POOR RELIEF.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20489, 7 March 1932, Page 11

POOR RELIEF.

CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT SYSTEM. KEPORT submitted to the MAYOR. 'ifr need for the continuation of the action and distribution of provisions (or "relief in the City over the winter igeoptaaUed in a report which has been Jrtpared- by the secretary of the Hos--Board (Mr W. S. Wharton), and thfrugpr of the Citizens' Relief Demi (Mr J. W. Woodbury), and which L &en submitted to the Mayor, Mr T6, Sullivan, M.P. The report ku b«en prepared as a result of the conference held between repreUltatmg of the City Council, the Hos"jifcl Board and the Citizens' Relief locution to discuss the questions of teM'dariHg the • coming winter, and irkther it *as desirable to divide the tl » Board and the Association. "WB epnsidered the matter from wiiffljs poinis of view, and are depid(illy of 'tip opinion that to abandon thfl geiiKons -gilts of .the public on behalf of the families of necessitous unempljpyed bum wrong," states tha report. -• Xoath to £ppeail& Aid. > "There aire many families in Christehurch and surrounding ftatricts who. so fat not appeafejTjto the Hospital Board for' relief and ire decidedly loath to dojscr: JS«» s fanjilies, during ®-Jm< winter'shil effajpp, to the present, wlwßollef I>9pot%jfnd they probably H| «&at tfyf'fiiv'o not the 'taint' jjiiog r«eei?ed public charity. wm\Wfa no \rii& that this expression any way as deK%^^io'^^e;ii7h o se circumstances ■ i»mtpoJla4'tltßita to seek relief from ■ but it is so easy MT 'feffflpw{"#>l'we their self-respect B charity is obtainB and those who strive * to their needs are ■ . flßlKjSft abo a large number of K that the meagre *earnI i trough the No. 5 I SPjF 7 ' insufficient to sup■r with the ordinary ■ life, including . many ■ the payment of ■ provision of clothing and B we are of opin-' B 'the hospital Board has B ?'!Wtepeftonsibility to keep the B step,' yet there is a defiB the citizens who have B r9®9tour»to help their, more unforB and sisters at this time B recommend that the B B of supplementary ■ Needs. fl that the provision of B function of the eharbut, as has been said I mhES i™ e families the needs,"perB in the innumerable B SMHjMulsites than would be obB the ordinary chanB Jwaß'j# .further factor, and that BljJB0p!!^ e the Hospital Board the which the necessitrelief, it -would 9j®ay people who now seek Citizens' Relief Depots seen in the Board's RilSiffi they would perregard as the taint of assistance from the Bthough the Board's relief relief in the, way of KtHßm ••' ft t one central would apply. time, it is feared that ® were associated mmM*?**'*. 1 *I** 1 ** the distrithe contributions BIHHfS'- being under the impresB'.|®. : - er ? Ie paying twice; first, contribution to the Mayor's trough the rates to pwi* l ? Nothing and Boots. ' M n l Ue ßtionably, a very behalf of poor people BmBBb!?'' nec essary clothing and BjßKg? ' Bee ™B to be an opening to: create a fund BU itable clothing 1 t would be of greatest the Hospital Board lif? the Citizens' Central ■Kth f° Persons rece i v i n g reand in many cases ■IjB&yM detected. We would that a complete |Hf w *a« out each week of Reiving relief from the relief 8^ ppl j ed to the man " BBBKwL^* 4 Wa coulJ obtain with the vari- ' n the town where BHHRg?" ® ls penßed, that much to the community HHHHSjipipiie submit, therefore, as HBlgf^) l j^_ an advantage if the —BKry r Cotomittee will conBHBK^f 6^011 and distribution ■Hb& th ~ tbe de P°t or depots Clt y and suburbs. ■|MH|fflaptained effort should be anitable raiment and H|^HBSr^ V Y M - and families of Turnings are—owing to

unemployment —insufficient to provide them; it would be a mistake to bring the Board's distributing centre immediately in conjunction with the Citizens' Relief Centre; and further, that the Board should provide a list each week of all those receiving relief from the Board; such list to show the amount-afforded in each case." Continuation of Pound Scheme. "It can now be taken for granted that the Relief Association will continue with the Pound Scheme," said the Mayor, in commenting on the report. "There are other matters which will have to be faced by the community, such as the question of rents and other aspects of distress not being dealt with at the present time. I ain considering calling a meeting of representative citizens for the purpose of setting up a committee to undertake the handling of rents and different matters not now being attended to by any organisations. This committee will be required to adjudicate between landlords and tenants in their mutual difficulties. It is probable that I will call the meeting for next week-end." NEEDS OF THE CITY MISSION. CLOTHING, VEGETABLES, AND money. The "City Mission Notes," written by the Kev. P. Kevell, City Missioner in the latest issue of the "Church News' emptoUe-tb. P»» ■«« ! "J' Rs clothing, vegetables, and money. "As we begin the hard work of the coming year, it is good to a® 4 ® that we had £7 sent to us m cash in the first week after my return from dav" says the Missioner. A woman brought 10s to ,my bouse before I had been in it half an hour—a good augury for the future. . It has ' been pleasant to, receive ™ are the from 2s to £l, These donations are the sr.- 7»« tb.?,"", tb. constant or two dresses, boots, coat ~ . , small parcels that have kept our shelves

filled in the past. Our shelves are now almost bare of clothing at St. Martin's House of Help, and day after day we have to turn customers away from the jumble shop unsatisfied. Please don't forget the small parcels of clothing of all kinds—and please don't apologise for them. It is the many Bmall parcels that have filled our shelves in the past and made the rarer big parcels effective. "At the men's night shelter we have received many gifts of fruit and jam; of the latter Avonside has given wonderfully. It has been hard to find enough empty jars. I wonder if someone could send us carrots, onions, turnips, cabbages, and other vegetables! The dry weather spoilt most of our later garden truck, except our potatoes. We had hoped our garden would give us these other vegetables till near the winter. I remember how our guestß laboured at the garden. Toe H men are still providing meat for Wednesday night teas. An anonymous donor gives us splendid supplies of meat for Sunday tea. A City butcher gives us supplies for soups and stews for the. mornings. I wonder if any other branches of the Mothers' Union would like to supply a Sunday tea once a month to these homeless sons of other mothers?"