LONDONS MISERS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 189, 31 May 1939, Page 4

LONDONS MISERS

STRANGE TALES TOLO OUTDOOR RELIEF HOARDED On London’s misers who pose as being poverty-stricken, strange stories' are told. Here are some of them: “Mrs. P.,” whoi died at the ago of 81, had been receiving outdoor relief for upwards of 10 years. When officers .visited her room they found in a rusty old tin trunk a number of tied-up bags. They contained parcels of silver, half-crowns, florins, shillings and sixpences—ail yellow! with age—and evidently hoarded from her outdoor relief. ' An inmate of the Westminster institution liadl a brother wljo h;ul ■' Lifer ed to- pay os a week for inV maintenance. The assessment officer learned that the brother had *a 'box belonging to the patient. Among its contents were a P.O. Savings Bank bo ole with a credit balance of '£ll-50, National-.,SqVihgs .certificates and other, securities', the total reaching £2478. . £ Miss was found wandering and was certified and detained. Council officials found in her room large quantities of confectionery, biscuits, sweets, chocolates, jars of pickles, marmalade, bottles, of. vinegar, cognac, whisky, Yorkshire relish, olive oil and parcqis pf ■ in good condition. There were also many valuable scf unties ami dividend warrants'.