HOME FOR MENTALLY DEFICIENT BOYS.
j 1 iBrTiLBOBAPa.— SPZCIAL COEEISPONDINT.V ' Dunedin, February 2. ' The Otekaike Home, situated on the Otekaike Estate, near Oamaru, purchased by tho Government, and which is to be used as a home for mentally deficient bojs, is described as a veritable mansion. It was formerly the residence of the late Hon. R Campbell, and is handsomely decorated throughout. Tho building itself will require only a few alterations,to fit it for the purpose for which it is intended. A few boys are at present m the home, which has accommodation for forty or fifty lads. A completo survey of 1 the, estate, which contains 340 acres, is at present being "made u<th the object' of ascertaining tho Tbest method of" bringing in water for fire prevention and domestic supply, and a comprehensive scheme af drainage.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 8
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138HOME FOR MENTALLY DEFICIENT BOYS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 8
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