlio ttauraki Ladies', Benevolent Socioty, reported that the soul of £25 13a' 4d had been paid out. for ibo quarter 'Mine .Decembers referred to the General Purposes Gboijmittee, ' ~, ■ ..< ; c

BTATBMBNT.-Tlie Secro'ary's statetneat ofaocountß,«liow(3d that the reccipte for tbepastraqnihhad been£l3B9s 3d,and the esponditurd. £13i: 18i 2d; loaviog a creditba!aqceof£6Uetd. > 8 BEPORT,-The General Purpoffoß.Gamtoitteee report-was received end adopted. amounting to LUS Iβ da were paeaed for payment,. ' ■ Theß.;«rdthenrosef. ■..