CHARITABLE AID ADMINISTRATION.

Evening Post, Volume LXVI, Issue 8, 9 July 1903, Page 7

CHARITABLE AID ADMINISTRATION.

The proposals by the Wellington and Wairarapa District Charitable Aid Board, involving either a change in the constitution of the Benevolent Institution Trust or the abolition of that body, evoked some little discussion when they came before the Board yesterday. The Chairman (Mr. J. J. Devine) said the question was an important one, involving the policy ,of the Act in regard to ' the matter of representation of contributing interests on administering bodies . It seemed absurd that men who represented persons contributing a mere nothing should have partial control of large sums expended in charitable aid. Tho Acfc contemplated larger contributions than were made, especially in the case of the Benevolent Institution, where the contributions had dropped to a mere fraction, but the contributors still enjoyed the stated representation on the Trust. Mr. Buchanan enquired if there was any information as to the position in other centres. Mr. Tolhurst said that in Christchurch the supervising body controlled the whole administration. The Chairman said there was one separate body in existence there, but as it had not the requisite number of contributors, or income from this source, the supervising body had refused; to make it a grant. After some trouble, however, J the separate body managed to raise the ! amount entitling it to claim the levy. Mr. Hogg was in favour of altering the constitution of the Benevolent Institution Trust, with the object of preventing undue expenditure. Under the present system the Trust was able to levy what practically amounted to blackmail. He saw difficulties in the way of the proper representation of the country districts on the administering body, for the reason that country representatives could not attend sittings regularly. As to money required, it seemed apparent that the Trust could make any demand it liked, and this Board was compelled to pay it. The Chairman —Unless you appeal to a Royal Commission every time. Mr. Buchanan said that other districts in the colony had been differently treated under the .Act of 1885 to the district j which he and Mr. Hogg represented (Wairarapa). In Auckland the country districts had local self-government, but this was denied the Wellington provincial district. The result had been very unsatisfactory to them. He admitted that the Wellington Benevolent Boardl had exercised economy in the last few years, but its administration would never be satisfactory to the country districts. They wanted self-government. As Mr. Hogg had pointed out, it was impossible for country members to do justice to their district —they had not the time to devote to the matter. They would never get proper supervision of the expenditure until the districts were subdivided. Mr. 'M'Laren drew attention to the difference in the amount of contributions as between the city and the country. The Chairman said) the city was contributing over £2000 a- year, and had one representative on the Trust, while contributors who gave £28 16s 6d had two representatives. * As reported yesterday, the recommendations in the direction indicated were agreed to, and will be brought under the notice of the Colonial Secretary by a deputation from the Board. The Chairman gave notice that at the next meeting he would move in the direction of reducing the quorum of the Board from five to four.

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