Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 5 July 1889, page 4


NATIONAL SHIPWRECK. RELIEF SOCIETY.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the committee of the National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales was hold a yesterday afternoon, at the Exchange. Present-Mr. Buzacott (in the chair) Mr Storey, Mr. Kethel, Captains Brown, Broomfield, Banks, and O'Sullivan, and Mr. A. F. Wilshire (secretary)). The treasurer (Captain Broomfield) reported that the balance at credit of the society at date was £333 2s. 6d The collector (Mr Lane) reported the receipt since last meeting of sums amount-ing to £42 17s. 2d. 'The balance sheet to be presented to the forthcoming annual meeting of subscribers was formally placed before the committee, and it was resolved that Mr J C. Taylor be asked to audit same, prior to the holding of the annual meeting. The committee then considered various cases in which relief had been directly or indirectly applied for. In the matter of the death of Captain Greenlees, killed on board his ship while on a voyage to the South Sea Islands, the committee formally resolved that a sum of £30, in addition to the sum of £70 to which Mrs. Greenies« was entitled by virtue of her husband's membership in the society, be awarded to her, that such money be dispensed by the chairman and treasurer, who should be at liberty to make such suggestions as to invest-ment as might appear advisable to them, and that an expression of the committee's sympathy with herbs conveyed by letter from the secretary. In the case of Mrs. Hayward, widow of the late Captain Hayward, the committee voted the sum of 100 allowed by the rules of the society, and, on the chairman's recommendation, it was resolved that the amount of £6 be paid down, and 10s. per week allowed till the vote was exhausted. Application had been made for relief for Mrs Emerson, widow of the late Captain Emerson, drowned at Cairns Captain Emer-son not having been a member of the society, consideration of the case was postponed till next monthly meeting , the secretary to make inquiries and report thereat. Applications for relief for personal loss suffered by the wreck of the Maggie Scott had been made by C. Hill, J. Moore, and 6 Denton, Bennion. The two firstnamed not having been members of the society, the committee in their case declined to entertain the application Denton, having been a member, was granted the sum of £3 The case of Captain Barnes, of the Pacific Stope, whose vessel was reported missing, was considered. It transpired that with the exception of two children at school in Camden) all the members of his family had accompanied Captain Barnes on his voyage. It was resolved that the matter of providing for the proper maintenance of the two children referred to should be considered at the next meeting. A letter from H S. Coetlogon, H.B M.'s Consul at Samoa, notifying that, in accordance with the society's desire, he was making inquiries as to special acts of bravery performed at Apia on the occasion of the recent hurricane at that place, was laid before the

meeting the case of D McLaren (lately master of the Maggie Taylor! was considered at some length M'Laren is at present a patient in the Hospital for Insane, and complications had arisen as the result of a decision previously arrived at by the committee to make an award of £1 per week in his case. The Master in Lunacy had claimed that a certain proportion of this amount (which had been passed for the relief of McLaren's family) should go towards the maintenance of M'Laren in the asylum The chairman stated hohadhadamnterviewwiththo Master in Lunacy, as a result of which the latter's claim had been somewhat modified He (Mr Buzacott had also taken action to prevent the contemplated sale of the vessel, and in other ways to guard the interests of M'Laren's family. The Master in Lunacy had authorised him (Mr Buzacott) to receive freight and pay wages, &c, for the time, it being understood that unless M'Laren recovered within a reasonably short period the vessel would be sold Ino relation of the society to the trustees of the Town Hall Ly-ee-Moon Disaster Fund was next dealt with In view of the resolution passed at the public meeting held for the relief of sufferers by the Ly-ee-Moon disaster, the society considered the committee in charge of the balance of the fund had acted improperly in not duly handing over such balance to the society It was decided to obtain the opinion of Dr G Sly, solicitor, on the subject The case of John Smith, a member of the society, at present under treatment in the Prince Alfred Hospital, was brought forward by receipt of an account from the hospital for £7 Ids, being Smith's expenses as an inmate for 14 days (at 3s. per day). The chairman said it hardly seemed right that the county should pay for beds in the Infirmary and Prince Alfred Hospital, and yet be called on to pay for patients sent to these institutions The secretary said that by the rules any person admitted was expected to pay if possible, and in his (the secre-tary's) letter to the hospital re- Smith's COBB-written in the belief that Smith would only be a few days in the institution he had asked that the society should be held liable for any expense on Smith's account The man was, however, in an extremely weak condition, and was not now expected to recover Consideration of the case was postponed. Accounts amounting to £25 were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated.