TE ORANGA HOMEENQUIRY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 11 March 1908, Page 8

TE ORANGA HOMEENQUIRY.

(Per Press Association.)

CHRISTOHUROH, March 10

The Te Oran,ga Home inquiry was -continued this afternoon, when eviddonce was given by Mrs Bean, relative "to tlie girl over whom some difference -arose recmtly between the matrons of the Samaritan and1 Te Oranga Homes. M'*s Bsan stated that Mrs Braviting had idelaiyed foi'warding a favonrabls report on the gii'l Miss Early, matron of the Samaritan, Horn© for a week, and was -said to be prejudiced against the girl. The second' witness was thcvgirl herself, who stitcd that elie was badly treated at the Home. The food was bad and; insufficient,"and the continual ungyina: of attendants was unbearable. "She admitted1 t%iat she had' a violent temper, and that she onrivrelled with' the girls as well as staff. Slip had once attempted suici "o. anil was s^nt to- the mental hospital fnr six weeks, when sho was plased. -irs Bran tin q- gob h er transferred to th S-initirit-nn! Homrl.

Miss Howden, an ex-pmp'oyev; at To 'Oranga, also gave cvid*->;i"o. S'ie sari that the matron eT.aa^el Ivr as clerk. imd was afterwards r-qnir^d tol im Jfii'the duties of fittendaiit. as she •had made several •c^.arp.es aj^Tinst the matron, relating to t l-e maiiaT'omen.': and iinances oP the Hoiijo.