A CHARITABLE AID STORY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2276, 5 November 1891, Page 4

A CHARITABLE AID STORY.

Auckland, Oct. 24. The Herald says: The Auckland Charitable Aid Board coilld give General Booth a wrinkle or two as to how to deal with the so-called destitute, applicants for charitable aid, and others of that style, as the following narrative will show ; The other morning, Mr Strathearn, the in spector under the board, was surprised to find at the office door a digger with his Bwag,who mildly requested to be put into the Oostley Home, and that right away.According to his story he had been a gold digger on various fields of Otago for over 25 years, and had done well, having s xveral hundred pounds. It occurred to him that it would be the correct thing to make the grand tour to “ Old Ireland.” Sr he went Home, where he had a good time, but he thinks his friends possibly had the best of the festivities. His money being spent, with the exception of £SO, he returned to Otago, where he put up at a hotel and enjoyed the friendly acquaintance of a southern mayor. With a light heart and a lighter pocket he headed northwards, stopping at various places, and landed in Auckland, via the East Coast, presenting himself with his g vag as above (after being a few days about t >wn) in order to be placed in the Costley H -me and save any further anxiety about his future. The Charitable Aid Board s him to the Receiving Depot, Princes abreet. This being a “ distressing case,’ tliey felt ‘‘ it was a mean thing to sneak a noble digger ” from another province in this time of exodus, and in the most handsome manner paid hia passage south, on Thursday, to Dunedin, the office clerk seeing him on board on Thursday morning, Before he started he called in at the office of the board to get a little pocket money to spend on the road down. To hear was to obey, and he got his money and went off rejoicing. It will be interesting to know how he gets on with the Dunedin Institutions.”