LOWER HUTT BOYS’ HOME

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10603, 31 May 1920, Page 3

LOWER HUTT BOYS’ HOME

SPLENDID PERFORMED. , APPEAL FOB ASSISTANCE. With the worthy object before it ot maintaining and training unfortunate boys, “the circumstances of whose lives are such that they should be removed there! rom,” the Anglican Boys’ Homos Society of Wellington has for some years been • carrying on at its bower nuu Home, valuable work in an endeavour to improve the conditions of lads who, by their sordid are likeiy to later become unworthy citizens. The institution was not founded with the idea of receiving criminal cases, so that it cannot bo regarded as a reformative home according to the general meaning of the word; the society undertakes the training of boys who have been neglected in their upbringing, but does not receive criminal cases.

Despite many vicissitudes in its early, stages the home was built up to its present efficiency from a capital of only .£SO, and now the extension of the work oHlhb society lias been decided upon. A committee, consisting of Messrs T. K. Dees (Imperial Supplies), chairman; H. 13. Gordon (manager National Bank, Te Aro);' lion treasurer; C. Lev-leu (secretary); A. E. Mabiu (Levin and Co.); t'. S. Hodson (Murray, Itoberts); G. Shirtcliffe (A. S. Paterson and Co.); C. B. Buxton (finance broker); A. J, Toogood (sheep farmer); and J. W. Henderson, (Central Agency) has been constituted to go into the question of the better, housing of the twenty-sis boys who are under the care of the society. The children, who are from five to fifteen years of age, are at present living with the matron, master and tuh-mulron in two four-roomed cottages at Lower Hutt. In place of rebuilding it has been proposed to purchase a ten-roomed house and about four and a half acres of land in the same district. Many applications have been received for admission to the home, and further accommodation is necessary to provide for sixty .boys... Tin, additions and alterations will cost about X7OOO, X2OOO of which has already been subscribed. Several of the principal trading firms and private individuals have made donations of X 250 and XICO towards this object, while others hav> contributed smaller sums according to their means.

The society appeals for funds to make up the amount required to ensure the proper housing of its charges. At a meeting of the executive of the Boys'’Home a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the re-housing committee; and it was resolved to purchase the land and house recommended by them, subject to Ene consent of the members of the society. A meeting is advertised to be held on Monday, June 7th.