CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10013, 11 June 1895, Page 3

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Monday, Juxje 10. Pressnt— Meßara Cohen (chairman), J N. Williams. J. D. Ormond, M.L.C., Faulknor, Kymer, M'Lean, and H. Williams. CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence was read and dealt with :—■ From the Patea and Wanganni Charitable Aid Boards nrging upon the Board to help forward an amendment of section 74 of the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, dealing with destitute persons coming from beyond contributing districts, which measure if passed will give trustees or boards power to retnrn sneb. persons to their own districts.— Mr Ormond pointed oat that boards had these matters in their own hands. They could refuse to expend money on persons cominp from other districts. | From Mrs Holt, stating that she would accept a year's salary of £10 instead of the gratuity suggested, in compliance with the -opinion of the solicitor, who stated that no gratuity oould be granted, —Adopted, APPLICATIONS. A man named Woods applied for relief, and said he was a painber ont of work, and destitute .thongh he had resided in tho town 22 years.— The secretary's report was very unfavorable, and it was decided to ask the police to report. In tbe case ot Mrs M'Gregor (and five children), whose husband had gone away to look /or work, and who had recently beep laid up with typhoid fever, it was decided to prant two months,' xatione. Mrs Evans, of Hastings, and family were allowed a month's rations on the suggestion of Sergeant Mitchell, ALMONER'S RKPOOT. Mr Johnson, chief almoner, Waipawa, reported tbat he bßd iibimself relieved fourteen cases between Ist and 15th May, and that there had been a material falling off in applicants for assistance. Two of the men had returned their orders, having obtained temporary work. Constable Trainor had reported receiving two or three applications a day at VVoodville At Ormondvillo 32 had received rations, three of whom had since got employment. Most of them were going on the way to the Wairaropa ii the hope of getting cm. ployinent at rabbit poisoning. At Her. bertviUe not a single application had been received, ilk had been unable to obtain anybody ad Porongahau to distribute orders. On the whole he felt gratified to be able to say that good work v/as being done, which was appreciated by the re clpicnts. Ia no instance had men come back to him for nid who had once received it, which proved that tho men weie not professional swogge/p, but real unemployed. Mr Ormond remarked that the new system appeared to be working very well, Mr Cohea complained of the action of 'certaiu storekeepers who took advantage of the orders to supply articles which were not necessary, a practice which In the long run proved very expensive to the Board." It was decided thit contractors be informed tbn.t. no rations were to be supplied except by wri'ten order, ACCOUNTS. Acconntß amounting to £102 17a 4d were peeped for paymeut and the Board adjourned.