THE HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ACT AND THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 147, 27 March 1886, Page 8

THE HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ACT AND THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

I On Monday last a meeting, composed of representatives in the Auckland Board and Chairmen of Counties, convened by the Mayor of Hamilton (Mr W. A. Graham), was held at Hamilton, the following being present : Messrs W. A. Graham (chairman), E. Lake, M tt.R., , B irugh, Pooler (members of the District Board), Primrose (chairman Waikato Couniy), and also ly invitation, Mr J. B Whyte, M.H R. The proceedings weie chiefly of a conversational character, the oltjVet vriih which the meeting was convened being to consider the recent decision avrixed at by the United Board at Auckland on tiie Friday previous. That Board had at a former meeting decided not to take any action

unless iho, Government wonl 1 ft^vee to give them un in-lem nt.y Thi«s (ho G > vnm r n ri nt had defined tn dc, nnd yet tho B n u'l now levied contributions for eharitnble aid. j\l"r J. B Wiyto pfivp it a« hi? o])inion that " t'te best poliev for i)\o coun'ry bodies to follow would ' e one of ir.\s<orly inactivity ill* bolii'Vtnl the Board would bo quite s-tfisliod <o take the subsidies without t^oing to law. Nothing could possibly bo gained by paying nnd noiliing would bftlosfc by allowing theJOovevnincid to impo'ind an \ di?!mr*e si]b < ?idi^<5. Tlu' subsidips woub] not ln^t for over, «nd when t,lit\v had not snfti oient to p,\y rhey won) 1 be in the position of defendants. Iv was of the utmost importance the locn[ bodies shouM h ing to^etlier " After considerable discussion, the Following 1 resclution, moved l>y .Air Whyl.c, and seconded by Mr Piinwo^e. was carried unanimously : ■' Tlint in tho opinion of this luoedny it is desirable that until the next meeting of Parliament no payments should i>e m ide to hospit.db or chmitable aid by the follow ins* five local governing bodies, \ \'A. : Hamilton LJoiougii Council, and thellaglivn, Waipa, WaiScato, and Piako, (Jouniy Councils. That copie^ of this le&ol'iLion bo sent to tho above live local bodies, and they be requested to send lepreseniatives to a meeting to be hold it an caily date to consider tne quasrun of joint nchon with regard to an amendment of the Act, or of forming these districts into a separate district for the purposes of hospitals and charitable aid." — Extracted from Waikato Tunes report.