CHARITABLE AID.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 8903, 20 September 1889, Page 6

CHARITABLE AID.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE. Mr Thomas C. Norris, Secretary and Treasurer to the Ashburton and North Canterbury Charitable Aid Board, has prepared “a statement of accounts relating to the financial year from April 1» 1888 to March 31,1889, with a three years’ B ummary of expenditure,” copies of which were to have been laid before the Board at the meeting which lapsed for want of a quorum at the beginning of this month. The accounts give a largo number of details in reference to the several institutions under the Board’s control, as well as a statement of the contributions from Real authorities, the consolidated revenue, and private benefactors. For purposes of comparison Mr Norris has compiled the following:— fcUMMARi of Expenditure incurred hy the Charitable Add Board during 't hree Yearn ended March 31, 1887, lodS, and 1889 respectively. 1886-7 1887-8 1888-9 Total. a a £

Note.— lt will be seen tbut. the expenditure ou “ Outdoor Belief Only ’* during tuo three years under notice has been almowt equal to the total amount contributed by tuo local authorities ior all purposes. There fore, practically, the cost of maintaining tho several institutions ami supporting children at Industrial Schools, “boarded out" onset, has been derived from the Consolidated Kevenuo, and a few vo.uncary contributions, omitting the item t'1934, erection of toe now Home at Woolston, which caunot be fairly reckoned in " Ordinary " expenditure chargeable to this period, the proportion of contributions received from Government and other sources to tt(e spsnt ia Sti - 78 per coat, whilst the loiil authorities in the United District have provided ii'Zi, as shown ia the following ta>la. Peecehtage of the eaver-rl Contributions from the local authorities to the BoaVd’e total expenditure tor three years (omitting Memorial Home Erection Account) :~ A mount ot Percents tre to

Three Years’ Contributions (for all purposes) compared with cost of outdoor relief only within each district.

* Spent on outdoor relief. i{l t Amount eout ibute I for each £IOO spent, lions. —This is inverse proportion to tlie calculation of “Town " relief.

Maintenance o£ Institutions— Lyctidton Orphan7412 age 2799 2319 2293 Ashburton Borne 1155 1125 1035 3366 Female hefnge ... 670 5440 538 Armag-h street Depot ... 612 649 403 1669 Memorial Home (from Feb. I, i68'j) £4 84 Childreu at Industrial Schools 1591 1414 1370 4409 Other childreu hoarded oat ... 1002 1086 1104 3174 Aged and Infirm Persons boarded ont S5S 367 805 1033 Belief works and p irchase of etone lor breaking 5U 5 520 General expenses of administration... net 1189 - .’HOB, Outdoor relief 60-5 7158 7050 20233 Total £15 896 £16,253 £15,373 £47,542 Special expenditure on erection and furniture. Memorial Home 1268 3665 4934 Grand total ..,£15,898 £17,631 £19,043 £53,476 Allocation of Cost of Outdoor Belief daring th ee years (£30,333). 1888-7 1&S7-S 18-8-9 Total £ £ £ £ Christchurch 1857 1-34 1761 S2o3 aydeuham 12.0 1398 1377 3S96 Bt Albans 377 616 493 I486 Lyttelton ... ... 288 Si 354 947 Kangiora 355 133 ‘3 A 5b3 Eaiapoi 138 146 163 437 SJelwyn County ... 1217 1540 1631 41.9 Ashburton County 1133 and Borough ... 355 413 334 Ashley County 2o7 351 3J2 1032 Akaroa County and 777 Boioueh 233 255 278 Kaikoiira & Amuri 228 Counties 64 85 89 Casual rol ef to vagrants 18 10 9 37 Total distributed aid £6025 £7158 £7050 £20.233 Thbb* Teaks’ Contributions from Local Authorities (£20,549). 00 C> ds' £ *2 Z o 'n GO 00 P* Jw o hi r “* A Town — £ £ £ £ £ £ Christchurch ... 1445 746 H5 1115 3317 10-29 •’’yuenham 30. 113 2;0 224 6;2{ 3 27 St Albas 2-5 111 177 171 614 2-50 Lyttelion 170 77 128 125 376 VoS Eaagiora 6. 29 46 45 136 0-67 Kaiapui ... ... 41 2 a 4b 37 113 0’55 Totals 0251 1130 1776 1720 5161 .5-11 COUNTRY— 31 ’89 Selnyn County 3027 1386 2141 V 84 65'3 Ashley County 155? 673 1074 HOi 3304 16-08 Ashburton Countyand 15-95 Borough 1501 658 1105 1092 3278 Amuri, Cheviot and Kaikoura Counties 584 246 440 424 1273 6-20 Akaroa county and 326 Borough 451 206 321 979 4-77 Totals 7124 list 50; 2 5121)115387 74-89

Town. contribution. £47,542. £ Christchurch ... 3347 7-04 Sydenham (172 1-42 8S Alb ms 5.4 106 Eaiapoi 112 €’24 Lyttelton ... ... 376 0’80 haugiora US 0.29 Total ... £5,161 10-85 Country. Selwyn County ... 6553 13-79 Akaroa County and Borough 979 2’06 Ashburton County and Borough ... 3278 6-89 Afhley County ... 3304 6’95 Kaikoura, Cheviot and Amuri ... 1272 , 2’68 Total £15,337 32-37

- Total Diatri-Coutri-1 buted buttons. I Aid. Proportion spent on outdoor relief to each £100 contributed for general purposes. Town— £ i £ £ Christchurch 3.317 i 5,2'3 157 Sydenham .. 672 1 3,696 679 StAbaua ... 5 4 , 1,466 269 Lyttelton ... 376 1 947 251 Knntiora ... 136 5; 3 426 Kaiapoi ... 112 1 437 391 Contributed 5,161 ' 12,601* 241-24f ♦ Spent on “Outdoor" account only. J Proportion spent to each £100 received. Percentage of Total IMstricontributions Contnbuted to amount buttons. Aid. spent on outdoor account. Country— £ S £ Selwyn County ... 6,553 4.409 148 ABhb'rt’n County and Borough ... 3,278 1,153 284 Ashley County ... 3.301 1,023 323 Akaroa County and Borough ... P79 777 12 i Kaikoura, Amuri, and Cheviot 1,273 328 657 Contributed ... 15,367 7,501* 20276f