CHARITABLE-AID

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 155, 26 March 1920, Page 8

CHARITABLE-AID

interesting figures. - Tho month of February was a busy one for the Charitable Aid Department, and somo interesting figures were given bv the committee at yesterday's meeting 'of the Hospital and Charitable , Aid Board. For the purposo of comparison tho figures for the same period in 1919 and 1918 are given immediately after those for this year-.-Total number' of. cases, 117, 53, 10;_ daily averagc'_nuuiber of persons receiving relief, 125, 191.2, 131.2; relief-in-kiiid rations, 9-10, ISC, 102; relief in cash; ,£295. .£7O, .£33; for maintenance of children, =£'73, ,£63, ' When this report came forward, Mr. C. 11. Chapman asked if it was a fact that a mail in constant employment, earning 10s. per week, sought assistance l'rom the board. Mi. G. J. Petherick (chairman of the Charitable Aid Committee) replied that such was the case, and it was- by 110 means an isolated case. "Wo had to help him,"'- continued Mr. Petherick. "'The man was earning, I think, ,£3 12s. per week, and had a family of six children, 0110 of them a cripple., Ho was living in a house at a'weekly rental of IDs. —cheap as far as rent goes. Ho obtained the house from a soldier while lie was away at the front, but now this man had returned and 'had taken possession. Meanwhile tho man in question had to secure another, house,' and could not get one under 30s. per week. I pointed out to him that it was not the object of tho board to help tlioso in constant work, but assistance had to'be granted." Mr. Chapman:.-! just want-to point out that although we havo this state of things,the Government is encouraging immigration.