NORTH WAIRARAPA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2371, 12 August 1886, Page 2

NORTH WAIRARAPA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Tji« regular monthly meeting of ths Society was held yesterday. Present— Rov.'W, E,. Paige (Chairman),, Messrs Gapper and Keith, and Revs. Buttle and Fulton.

t The Treasurer reported expenditure sinca laafc meeting £49 lis, receipts, £JB credit balance, £24 h U. An application had been made for the subsidy, but the , money had not been forwardod yet. • The Chairman moved and .-Mr Gapper seconded that the Government bo written to again for, the subsidy, Carried, Sundry accounts foivrelicf w«3g passed for payment, - ■. ' ■■:: Vv iJP" The following cases with:— That of an old: resident JbfMasterton, ' whose family was left without food whilst the head of the.hpuno wont up eountry looking for'work. It had been reported ... to the ChairmaiVdiirinK the weok,and he had ■ordefcvfor stgftf to the extent of The action »»the Chairman was endorsed, ">-*v_j jb, Tho Secretary wMTfl»{Me^t£W e steps through the police able-bodied man, whose wife hod applied s for relief, to contribute to the support of his family,. It appeired.from statements made that the husband was quite capable . of earning hii living,;'. bat preferred lounging about the streets. . ,'A woman with seven children had r«. ceived. relief, the hmiband having loft the district without leaving anything for theli support. : Tho husband was stated to be in Wellington. .It was resolved that an application be made to the Magistrate for a warrant for his arrest.

The Chairman drew the attention pf the meeting to a case that mon the books. Some few months ago subscriptions were collected on'behalf of a widow whose' husband was recently d*tased, and a deputation had waited on late •Cflmmitteeand;askedthat theeumseot leeted, together with a subsidy should be paid through the; Society to the widow. The deputation agreed to aceopton bflhalf of the per week for twelve

•' •• tnohtha, and 20s a week ij»r another year. .. That would hive given, £ll7,to;the. '' > •■K'.'i wttow and the Society, would'have been ' : "'■* -' : JE6Q better off supposing they/got the ' ■•;'' miMdy on the amount mentioned on the. ■ Jfc'llstof subscriptions handed in ;by the When, tho time came for '. Hendiut; tho claim to the Government for • ■ 'a subsidy on the amount of subscription's ■i "•' (received by the Society it was considered" ■; •' the Trustees could not in honor/claim a'. : ■'•.■'' eubaidy on forgiven debts of wlnchtlie aub- ; scription list to the widow partly consisi ed. - •< -The list showed £96.ls'fldas:thn amount "- , jubacrihed, but the actual monoy .received bytheSuoioty on btilialf nf tho widow \V«4#sl9s 3d, and they, would roceivo, a gubstdy on that amount only. ' '-, Mr Gappor moved, and Mr Buttle '■-•' 'That the payments be continued '• tho .widow at the-same rate as at ■'.'preaeutagrocd upon, until tho whole of tho mouoy paid.m on her behalf, togother, • '' ' with .the full amount of tho Government. Bubaidy'waa expended. The-motion was • carried.- ■ . •■•■■ The now amnyomont would make only -5-" asinttlldifferoiice in the amount to be '''' •■■ paid.over to the widow. Mr Buttle moved and Mr Kaigo Bocpn- ';•> dod, That the claim for the Goyernmqnt • •• ; Biibaidy should bo sent down quarterly,- •"•■'; •' 'after, beiug first' submitted to' the Trus-. toes for thoir approval.-Curried, ~ Tho Sccrotary-Baid aovoral cases were; Aon the books in which the recipients for ] ~ .• .Pfreliof, .had been given work at stonebreaking by blip corporation, and' tho .j , ;, amounts .advanced had been recouped. :'■. •., -'. . T'ho mooting expressed its appreciation of the action of tlip Council in allowing .... • ... those out ofwork' who wished employ;, |.;. c . ....montb go on.atstonp-broaking. .!■ ■■"; ... ; : .,.,.r /Sundryaccounts were passed for pay- ' rounr', and the-mecting adjourned..