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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2734, 12 February 1910, Page 7

Two cases brought before the trustees of the Wellington Benevolent Institution aro of more than ordinary interest. A couple of young men, one about 22 years of age, and the other only 19, have been the guests of the ratepayers for a long time. The conclusion of the chairman, who made a few comments after both had departed, was to the effect that both had “lived in the lap of luxury,” and that neither, having been cast adrift in the Dominion, was able to fend for himself. One of them (says the “New Zealand Times”), had travelled almost the length and breadth of New Zealand and had been retained nowhere. He belonged to a good business family, had been taught to be an electrical engineer, but apparently desired to lean on the ratepayers. The other, the son of a distinguished Englishman, was unable to take the place prepared for him until he became of age, ana, therefore, concluded lie would put in the time this side of his majority in the romantic work of riding after stock in either New Zealand or Australia. At the age of 21, one of the young men has a ready-made position yawning for him in Borneo’, and the other, whose relatives are obviously very wealthy, may find a feathered bed when his people hear that he has failed to milk the requisite number of cows. Both of the youths are highly educated, and of intellectual appearance.