Charitable Aid Board.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8617, 23 March 1897, Page 4

Charitable Aid Board.

A special meeting of the above body was held last evening at which Messrs Radford (Chairman), Foy, Davey, Moore, Steedinan, McEnteer, and Waltou were present. The chief business was the consideration of the. applications for Master and Matron of the Men;s und Women's Home at Tararu. The following applications were received :—G, H. Mood (Thames), W. Waddell (Thames), P. W. Bowland (Auckland), G. Hart (Thames), L. Izod (Thames), T. McCormick (Thames), E. Lewis (Auckland), G. Goodall (Thames), A. M. Paton (Paeroa), W. J. Casely (Auckland)! R. Sands (Coretaandel), W. Rout (Auckland), G. Brabant (Auckland), D. Brigbam (Auckland) J. W. Vince (Takapuna), W. Moulden (Newmarket), W- Beckett (Auckland?, J. McMahon (Auckland), H. E. Crofts (Auckland). It was decided that the number be reduced to eight, and that the" 1 names "of Messrt Crofts, McMahon, Moulden. Lewis. Paion, Hart, Me Cormick; and "WaddVlPbe'submitted tc ballot. ;&his^ajpui|oTding!y done, and the )?«Sng * w~B!pias follows:— Waddell •*', McMahon >3 t JBart 3, Lewis* 3, Piifou '2, &ttulden/'2 y McCbqgick 2*Xtoifts, 1. </ThY Iri^me^ of Wadd^l/Hart* McOorro'ftkyiuidl^'wis w«r* thetT put to the saiuV 'test, the voting then being 4, 4, 3, 2. From the two hightest the choice of the Board fell on G. Hart, a resident of the Thames. It wus then formally resolved that Mr Hart be appointed to,

the posit*ols. Thfl* other business was the consideration of tbe estiir^ated receipts and expenditure for the .year 1897-98 as

per statement drawn up and submitted by the secretary. This gave the expenditure as £1933 17s 2d : Charitable Aid (out doer relief) £950; maintenance of destitute children, £295; maintenance of homes, £450; printing, advertising and stationery, £23 17s 2d; refund Ladies' Benevolent Society, £90; -travelling expenses, £25 j and Secretary's salary, £100. The estimated expenditure... over revenue being £1843 17s 2d leaves the sum of £921 18s 7d to be equally contributed by the local bodies under the jurisdiction of the Board and the general Government. Ihe total rateable value of the Thames, Ohinemuri and Coromandel Counties and Borough of Thames is £606,894. An assessment of 35-96ths of a Id in the £ on this sum i»ill produce the amount required from local bodies. The amount payable by each of the loci!*, bodies named herein on this basis is as follows :—

The adoption of the estimate and a resolution re the liability of the local bo3ies named for the respective amounts concluded the business of the above meeting.

Lo-.al Body. Valuation. Assessment. Amount. ££ s A Thames County .. 189,767 35-9Cthofldin£ 288 5 6 Ohineuiuri County 98,005 do. 14!) 0 3 Coromandel „ 133,000 do. 202 010 Thames Borough.. 180,032 do. 282 12 0 Total 92118 7