WELFARE COMMITTEE

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 29, 3 August 1931, Page 3

WELFARE COMMITTEE

HELP APPRECIATED

Speaking at the Wellington Hospital Board's meeting on Thursday, Mr. Georga Pethcrick, chairman of the Social Welfare Committee, commented on the J7>crease in the unemployment cases of distress for the month of June as con* pared with the previous month. . TK# figures were:—June, 1405; May,' 1141, He mentioned that in June, 1926, the.ro were only 10S cases. Last month tb* ; assistance given to unemployed singly , men had amounted to £241. Gratificaw tion was expressed at the he-lp give* hy the Rotary Club in connection wit^ the supply of fuel to deserving need.f , families. Reference was mad© to th* valuable help given by various local voluntary organisations in dealing with? cases of distress. Inquiries which had been made showed that there had been' very little overlapping in the activities of the several committees of local insti? tutions. So far as could be ascertained there were only two cases of imposition, based on erroneous statements, and as there were exceptional circumstances no action had been taken; tho committee desired it to be known that ! in future case of misrepresentation, would be proceeded against legally. Mrs. M'Vicar remarked that a great , amount of good work in relieving distress had been done quietly. The various voluntary organisations which, had assisted in the work deserved tha most hearty thanks. Mr. W. Colt> bore testimony to the excellent service rendered by tho Lower Hutt Distress Committee. Mrs. Preston suggested that it would be helpful if portions, of the Town Belt and other vacant land, were utilised for growing vegetables for needy cases. Mr. A. J. M'Curdy drew attention, to the excellent work done in th» Upper Hutt district. Appreciation of tho work of th« various voluntary organisations, inclu'cCIng the Social Welfare Committee of the Hospital Board, was expressed bjjr : the chairman (Mr. F. Castle). :' '