HOME FOR VETERANS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1928, 10 December 1913, Page 5

HOME FOR VETERANS.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEET. His Excellency tho Earl of Liverpool presided at tho annual meeting of tho Board of Governors of the Veterans' Home (Auckland). The meeting was held in the Cabinet Hoo-m, (fovernniont Buildings, yesterday morning. Both the annual report ami balancesheet and tho report of tho superintendent of the Home (Major Carpenter) were rend'and adopted, Tho report stated:—The capital fund has during the past year increased from i'M-10 to fOMO, but as receipts from donations, .subscriptions, and collections have decreased bv £108,. a deficit of £272 had to bo charged against the accumulated funds accounts. Cost of maintenance per head per week averaged 13s. 11 *d. Tho average number of resident veterans lias been thirtyeight, being a decrease of two upon last year's average. There am six of the original members of the Homo re-1 inaining. Amongst the veterans is one who fought at Aero in 1810, and also i at the Gate Pa, New Zealand, whero ho was severely wounded through tho j body: also n" Crimean veteran who was in the heavy bricade and was wounded at Balaclava.

His Kxcelloncy flic Governor was ptontoil president, tl)o Hon. Edwin Mitchelscm "was elected treasurer, and Col. 15. "j. Collins, C.M.G., was re-elected lion, secretary. Hearty votes of thanks wore accorded to the Uon. E. MUohelson, tlio Auckland committee, the chaplains, itredii-al anil denial officers, and auditor, who 'have civon their services p;ratnitouslv for (lie benefit of the institution; also a cordial vote, of thanks to tlio Oovermiiont for Use. assistance rendered the Heme. With .reirnrd In the, death of Sir William Russell, who was a member of tlio board from its inception, the 'following resolution was passed :—"That this hoard places on record its apprc<;i>ition of the valuable services render* e;l to the Home by the lain Sir W. ft. llussoll, and tenders his widow and family its sincere symnathy with them in their bereavement."