CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10417, 20 July 1895, Page 2

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Charitable Aid Board, hold on Thursday, was attended by Mesfira J. Robin (chairman), P. Miller, H. F. Hardy, P. fil'Gregor, W. Snow, and W. Mooeon. An apology for the non-attendance of Mr Clark was received.

The requisition of the Benevolent Institution Trustee3,Rinountingto£3672is6d, was piwssdfor payment, an interim payment of £500 having been made on the 7th ihst. Other requisitions pans«d were: Industrial School, Auckland, £12 03 6d ;,Female Refuge, £19 6s lOcl; St. Mary's Industrial-Sohool, Nelaon, £116 8s 6d. • t The Chaibman observed that ho was giad to see that the South Bunedin Council had paid its contribution.

Mr Fisher (who was present waiting for the meeting of the Hospital Board) remarked that the council were cob satisfied with the manner in which the money was bedug spent. The CnAtRMA.K replied that the board had nothing to do with that. After this 16c.il bodies would have io pay th'feir contributions monthly instead of quarberiy. Mr Fiahev'said that the board should ba satisfied to get the South Dunedin Council's contribution quarterly. He was very doubtful if South Dupedin iehonld pay the money at all. They were dissatisfied with the way it was being spent. They were satisfied it was being spent wrongly. The Charitable Aid Board was entirely in the hands of the trustees.

Sir M'Gkegob observed that the board had hotbiDgto do with the trustees. It was independent of them, and they were independent of the.board. ..: ', ■ .

Mr Miller stated that so far as the local bodies" putting up tbeir backs" and saying that they would-not pay their contributions because the money-was not being spent right was concerned, it'was simply nonsense. If they were ■ dissatisfied they could either put different men in -as-trustees or get the law amended. ■•• •■ ■•• ;.•:•■ i .

' The Chairman spoke of the fact that several bodies were in arrears with their contributions. He- suggested that the board should sue for the recovery of these, and, so as not to be unfair, he proposed that they should select the local body against which proceedings would be taken by ballot. He moved-in that direction. • >■ ■

The motion was carried,

HOSPITAL BOARD

The Hospital Board; then 'met; presentrMessra J. Eobin (chairman^, M'Gregor; Snow, Mqnson, Hardy, and Fisher.

The requisition of the' Duhediii Hospital, amounting to £629 15s Id, was passed for payment.

The Chaibman observed .that the requisition for this month was higher, than usual, but' he understood that a considerable quantity of drags, amounting to nearly £200, had to bo purchased.

fcicholsou, section 3, block XL Poolburn district Robert Simpson, section 19. Mock X, ftracve.whenua; Donald M'Dutf, section 4, block XIII. Uraenvaiß

Aqricui-toiiai, Leases.—The- following applications to complete purchase of agricultural leases were approvsd :—J.imes Ritchie, section 26, block 111, Cromwell district; William Bell, secturas 43, 44, 49, and 50, block I, Tarras dis-

Applications Under the Mining Districts .Land Occupation Act.—Leases for occupation aresa under the Miniuc; Districts Land Occupation Act wera granted, subject to survey and necessary roads; to the following persons :—Wiltaai M Quade, 25 acres on section 3. block IX, JAaerewhenua, at la per acre-; Isaac Baker, seven acros of section 47, block IX, Masrewbeima, at 9d per acre; William Curling, jun., 100 acras of sections b and 47, block IX, ■JVUevewhenua at fid por wrei: t-?™s^ M'Quade, 49 acres of section 5, block IX, Blaerewhenua. at 6d per acre; L. H. -.1. Bottinß, B9 acres of section 47, block IX Maerewhenua. 9d per acre;—An application' by Benjamin Monk for 92 acres in block V, Kyeburn aistnc^was declined, residence being an express condition of lease for an area over 10 acres ' OccuPATiorf Leases.-The undor-mH.ntioned liemons bavins appiied for occupation leases in exebange for occupation licenses, it; Vag resolved .that they_ be granted leases at the following rentals :—William -Horran. 40 acres of parts of sections 11. and 12, block IX, Maerewhenu., Is (id per acre: Jamea M'Qu'ade, 25 acres of section 3, K?A iX|oiMasrewheaua, Is per acre; R,inert Bl^uade, 25 acres of section 3, block IX M^rewheoua Is pw acre; J. y. M'Qaade, 25' acres of ■A« °?»r!rtlo^ k '^ Maeiewhenuai -Is per acr^ ; Alfred M. 9uade,2s acres of section 5. block IX Maerewheaua, Is 6d per acre ; Henry M"Q\>ade i 5 acres of section 7, blnck-IX, M.ierewhenua, Is (Si per acre • .Mauritz Osteabeivj, 7 acres of section 4/, block IX, Maerewhernia, Is Gd per acre. Tlih leases are to date fiom the Ist inst. ; rents paid beyond that date under the original license to be credited as rents under exchange lease. Gatlins;—Mr Joseph Hewaon wrote in regard to eectton^, block IV; Cutlins district—lt waa resolved that the ve?olu-ion relating to the section (passed m June 28,la*t) be rescinded, and that Mrs lennaht be allowed *to acquire the section in question for cash at 12s 6d per acre.