"Charitable Aid."

Southland Times, Issue 12121, 29 April 1908, Page 2

"Charitable Aid."

; EXTUAOEDIirAKX- REVELATIONS. j MADE BY WELLINGTOI': INEFECTOE I , (Her United Press Assoclrtlrci 5 WELLINGTON, April 23. I Miss Kirk made a. report to-dat. to the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board on investigations made throughout the district Into the circumstances ol peoples in receipt of assistance. Some oi the cases are surprising. For examples :~ Country married mftn, with tour children. The family is alleged to be ex trAVagttnt, one girl setting rolled gold spectacles find a boy a lricjclc costing to deliver papers. The rent is paid and rations are provided. The recommendation was that the rent be struck off. In a Wellington suburb a woman with three children had a weekly incevno of £2 9s. "This case," remarks !\liss Kirki, "is rather unusual, becnuse in addition to the income mentioned, the recipient is receiving £3 10s intorest a quarter on a Burn left by her husband, which will give the children £l3O or £7O a year when thov iii-o of age. Heroiiimendation that thee irrant be reduced from 10s to ss. In a Wellington suburb the house in which recipients of relief Ijve is their own and is worth £B3O, subject to n. small mortgage. Hecmnmendation that a grant of l'Ori a week should cease. A country recipient's oldest son is 22 Another is married ar.d three £irls are at work- ; property is free from debt. The family is receiving 10s a week. They have had 22filT) of sugar and 175P> of flour in fkreo months and don't make their own bread. Pecommeaidatimi that the grant ahould cease. In a Wellington suburb. —Recipient with four chlliJren mktr in boarders and has »n income of £7 4s a week. Recommendation ttytt for ths present lent grant o( 5s r, fcetse.