RECIPIENTS OF RELIEF

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1929, Page 3

RECIPIENTS OF RELIEF

WELLINGTON DISCLOSUREiS,

WELLINGTON, June 27

The somewhat extraordinary fact was revealed at a meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board to-day that a family of four have for some months past been receiving charitable aid- to the extent of 25s weekly, from tlie Social Welfare Committee, while during the period the income of the family amounted to £2l 15s a month. When the committee made tins discovery, tlie relief, of course, was promptly stopped. Mr G. Petherick, chairman of the Social Welfare Committee, informed the Hospital Board that a family whom the committee had been helping were also in receipt of £2l 15s per'month. There were only four in the family, and it was a sad case so far as the husband was concerned. '1 he committee only knew part of tlie facts, and investigations showed that what lie had now stated was correct. There was no doubt that the family was receiving £2l 15s per month, and had purchased a piano at a cost of £l9O, although only a deposit had been paid on it.

Mr A. J. M’Curdy said that in another case it was found that the last instalment on a piano had just been paid, and another person receiving help was found to own a section.