—Received and adopted. Old Men's and Women's Home.— Tiie report on the Old Men's and Women's Home was received and adopted. Treasurer's Statement.—The Trea surer's statement showed that the re-' ceipts for the past month were as fol io "s:—Balance at bank, 9th, £32 5s Id; Ohinemuri Couat)pl Council, £19 8s 6d; Thames County; ' Council, £50 ; Thames Borough Coun-. cil, £84 12s 6d. . The . expenditure amounted to £291 2s 7d, leaving a debit balance of £104 16s 6d. This is covered by, the Government subsidy due—about £150. General Purposes committee,— The General Purposes Committee re ported:—.
•'Since the last meeting of the Board £19 8s 6d has been received from the Ohinemuri County Council, £50 from'. tho Thames County Ceuncil, and £8412 a 6dfrora the Thames Borough Council. Your Committee have anticipated tho subsidy . payable on ' these payments, ". which amounts to £154 Is, by getting a .',. tomporary overdraft of £104 16-j 6d. £100 has been paid, under the deed of j agreement for tho purchase of the site of ' the Men's and Women's Home, the ] balance £255 is payable on the' Ist of October, 1896, the Board having tbe power to pay tho amount off Bny.time ' the funds admit, tho sooner the balance > is paid the sooner the paymont of interest ' will stop. The aecounis for supplies, j services, salaries, etc., for the mouth' cf September having been examined and J found correct, your Committee recom* 7 mend tfiat they be passed for payuont," —Received and adopted. This was all the business.
