CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 543, 25 June 1909, Page 9

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

i T A ;i™^°H D S °, f i' l ? Wellington and -Wairarapa United-Charitable'Aid'Board fras' held '-testerday,morning, Mr. /R. .C. >' lurk• occupying the chair.' ihcra. present.-:Messrs.-l> M'Laren,■ J1.P.,- F. . Coheiii A;"Colcs, ;AV.;-Mur-doch,'and H: -;\- ,V ; ." '■ It .was decided.that for. thofuturo the board should meet at 11 a.m. instead-of at time arranged to tsuii'the Wairarapa members op'-the; .'.board. Mt was .pointed T out that . the >\.airarapa members have, not' tak4n advantage' or tho alteration ■in the. hoar : of meeting, which nau :D.ecn ; nia'do for their convenience. '■' ; .■,;.. ■ , ; :,who : ;had: entered' into au .agreement to-take caro of .a child for another woman; 5 reported,-thnt tho ■'mother-,had -'deserted the oluld, which had -been" sent! to the Receiving Homo after the; arrears' had ropuntod up to. £3 lus. .;• Tho : board^considcral. that,, nlthoujli ":Hie .ease, might,.be. a'deserving one,'it opened up a v«ry .wide .question if assistance was given-. The matter was left; in-the hands of-the chairman toniako inquiries. * ; :.-, :.•■.'•'■•.■■..'.•■• . - }. .:■ -The dependents of an allegedly--.Wind- reeipicilt of • nssistance- wroto:-"My, father -has'..been to -tho. store to-day, aiultUo: storekeeper ■ objects .to. serving us' witlr goods,; ; \Ve htivo had slb. of gutter, off this niontlils Older, but no jam, and .no >syrup;; Will; yon, kindly s«o into : it/ please? '.'lf the: storekeeper- will, not supply us i ,1; >yiU..send-to';Mastcrton,nnd lay an iafornia.tion .with tho 1 police."- ■-. .-,s- .;; , ■ .^!i!hi ir&ocretary. reported 'that <lio had personal Kilfwle'dgo of tho, : case;. and complainant appeai'ed;.to:;w. pretty' comfortable, :--The case cost; the board .£BS ; last •' year, and':.'was tho worst he;.nnd ever seen;-,--. Tho man was 79 and 'the , woinaii',77.->;:-':..-;. -v .. .'/It was-pointed, nut that the. applicant had a cottage-and/an acre, of gtoniVo.'■-.•■..'-•'■;;, '.••■. ...■.:•-. "^.The; sscretary. was •instructed; to T inform tho MaOTicevillo.County. Council, in.. distrust the: person.jlived, that, the board ia of opinion thntriiothing but-the : .harb "necessaries-of lifo should, bo: supplied.;: , ■'■: ■.-:•'.■ .'.The secfetary.rcprtrtcd'.that.tho bank.balarieo was .£1127: 165.- !lld.^Accounts: 1 amouating to .£596 Ha. : sd. i were , passed, fori payihpnt. -': ; '