Charity.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 27 December 1890, Page 2

Charity.

Last .November the first Australasian Conference. on, ' Charity., was held, in Melbourne, and the result has been a number of suggestions, which are well worthy of the earnest consideration of those interested in the judicious giving of alms. 1. This Conference suggests that „all charitable, ,. societies., should keep - records of." every . "case : of . poverty brought binder notice — giving details as to ca.uses.pl poverty, whether thosa relieved Have Deen married or single^ cdncTSgpif^.-the houses in which the. poor live, mimbar and ages of members of family, kind of work engaged in, wages (daily and weekly) earned, amount and kind of relief given—and should forward such statistics at stated periods to a central body such as the Charity Organisation Society. 2. That in each colony there should be adequate provision for the* maintenance of distressed aged 1 people (not being of the criminal class)) who are at present sent to gaol on chargas of vagrancy or having no lawful or visible means of support. 8. That with the view of checking the abuse of hospital accommodation by patients who, well able to pay, occupy the beds to the exclusion of the destitute sick, systoiniitiswl inquiry be mad« in thp e.hrinn^tanres of all applicants. 4. That the expediency -of establishing labour colonies, soniawhat'on ! the German plan, to whi.-li ablebodied mendicants and un-.>m ployed could be referred, should It.- brought under the notice of the chnntii l»le in . the different colonies. J 5. To the Legislative bodies in each colony that maintenance orders mode in any one colony against

deserting husbands or fathers of families dr putative fathers of illegii timate diildreii, be enforceable iii ! aiiy otlier c'oloiiy oil tlie drigiiial i enter j and that power should . Be given to issue maintenance orders where intention to desert is sllowii, or in defendant's aljserjiee if lie Hdte left tIU ccidivy 1 j- and that power should be given for the issue and enforcement of maintenance orders against deserting mothers. 6. This Conference suggests to the Royal Commission on Charit* able Institutions iii Vidtdifo that it is ■mactvifttbie td establish iWctlirlg Hospitals, but reconlnieilds an extension of the " Honle " system 1 , where mothers and infaiits are ttotll received: