Charitable Aid.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1856, 12 July 1886, Page 2

Charitable Aid.

We notice that at a special meeting of the United District Charitable Aid Board, held at Wellington, the Chairman, Mr Bunny, remarked that the working of the United Board system had not been beneficial to the distciot. fie failed to see a reason why the Wairarapa district should send members to Wellington to levy on a district towards which they did not contribute a single shilling. He was of the opinion that a deputation should be appointed to wait on the Premier, with a view to the districts now under the United Board, being separated. Mr Williams moved the following resolution " That this Board is of opinion that the several interests of the Wellington and Wairarapa districts would be better served by the United District Board being disunited, thus throwing the administration of charitable aid on the District Boards of each district.’ 1 Mi Taylor seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr Beetham remarked that he would be pleased to see the desired severance brought about. Mr Buchanan stated that he and Mr Beetham had tried to effect the severance last year. Since writing the foregoing we notice th at a deputation consisting of Messrs G. Beetham, M.H.R., W. C, Buchanan, M.fi.R,, H. Bunny, J. Taylor, and D. Speedy waited upon Sir Robert Stout the other afternoon to represent to him the desire of the United District Charitable Aid Board for the separation of the Wellington and Wairarapa districts in regard to the administration of charitable aid. The matter was fully explained to the Premier, but the latter disagreed with the views of the deputation, and contended that under the proposed system a heavy burden would be oast upon Wellington and its neighborhood, while the Wairarapa would wholly escape. He did not think the bodies had fully considered the matter. In conclusion, Sir Robert said he did not like to say that the matter had not been considered by those interested, but if he bad bean a representative of the Corporation he would hare opposed the motion as strongly as possible. Still the resoltion of the United Board must be considered, and it would have bis lull attention, though he was afraid that it would make matters worse than they were at present. The deputation thanked the Premier for his courtesy, and withdrew.