CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2206, 29 January 1886, Page 2

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

# The iS'.Z, Times furnishes the following interesting report of a deputation, consisting of Messrs H. Bunny, S. Banks, and U. M, Kebbell, which wafted'upon the Hon. P. A. Buckley, Colonial Secretly, on Wednesday. Mr Bunny, as Chairman of the Spited Distiict Charitable Aid Board, explained the objects of the deputation, He said they caino for advice as to what course they shoidd purue. The Government had advanced £250 to the Board, which had been paid away to the Wellington Benevolent Society, St Joseph's Orphanage, and Mastorton Benevolent Society. The result was that the £250 was gone, and there was a deficiency of £2B, At the end of tho month they would be called upon to provide £4OO mora to keep the Wellington and Masterton Benevolent Societies in funds, They would have to provide £4OOO for the year, of which the Government would provide £I9OO. The rem&innlng £2IOO would havs to be assessed on the flutt and Horowhehua Counties, and the city of Wellington, It would take, at le-at six or "eight weeks before the money could be collected,. In tho meantime they wanted.to know if Government would advance themonoy to enable them to carry on. No doubt, if they wont to tho bank, % would get the money, but they would, have to pay 7 or 8 per cont. intorest out'of their funds. Mr Buokley said the Board had started with £250 from the Government, whioh it senmed to him had bs«n illegally grantod. They should have struok a rate' first. The Department,was under the control of the Premier, and he (Mr Buckley) could not give a definite answer. The payment of £250 had been already qnestioned, and, if the Government made any further payments tho Audit D.oparfc ment would, take, them,' to tasji;- The law Was very elear on the subject.' Mr Bunny said he had read the Act. He knew there were difficulties in the way of the Government providing the money, but they could be got over by a Minister becoming responsible. Mr Buckley: In that case he would render himself personally liable.

but it was only a matter of form.- tfhs ;* Board would have to strike the rate/.an'ifl asssss what amount was payable-by eM, W district. Then the clerks would havetgV 188116 notices and call their councils W aether, and tho rates would collected. He did not see how it was'' possible to get in the funds in less thai*" two months. He suggest thatMr'Buckley : should telegraph to Mr Stout, and lay the. \ matter before him.. . ' ■t,* Mr Buckley: If you will give me what •;f you want in writing. I will telegraph to. ' Mr Stout. - It seems to me that you have' -■ got tho £250 without authority. ' ' Mr Bunny: Yes: and we've spent it too. ■".••. '•-• MrDanks: We got it on the plain,; straightforward understanding rhat/thYJ amount was. to 'bo deducted when' the money was.payablo. • Mr Buckley: Yes, but every shilling has to be audited and accounted for. • Tho interview then came to a cloae.