THE UNEMPLOYED FUND.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 8999, 11 January 1895, Page 3

THE UNEMPLOYED FUND.

A meeting of the Committee of the Unemployed Fund was held at the City Council Chambers yesterday. Preaeut—Mr T. Gapes (iv the chair), Mrs Garmson, the /Mayor oEl'CbtiatxShiirch (Mr WiH..Cooper.}, Mr Eosom, aud Mr Ballinger.' ' ' r "' ' The Chairman explained that the meeting bad been called for the presentation of accounts, which had always been open for inspection at the Council office. He had bad the accounts. audited by Mr R. (7. Bishop and Mr Murray, and the audit I showed the account to be indebted to him ;to the extent- of £11. This nad occurred 1 through his paying into the Bank to keep the fund etrong enough for the drawing of , wages. The balance sheet, which was read; was as follows:— . ' ' Receipts—Subscriptions as per list, £267 19a Id ; subscription, G. Payling, for metal-, ling right of way, £2; Distributed, Press Company 4s, overpaid into Bank by Mr T. Gapes, £11 18s 6d ; total, £282 Is ?d.. Expenditure—Wages as per list, £187 10e 9d ; wages of Foreman Wilkins, £6.16 a ; Press Company, £9; Times Company, £7 17s 8d; cheque book, 2s; paid to Charitable Aid Board for Government subsidy, £67 sa; refund to Council, G. Payling's subscription, £2; Wilkins; cleaning Tuam Street Hall, 7s 6d; balance, 19a Bd—total. ' £282175. I Receipts and expenditure of subscriptions on which subsidy was given through the Charitable Aid Board :—Receipts—Charitable Aid Board, including subsidy (subscript' tions £67 ss, subsidy £67 ss), £134 10e • City Council, £3 13s Id—total, £138 3s Id. Expenditure—Wages, unemployed, £108 12s sd; gangers, £15; carters' wages, without horses and carts. £14 10s Bd— total, £138 3e Id.

In answer to Mrs Gaemsojt, Mr Murray stated that some of the Council's men* were employed as gangers, but only their time wa3 charged, and nothiug had been charged for the horses and implements.; It was necessary that there should be gangers. Mr Ensom expressed tbe opinion that the Council had been somewhat mean in the matter and ought not to have charged the fund with the cost of the gangers. Mr Baliingeb said that the balance-sheet showed that close upon £30 had gone from the fund to the Council's employees,' which should have been expended on the aged unemployed. Mrs Gaemson submitted that the amount which the Mayor was out of pocket should be paid by the -Council whose men had received the money. - Mr JBnsom supported this view, seeing that the sum of £200 had been spent in improving the city. The Mayor, as a member, of the Committee and a private citizen, held it would oe the duty of the Committee to-forward a resolution to the Council-to refund the £11 to Mr Gapes, seeing that the citizens had benefited. He moved in that direction. Mr Eksom seconded the'motion, which i was carried. ~ { The , balance-sheet as presented was adopted, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Gapes for his services. A vote of thanks m Mr Bishop dosed the proceedings.