CHARITABLE AID.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 75, 29 March 1895, Page 3

CHARITABLE AID.

(CREASED CONTRIBUTIONS DE -;-,-', .-'■ MANDED.

DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL. ' *

ILi las-night's meeting of bhe City Council, aioiilar was received from the Secretary ' m Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, ••joe'the various amounts for 1895-96 to t&i& by local authorities as bheir contrilitwn- to fc*'e supporb of bho charitable inStations in this district. The City Counfj contribution was, shown as £3.077 Tie Mayor said bhis meaub an increase ; ■ff7oo in"the amounb paid by the Council _ the previous term. He was afraid, it r-uldnecassitabe bhe striking of.acharibable' U rate. It would be a mabter of ■flpossibiliby. for the Council to jooa'with any works necessary to be done itbey wore obliged to meeb bhis ever-re-earring increase. However, he was not rtiig to move in bhe mabber at presenb. If Ly°coald manage bo meet the amount liey would all feel the benefit, but at the „ B e time tbis increase of £700 was no wke., V- ■ ■ ■ Cr. Atkin said he would like .bo be informed1 by bhe Chairman of the Charit- [ 00 Board whebher ib was true that the {1 §00 which had been paid in to the Bank of [0 Zealand some three years ago as colJjtJral security for an overdraft secured ilion. that time had been since taken to t.g maintenance account. If such were : t_. case, the condition of things was much mt .e than it appeared bo be.!' .7.-. . _ ; (Jr, Farrell Said it was a greab injustice l„t tbis increase should be made from jar to year wibhoub.bhe Council knowing jjfUiing about it. . The Mayor: The Council haa four councilor, on tbe Board. . V.' Cr, Farrell, continuing, said bhe Government) were squandering money in other fif., and allowing this city to be saddled -iit_ another £700 for charitable aid. Ib ia. cruel, and be thought the matter -..old be referred to tbe Legal. Committee. Tbe Mayor said it had been carried by tha Charitable Aid Board, and there was -o&lp for ib now. Cr. Farrell said an Order-in Council was baiof* .got- for everything alse, and probably they could get one for bhis mabter, too.' ' - The circular was received.