THAMES CHARITABLE AID.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 270, 16 November 1887, Page 5

THAMES CHARITABLE AID.

OIS RESPONSIBLE FOR RELIEF ?

_££___ TO SEND AN APPLICANT m TO AUCKLAND.

joins may remember the charge of child brought against a girl named ifcasoa or McComish, at Thames, in _Man named Campbell was involved I gome extent, on account of the ~irl S3 resided at his house The:matter Jefore the Thames Charitable Aid Qat its meeting on Monday night, _.MrsCarapbellwas present to request __• relief' Should be continued to herself I __*child. In reply to questions, she dtfthat four Weeks ago-or about the lithe case of the girl Adamson tor the tfonmenb of her infant was brought m I tte Police Court—her husband left _fflii.es. but he had not since written _„r' |,; 'A man who had arrived here a few .pajofrora Waiuku called at her house, jirjormed her tlwfc her husband was at Unlace, but she did nob know the name i fe'informant, not having inquired. .husband would not be able to send for jbefore Christmas, and she desired that jritable aid should be continued to her _f that time. Itwj ijielitioned by the Secretary that (Board had offered to pay Mrs Camp_i passage to Auckland, so that she ei_jt_nher husband, and give her an iiftnal Ss to assist her. h Campbell: "That's no good. Mat's the use of 5s when I get in Auck-

Gaaderable conversation took place beds, members regarding the case, and the __n;of her husband was strongly conImiL'': It was pointed out that the Ml otb.Br functions to perform beitelooking after people who forced themshta upon" it, and thafc Mrs Campbell irilenmsband had come to the Thames b Auckland, and immediately thrown iwiTes upon the Board, although fimpiellffas himself an able-bodied man, ml tad stated that he was capable darning good wages. They had been promised the assistance of the Board to reWe» Auckland—from whence they came -Wbrethat district would have any claim ip» tie Thames Board for their maintenWein the event of their afterwards proving thither, but they had refused to go, «M openly defied the Board. Therethey now removed to Auckland w Oharitable Aid Board there could »lj uppti the Thames .to pay for their sitbance, as Campbell and his wife W now been over the prescribed .J*'[in,: this district. The conduct «tie husband was denounced, and «tale told by Mrs Campbell charac«jd."M ,a ''cock'and a bull story," it n considered altogether unlikely that »m calledl at her house from Waiuku ™>»: message from her husband, she MBotknowhim, or even take the trouble Nwre what was his name. It was ul*W resolved:." That the Relieving ympply Mrs Campbell and her child ™t«a ration for three weeks, and 2s per J* IS'house rent, and that the Relieving to at once put the •winto the hands of the police, so as to *» tW whereabouts of her husband, ""Wceedagainst him."