CHARITABLE AID. A YEAR'S EXPENDITURE,

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 47, 25 February 1908, Page 8

CHARITABLE AID. A YEAR'S EXPENDITURE,

WELLINGTON- WAIRARAPA DISTRICT. Levies for submission to a statutory tnecting of the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board were provisionally approved at a meeting of that body's executive, held to-day, when the members present were : — Messrs. R. C. Kirk (chairman), W. H. Morrah, F. Cohen, and Coles. The amounts are approximate, and representative of tho sums to bo paid to tho recipient bodies. Tho amounts of levies to be made on the contributing bodies have not yet been apportioned, but these will be submitted to a meeting of tho board to be held on 13th > March. The respective amounts of dis- j bursement are as follows : — Wellington Benevolent Institution, '£4000. Wdrarpa North Institution, £720. St. Joseph's Orphanage, £190. St. Mary'a Industrhl School, £320. Burnhcm Industrial School, £27. Auckland Industrial School, £27. Wereroa Boys' Farm, £120. Wellington Receiving Home, £3000. Christchurch Receiving Home, £40. Horowhenoa County Council, £250. Hutt County Council, £200. Makara County Council, £100. Wairarapa South County Council, ~ Vnhiatua County Council, £120. Eketahuna County Council, £100. Castlepoint County Council, £50. . Akitio County Council £21. Vauriccville County Council, £100. Fealherston County Council, £100. Lower Hutt Borough Council, £75. Petone Borough Council, £130. Onslow Borough Council, £ISO. Karori Borough Council, £26. Miramar Borough Council, £30. Eastbourne Borough Council, £140. Levin Boroxigh Council/ £120. Carterton Borough Council, £150. Gfeytown Borough Council, £170. Pahiatua Borough Council, £20. Johnsonville Town Board, £26. Featiierston Town Board, £25. Martinborough Town Board, £390. Correspondence was received from the Mauriceville, Eketahuna, Carterton, and Levin Councils, regarding tho comments made at the board's pre-uous meeting as to the way in which recipients of charitable aid in those parts spent their money. The letters showed that enquiries had been made into severrl cas.es, and that in odd instances alterations had been made. It was, however, stated by one board that the circumstances of applicants varied, and "a hard and fa^t rule could not be fixed as to what form of aid was to be granted." The town clerk of Levin wrote that he noticed there was somo stir as to the way in which the recipients of charitable aid spent their money, but it seemed io him that was a minor matter; the chief thing was for the local authority to allow a fair and just sum bs,sed on the price of necessities, and then if the recipient preferred a tin of sardines to a couple of pounds of meat the clerk did not see that it made any difference to the local - body. ■ It was resolved to discuss the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Bill next month, when there will be a full meeting of the board.