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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

The Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society

The Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society. This society was established about 1857, and after a period of suspended work revived in its present form in 1884. Its chief object is to relieve cases of genuine distress that do not come under the jurisdiction of other bodies; to assist the poor and needy; and to systematically visit the dwellings of the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and comfort the desolate and oppressed. The district of Auckland is organised and systematically attended to by benevolent ladies in the various wards, and they deal with cases not only in the city, but also in suburbs like Devonport, Avondale, and Panmure. The ladies do practically all the work, as they recognise that it is woman's peculiar mission to minister to the sick, the bereaved, and the destitute. The president of the society is Colonel Haultain; Rev. Canon Nelson, M.A., and the Rev. S. A. Goldstein, vice-presidents. There is a strong committee of gentlemen; Mr. W. Thorne is the honorary treasurer and Mr. F. G. Ewington is the honorary secretary. Mrs Nelson is president of the ladies' committee, and Mrs Edgecumbe is the honorary secretary.