BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9660, 13 June 1882, Page 2

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

• ThViisual monthly meeting of this society -was held at the Rutland Chambers at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. There wfere present. — Messrs T;'. Bamber, President, (in the chair), Howe, H. Calders, J. L. Stevenson, E. N. Liffiton, and Bey. W. J.Williams. The meeting was, opened with prayer. - The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The chairman stated that Mrs Hicks, one of those receiving out-door aid, had desired to proceed to New Plymouth, ,and her .passage had therefore been paid to New Plymouth, all claims for ■her board and lodging being also paid. The president also reported that stimulants had been permitted in the case of Mrs Wilkie, in whose case it was considered necessary. — The chairman also' reported the case of a German family named Kaisenberg, who -were in circumstances of considerable distress, and an amount of £4 had been lent by him to obtain furniture, so that it might not be taken for debt. — Mr Liffiton said he had heard that these people were in distress, and he had offered Kaisenberg ' some work in cleaning out a house. His (Mr Liffiton's) man had been working with Kaisenberg, who wanted him to go and get some drink, and when the man told him he had no money, liaisenberg said he had, but the other said he didn't drink, and would not go for it. After a general expression of opinion that the case was a difficult one t<i deal with, more especially as there \yere three children neither of whom could walk, Mr Liffiton moved and the B)ev. Mr Williams seconded, That the aiition.of the President in advancing the £i be approved. --This was agreed to. The President referred to the case of a family nimed Siddle who -were on the'books. Mr "Williams said the case was a very deserving one. Mr Siddle had himself being very ill, and in the middle of it all his wife had had twins, and had been mi a very weak . state. She was now rather better. The president said he had hoard that Mrs Siddle was now very weak. Mr Williams said there was now £3 due for rent ; could the society do anything in the way of paying the rent ? Some £6 had been collected and paid to Sirjdle. MrLiffifcon said it was a. pity that the £6 so collected had not been paid to him, as the society would have received pound for pound from the Government. Mr Stevenson said it had not been usual to pay rent. Mr Camber moved, That the bill for Mr Siddle's rent be forwarded to the society for payment. — Mr Liffiton reported the' case of a family named Wilkie. Mr Wilkie had recently obtained employment, out he had to support an uncle in addition to his own family, and Mrs Wilkie had been very ill for months. He had therefore taken upon himself to give an order on Messrs Wakefield and Hogg for needful medicines. , The action was, after a remark or two, approved. — Mr Williams • reported tiie case of a man named Jones, who, had just arrived from Melbourne, and Was without means. He had been a week at O'Hara's boarding-house, and his box had been detained for rent. The man was a gardener by trade, but he was anxious ;to get his box.— Messrs Calders and "Liffiton were prepared to give him work. — Mr Calders moved, That the president, and Mr Williams, and Mr Howe be appointed .to inquire, with power to. act. Seconded by Mr Liffiton, and agreed to; 'The 'president reported the case .of a widow, named Mrs Walsh, who hafl three children.' '"She had Vein on the books last winter. — Mr Calders asked if she was a good charwoman. If so, she might perhaps get the work of cleaning out his offices, as the present charwoman was about to leave. — ;This suggestion was to be brought under the notice of the lady visitors. — The president reported that Mrs Budge and her three children still remained on the books! This wa3 the case reported of some time ago in which one of the cbil-' dren was so destructive as to require to be constantly looked after. The child was believed to be improving. — The case of Mrs Smith was continued for another month. — The casn of Mrs Grey, living on the Biver Bank, which had been on the books a long time, occasioned considerable discussion, but it was decided to let the matter stand over for another month. — Mr Calders brought up the case of " Blind Oliver," kt his request, stating that Oliver reported that his wife was getting too old to work any longer for his support. Mr Calders's opinion was that, whatever the society might give for the assistance of this couple, would not relieve Mrs Oliver, but would be spent in his own indulgence. The matter was left with Mr Calders, to inquire and report at next meeting. — The lion. seo. read a circular from the Government asking for certain information re t'.ie operations of the society, and the p.- - sident, secretary, and treasurer were appointed a committee to reply to the circular. — The president, secretary, and treasurer were also appointed a committee to draft the annual report. • The same committee were authorised to arrange for tenders foe rations. The meeting then closed .with the benediction.