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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The North Otago Benevolent Institution
The North Otago Benevolent Institution , which occupies a commanding position overlooking the harbour and town of Oamaru, was established about the year 1876. It was originally the Immigration Barracks, and consists of two dormitories of ten beds each, and there are also ten single bedrooms. There is thus sleeping accommodation for thirty inmates. The kitchen, etc., and the master's and matron's rooms occupy the centre of the building. The new Home for incurables is attached to the institution. It is a handsome building of Oamaru stone, and was built in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897. There are two wards in this building; the male ward contains eight beds, and there are four beds in the ward for females.