A meeting under the patronage of the Charitable Aid Board and other bodies was held at the Princnss's Theatre last night for the purpose of considering the Hon. W. M. Bolt's scheme for dealing with the unemployed. Mr James Robin, chairman of the Charitable Aid Board, presided, and. there were about 400 per sons present, 'J ha following delegates of various bodies were present:—Crs Gore, Gourley, and Swan (representing the City Council), Mr D. 11. Hastings (West Harbor Council), Messrs G. R. Davie aud William Jenkins (Workers' Political Committee), Mr W. Bood (Dunedin Assembly of i Knights of Labor), and Messrs A. R. Barclay, H. May, and D. W. M. Burn (Fabian Society). The following, in addition to the above, occupied seats on the stasre '.—The Hon. W. I)-, Stewart, Mr W. I'arnshaw, M.H.R., Mr D. Pinkerton, M.H.R., Messrs J. Hiialett, A. H. Burton, G. Calder, J. P. Arm strong, F. M. Lester, R. Watson, T. K. Sidey, and S. L. Brookes,

Apologies were received from Bishop Ntvill, the Revs. W. Saunders, C. H. Bradbury, R. Waddell, and Mr W. Bridgman (Mayor of Caversham). The Chaiumak introduced

The Hon. W. M. Eoi/r, whose address was largely a repetition of that which he delivered in Christchurch, Wellington, and Dunedin. Towards the close Mr Bolt said : Fortunately I have something more to offer you than an ideal creation of my own. Since writing the above sketch of an industriil colony I have found that my ideal has in a great measure become a reality in England. In October, 1894, a con ference of eminent men was held in England for the purpose of considering the question of "Co-operative labor upon the land." The papers read were published in a volume last year. One of those papers was read by the Rev. Herbert V. Mills, a man who has been known all over the Empire for a quarter of a century as a student of methods for dealing with poverty, with irregularity of employment, and charitable aid. The reading of the paper occu pies a few minutes only, and I give it you in its entirety, as I can quote no higher authority, and I am rather proud to say that my own sketch was written some weeks before I read Mr Mills's. Th a paper is a description of a co-operative colony at St;irnthwarto. 