OUTDOOR RELIEF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3012, 24 February 1917, Page 6

OUTDOOR RELIEF

SOME. INTERESTING FIGURES. At the meeting of the Hospital Board oil Thursday the Charitable Aid Board Committee reported that tho numbei of oases lor outdoor relief, covering tho last three years, were as follow:— 1917. 1916. 1015. Number of cases ...... 69 ' 78 94 l)aily average persons 197 196 288 Number of rations ... 641 553 855 Cash grants £54 £43 £44 Maintenance children. £22 £17 £11 Tho considerable decreases hitherto shown between' the current year and that immediately, preceding ha.vo now (says the report) for the first tinie disappeared, showing that_ the reduotion in vafowo commenced in January of last year. , Ir|„ the course of the brief discussion on tho above figures, Mr. i)\ Castle said that certain'accident cases were thrust upon them through no fault of their own, through tho employers being 60 slow in paying the compensation due to them. It was often the case that a man was sufficiently lecovered to do certain work, though perhaps not his own work, but he was prevented from so working as it might prejudice his claim for compensation. The report was adopted. Mr. D. Campbell said that in one such case tho patient had six chilaren. Their expenditure was on account of tho upkeep .of the children.