CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12477, 12 April 1906, Page 5

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The ordinary/meeting of the Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday I when tSxere were preeenfc—Measro H. Friedlander (chairman), J. Dobson, J. Wolfe, F. Barren, W. Davidson, W. H. Cooper, C. J. Harper, W. Raddiffe, W. Dunlop, Q. Bedford, W v McMillan, S. Harris, Mesdames Black and Welle. THE WALTHAM ORPHANAGE REPORT. * , Mr Harris moved: "That a copy of fhe report of the Chairman on. Mr Bishop's report and Mr Dobson's k*ter be forwarded to the local Canterbury bodies. ,, . Mr McMillan seconded the motion, and observed that it was quite necessary that the public ehould ccc what the Board had done, as he noticed that aouio member of the deputation had stated in effect* that the country members of the- .' * Board had not sufficient common-sense to sit on the Board. On the suggestion, of Mrs Wells, it was resolved to send copies of .sir Bishop's report to the local bodies. Mrs Black pointed out that some of the statements made in Mr Dobson'e letter had been disproved. Should that not be rectified? » ■ The Chairman moved, pursuant to notice: ''That a joint committee of not moro' than seven members from the Charitable Aid Institutions and Finance Committees be appointed to consider and report early on:—(1) The advisaiblei:«s OT otherwise* of keeping open the Armagh fetrect Dopdi. (2) The advisableness or otherwise of asking the Government to take coiiitrol of destitute children boarded out by the Board. (3). The appointment of another officer to act as as dstant-in'spsctor when required, and as a kind of labour agent to procure ■work for charitable aid recipients who aro desirous, but say they cannot obtain work. As to the* first matter, he said, he need not so fully into it, because it. would Ire discussed by the committee. As to the Armagh street Depot, the expenditure ihad been £99 ISs Id, or Is lid per day for the fifteen men who had been sheltered there. Aβ to the question of the Government taking charge of the children boarded out by the Board, that jliad arisen out of the report, and ho thought it would te a gjood thfcng if the committee went into the question. Aβ to the last matter, he had continually been brought face to face in the administration of charitable aid with the '•;, statements by men that they could not "-.. get work. The assistant-inspector would enable fbe Board to make enquiries, and perhaps be able, to place some of the men. . : Mr Radcliffe seconded the motion, which was agreed to. \ . The committee was appointed ac . under:—The Chairman,.Messrs Dunlop, Dobeon, Horrell, Harris, and Mesdames Wells and Black. . ; ■•.'.. * ALLOCATIONS. The Ohairmah. eadd that the following was the allocation of the several proportions of £5186 required from.the contributory local authorities in aocondanco ' with tJh© Board's resolution passed at the last meeting *—Counties: Akaroa £299 15s 7d, Amuri £141 I2e 3d, Ash- .■ burton £881 9s 4d; Aehley: Aimfceriey Town Board £4 8s Bd, Ashley Road Board £66 15s Bd, Oust Road Board £35 93 7d, Eyrefcon Road Board £88 Gs.Sd, Kowai Road Board £101 9s 3d, Mapdeville and Rang-ora Road Board £116 Iβ 2d, Oxford Road Board £80 12s Id, Waipara Road Boerir~£29s lie 3d, ,W. i Eyrefcon Road Board £41 4e 3d, Cheviot £110 18s 2d, Kmkoura, £77 12b ,-,'. Bd, Mount Herbert £49 16el0d,SeIwyn ;"«>* £1373 8e 3d (total Counties, £3764 lie ?;' 3d.) Boroughs: Akaroa £7 10s Bd, '* As&fcurton £66 6s Id, COlFiebehareh £1131 Gβ 3d, Kaiapoi £27 12e Id, Lyt- ? " . telton £72 18s 9d, Nw BrigJiWei £19 * v 5s Bd, Rangiom £29 9sf 9d, SuoHwr-JeSo" ' ". lls lid, Woofeton £40 5s . 7d* (tot*l > boroughs £1421 8s 9d). ■ " • -. . The aSSooa'taone were approved of. i THE NEW MATRON. \ Tfoo Institutions Committee that sixteen applications for tin© mat- ", "■ Tpnship of the Orphanage had been, re- *' ceived in response to public , advertise- • ment, and the committee unanimously, .-,-. treconrmended the appointment of Je*n Donaldson, wbose practtbtl expe--'""'■ rience appeared to qualify her foreitch \ a position. Miss DomaHdeon -would" be '"'■" prepared to take up the trorlc witiiih, "- few days. • - *' -' * / The .report was adopted. - ' ■ r -r* ' -Mrs WcJk asked what fad been done with regard* to a eub?matron, ~».-•', Mr Ddbson said the committee'in-- , , tended to advertise for an, assistant „ "t matron. , -„, ' It was resolved that- the Institutions Committee should te giren power to ar- ' range the matter. - - - Tie Chairman. :re»ported that sixty- •' nine (applications for relief-,(had been •"*•' dealt with <by the Charitaible Aid Com- \K raititee canoe last meeting. ~\ The treasurer reported that the receipts had been £1811 5s 4d. Accounta to the amount of £1771 17s 3d were " * passed for payment.