North Wairarapa Benevolent Society.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4693, 12 April 1894, Page 3

North Wairarapa Benevolent Society.

I Regular Monthly Meeting, H/Che monthly meeting of the North ■Pairarapa Benevolent Sooiety was Held tbis morning in the Borough Bouncil Chambers. There were pre-Bnt-Messrs It. T. Holmes (ChairHan), E. Feist, and R. D, JDagg. H minutes, _ H The minutes of the previous meet" Hg were read and confirmed. H COKSEJPONDENCE. H The following correspondence was Halt with H l f rom L, Anderson nA. Olifton'a Hlildren, asking for an increase to 15a H week, It was decided lo continue ■Rs a week, and consider the matter at the next meeting. H Mr Dagg thought the Trustees had Hade a mistake in taking the children Her from the South County, but Mr Heist said that they could not now Hany their responsibility. HFrom Mr Noble, of Eketaliuna, Hrwarding 25b. H From the Secretary of the Wanganui Hharitable Aid Board, forwarding £0 6d for maintenance of the WilHtms family. H Application ri John Dunn, an 'old Hldier 76 years of age, suffering from Hrdiao weakness, His fare wa? paid H Wellington, and it was hoped he Hould be enabled to get into the Old Men's Home. H& bankruptcy of Percy Cobb, it H»s found that the Sooiety had no SBarge against the estate. . |HFrom Teuui : Police Station re a Hugger, named Dooksry who was to the Masterton Hospital H March 20th, suffering from in■Bmmation of the bowels. He was Hpeharged on April 3rd, and hoard lodging had been granted to the Han for a few days, Chairman thought in some HHses the Hospital discharged patients Ho quiokly, Tho man was in a very state when ho came out, HTwo applications were made for to the Wellington Old Hbn's Home, The case of R, John < Hb was testified to as a gepuine one ■ Mr E. E. Chamberlain, jHMr Feist said the only thing to do Has to make application to the proper HHthoritiea at Wellington, DuFratis wrote asking why allowance had been stopped. Secretary said the case was not ■Hill satisfactory. The, woman was of help from her husband. HMr Feist said it was not a case of BHreme poverty. RHR'rom Mrß York asking for clothes Henry William asking for HHjts, etc., for his children. the latter case the Trustees BHjded to receive a report from the H[< before giving the assistance deHHded. Hh finance. HHBie! chairman said tbe pay sheet present month amounted to BRft Feist moved that tho amounts for payment.—Carried. credit balance at the bank to £96 ISs sd, H| HON -AXTEN'DANOE, was called to the cen-non-attendanoeyof some of the HHees Hg Feist thought a fine shoujd be non-attendance. HH Dagg said it was not right to all the responsibility on a few jHH'i'rußtees, Secretary said that Mr Stuokey been present at a meeting HHas decided to write to Mr Stuofor an explanation, meeting then adjourned.. HHioss of ths Kiwi, HH^|elegrapb—Ptess Association.) HH Wellington, Taursday. HH|srs Levin and Company rethis morning statsteamer Kiwi, H coastal been on tho all hands were saved, learn that the wreck occurred at "IHfive o'clock last night, the vessel having just landed stores at Qlenburn, (Mr F, Moore's station), 1- and was about two miles out, when le she struck a rook, the tide being low re at the time. 10 AMrFarrer-at onetime cjdet n " at Mr F, E. Tatham's station— ah da daughter of Captain Campbell were also on board. All hands reached land in safety, but owing to the wind and strong tide it was sous time before the boats ?• could be rowed in, and Qlenburn Homestead was not reaohed till 10 o'olock at night, when every hospitalre ity was extended to the crew of the )n unfortunate craft.' id °" (By Telegraph,-Press Association). It is supposed that the Kiwi struck ™ & lock not marked Oil the chart, as the landing plaoos ailing .the East Coast I 0 very impei feptly surveyed, ' If The Kiwi was an iron vessel of 183 ,ft tons, built in 1874 to the order of p Messrs Co., specially for East m Coast trade. Hf-r hull i 3 jnaured for 10 £B,OOO, in the Victoria office, Tho |® r cargo was also insured, he fhe yeaaol was in charge of Captain t0 Campbell. ,Mr Greenwood, Engineer of tbe boat, informs us that Ihe vessel left ° e Glenbum at five minutes past four o® p.m., struck tin rock at 4,15; was '" discovered to be sinking at 4 45, and had gone down by 5,15, ,r * The Kiwi left Wefljngton on Tuesday eVpniDg for the East Ouaat Q d ports with a mil general cargo. Ed — 1 I 4 mmmu be cer Mr F. H, Wood reports of tbe stock th nle held by him at tbe Maryborough vi- sale yards yesterday, aB follows up There was a very large attepdanpe of buyers, but pfortgnately owing to Or accidental and unavoidable ciroun}bis stances some of the sheep entered did to not gome forward. Bidding for sheep to- showed a alight improvement pn rgoent lie sales, and there was a demand /or ice « much larger number than were m> yarded, Prioes ruling as under:— ng store ewes, from 2s7d to6a4dj fat be do, 8s to Ss Sdj.mixed ewes and wethers, 8s 8d; Merino wethers, 6b 125 6d; lambs, a fairly good line, {8 Id;

-bidding for cattle, the bulk of which were gassed in,,not reaching ownsts' reserves,. Heifers, and calm sold at 44a; steers, 18 monthi to 2J years, 65a; cows, 77s 6d; pure bred bull, " Red Duke ?nd," 8 pneasj .yearling Grade bull, "I'akeha," £9, Horses, no demand, one only being Hold.