CHARITABLE AID
CALLS ON THE BOARD DECREASING. The November figures concerning the dispensation of charitable aid !n 'Wellington indicate that the amount of relief applied for in the city is decreasing:— Outdoor Relief. 1917. 1916. 1915. Applications 61 SI 84 Daily average of persons IC7 230 248 Rations granted 533 G67 784 Cash grants for rent... £48 £39 £45 Grants for children ...£2O £21 £20 Indoor Relief. Daily average of persons 108 121 123 A member of the board states that the relief figures have shown a downward tendency for some time, and he attributes this to the fact that thero is loss unemployment than »hero" was before the war.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 75, 21 December 1917, Page 6
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