Charitable Aid Board.
I, A special ;■'meeting ■of tho above body was hold last evening at which "Messrs Radford (Chairman), %, ■Davey, Moore, Steedman,'.McEnteer, iii)d Walton were present. ■ . • The chief business was the tiou of tlse applications for Master and : Matron' of |he Men's and Women's Hpmoat Tararu. The following applications •;,.' were received:—G, Hi Mood (Thaines), W. Wnddell (Thames), P. W.'Bpwlnnd Auckland), G. Hart Thames), L, Izcd (Thames;, T'. MeCormicij (Thames), 13. Lewis (Auckland), G. Gopdall (Thames), A. M. Patoii. (Paeroa), W. J. Casely (Auckland), 11. Sands • (Coromandel), W. Rout. (Auckland), G. Brabant (Auck- [ land), l>. .Brighara (Auckland) J. W. ! Vince (Takapuiia). W. Moulden (Newmarket), W. Beckett (Auckland , J. McMahon (Aucklard), H. E. Crofts' (Auckland). It was decided that tho number bo reduced to eight, uiuLthat the, names of Messrs Crof's, McMahon, Moulden. Lowis. Paton, Hart, Me Connick, anrl WarJdell be submitted tc ballot. This was according y done, ami the voting, was as follows:— Waddeil, 4," McMahon 3,. Hart 3, Lewis 3, Paton 2, Moulden 2, McCoKinick 2; Crofts 1.. Tne.nauiPS of Waddeil, Hart, McOormick, and Lewis were then put-to the same test, the voting then being 4, 4/3,-2. hova the. two. high test the choice pf the Board fell on , G. E.aVfc, a. resident of the Thames. It wis then formally resolved that Mr Hart be appointed to the position. ~ . . .
.The .other business was the consideration of the estimated receipts and expenditure for the year 1897-98 as per statement drawn up and submit', ted by the secretary. This gave the expenditure as £1933 17s 2dV Charitable Aid (out door relief)- £950 ; maintenance of destitute." children, £295 j maintenance of homes, £450; printing, advertising and statimety, £2317s 2d; refund Ladies' Benevolent. Society," £90; travelling expenses, £25; and Secretary's salary, £100. The estimated expenditure over rrenue biing £1843 17a 2d leaves the sum of £92118s 7d to. be pqunlly contributed' by the local bodies under the jurisdiction'of the Boaid and the general Government. The total rateable value of the Thames, Ohinemuri and CWmandel Counties and Borough of Thames is £606,894. An asse«> inent of 35r96tha-o£ a Id in the £on this sum will produce the amount reiquired from local bodies. The amount payable by each 'of the' local bodies named'herein,-on, this basis is as follows: — '. ; ' - : ■ ; :'Lo.al Bodjv Valyalluu. Asscisiiieiit. Amomt ' ' . .. 'JB- ■' £ s d Thames County ..189,707 35-90 th of til hi £238 5 6 Ohincmiiri Coiinty 08,CD5 do. '149 0 3 Coromandel „$> 133,000 do 2*2 010 Tliainesßorouyli.. 188,032 do.' 232 12 0
Total ... ~. ~', ",. 02118 7 The adoption of the estimate and a resolution 're the liability of the local boiies named for the r'espectivo amounts concluded : tho business of the above lneolirifr.'-
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 8692, 23 March 1897, Page 3
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441Charitable Aid Board. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 8692, 23 March 1897, Page 3
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