WAIRARAPA RELIEF FUND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10360, 15 May 1895, Page 2

WAIRARAPA RELIEF FUND.

(Pee United Pbess Association.) Auckland, May 11. Afc a meeting of the General Committee, held fco receive the report of the sub-committee'of the Wairarspa relief fund and to arrange fer.' the final disposal of the balanoe now in hand, the secretary (Mr J. Barber) read fche report of the investigation and sub-committees, which- ; a.„er giving a __.i_..cry a. t*»e various re.ie_. efforts, states-—Statements °f losses wera received from 13 male 3nd ll female passengers and 33 members of the crew. After investigation 33 male and 10 female passengers and 26 members of the crew were assisted by the Auekland_ committee. Ifc is now suggested that t!_e Auckland committee should vote £150 (including the special contributions named) of the fund for the late Mrs M'Douald's -family. The sub-committee recommends that £10 be granted to the aged parents living afc Otshuhn of a young man lest in the wrack. This will leave oiily two cases to be dealt with— two widows residing at Auckland. In the case of a widow with four children, tbe committee I recommends the appropriation of £350 from tee Auckland fund to be added to tht £200 from Wellington and invested ia the purchase of a bouse. In the case of fche other widow, who has only one child, the committee recommends that £300 be handed to the Public Trustee to bs paid fco the widow at, say, 25a a week for two years and 10s for so long thereaftsr as the money will allow. Including the vote from Wellington there is a balance of £1062 17s. The committee recommends its d;spo->al as follows -.—For Mrs Veal and family, £550 ; Mrs Croucher and child, £300; ag _d couple at Otahuhu, £10; Mrs M'Donald's family. £150; total, £1015; leaving a balance ef £52 17s. Aster the preparation of the necessary deeds ifc is expected this balance will be reduced to £37. The statement of accounts showed the total receipts by the Auckland committee to ba ,£1127 Is. 9d, and expenditure £561 16s 9_. leaving a balance of £862 17s. Thii., with £200 voted by the Wellington committee for Mrs I Veal, gives £1062 17s. Ths report was adopted ■and the grants approved. Ifc was resolved that I after the payment of all claims and charges the j balance be handed over to the fund now being I raised for the widows and children of the two I JLouris recently drowned at Onehunga.