CHARITY SHOULD BEGIN AT HOME.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 457, 6 May 1880, Page 2

CHARITY SHOULD BEGIN AT HOME.

To the Editor of the Wairarap'a Datiy. Greytown,' May I ; Sir,—You in Masterton ar& 'bleßsed with.a Benevolent Society, who, before 'relieving any cases of distress,.ascertain" whether the applicants are : deßerving : of charity or no, while we;in Greytown' "are made, the .dupes: of any iraposters-or. loafera.wJwYchoose' to ..trade ■ oiuour charity.' For. the past month or so a practical .impostor has. been.,','doing." Greytown, and lani sorry to say behevdlehce< was/showered on him indiscriminately. J say sorry, because when hV found .that plenty came without workhe.pajsed away the'time' loaflqg;:about the town, and if perchance he.hapf(ened to go to work (of which he had plenty to do on the railway) half a day was quite enough, for him.'

If this is the way, Sir, that Mm to be imposed Upon, I think it ia high, time that something was done to protect our charitably - disposed residents, and the sooner it is done the better, and I think a. Benevolent. Society, is a step in the right direction. I will not say any.tnore on this subject, hoping it will-be the means'of doing the desired good, fprno doubt you will hear more on the subject.' ;, ' : ;- : ;;■' , ! ' '".' lami;&c^'' ,io ; ■' -..::.. ] ;:;' VAbusWChariiy.;-

To the Sditor of ifre"WMi^i f DAttt;l : ■■ ; ■ ; : -- ;■ E.-:i"oii'j. j'u , Sißj—Bythia '•PubliocLibfarieglAflt, 1869,"- section : l2, it i#en acted aa follows: —"The admission toall^rlibrawealeatablisted: under this Actfeßatt.Ve' open'to the publio, 'free/of all thai'bur'libray f 4B- estnbllfihSd- under thu Aot, ag the'Tiabitaht householders are rated...for. iU i.upport. , Upoa what

principle, then, is an additional charge made to'those'"who wish to obtain full access to the 1 library, for it cannot be contended,for a,monient that admission to a room iwhjerea.few papers and per,iodi« cals only are.laid M 'the table constitutes ,?' admissioniijto.';tne free of all ■charge." Xliftj <l : ' . ■.. %1 mftihtajn'.that'the-meaning of the Act is to give free'accesj to the publio to the whole library;"' With respect to the taking out of books, I think, some fairly be made to those who wish to themselves of this privilege. ■ I may take this opportunity of express-, ing an opinion that we want'a little* life put into the management of the estabfH lishmentin the matter of lecture's ah™;, penny readings, and even concerts nection withjt, That at Wellingjpn 'b'tifc a few years ago was a verydullanair, but by a little spirited management it has become a plaoe of great attraction. I do not.say that we can compete with it, but we'may. surely do something towards ;it, and be it remembered that the Wellington Library is only'a private institution,'atid has no rate to support it '. l ' "' ''" Hoping that some effort may be made tp improve our library (in which I would cordially join), -.■'■■'' I have, &c, ' .Dominie'Sampjon.