POLITICAL NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6290, 22 September 1898, Page 1

POLITICAL NOTES.

[Feom Oub Correspondent.] WELLINGTON, Sept, 21 SEPARATE INSTITUTIONS.

A Bill to amend the law relating to separate institutions under the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, has been introduced by the Governor-in-Council. The Bill provides that the number of trustees shall be nine. The number to be elected by voluntary contributors shall be proportionate to the share which the total amount of voluntary contributions bears to the total amount required for maintenance. Where the share is less than one-tenth the number of trustees elected by contributors shall be two, less than one-eighth three, less than one-sixth four, less than one-third five, not less than one-third, six. The remaining trustees are to be elected by the contributing local authorities. The incorporation of a separate institution may be-Tevoked when .the total amount contributed by voluntary contributors in one year is less than £100: The Bill, apparently, will govern the Samaritan. Home at Christchurch. Special clauses have been introduced to deal with the Waimate. Hospital difficulty. These provide that in that particular case the local authorities entitled to elect shall be the Councils of the county or borough of Waimate, that a local authority shall be deemed to have : contributed to the funds of a separate institution if it has contributed any sum to the funds of the district Board of which meneys are paid in respect of separate institutions. District Boards are empowered to spend moneys out of their funds for the furnishing or enlargement of separate institutions. These clauses will make the Bill- previousl*-- introduced by.' Major Steward unnecessary.