‘•The short and simple annals of the poor” were investigated last week by Messrs C. H. Izard (chairman), the Rev W. A. Evans, Messrs R. Moth.es and R. B. Williams, members of the Wellington Benevolent Trustees Board. A man who had boon before the Board previously—a linguist who spoke four languages, possessed literary attainments, and could get no work in Wellington —was granted further relief. Ho was recommended to apply for work to the Parliamentary 'Librarian. A woman who had been in receipt of relief informed the Trustees that her wandering husband had returned to Wellington ; that her daughter had got a situation at 8s a week: and that the applicant would try to keep liersell for a week in the hope -that the police would capture her husband in the meantime, and have him ordered to contribute to her support. Inter alia, an official of the Trustees mentioned that the daughter felt unable to contribute anything to the support of her ’>er "because she (the daughter > id to save up to be married!”
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1626, 29 April 1903, Page 74 (Supplement)
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