BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2613, 2 June 1887, Page 2

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

The ordiuary mooting of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society was . held yesterday afternoon (Wednes- jjA day) in the Institute. Present,—Rowijjflfflffl W. E, Paige (Chairman) Rev. Battle/ and Messrs Gappor and Keith. The minulos of the last meeting were read and confirmod, mid the Treasurer reported a credit balance of £l6 8a fid. . Notifications wore received from the ' : North County and Borough Councils, ' to the effect that the applications for - aid would havo to bo mads by tho United District Board. A letter was read from the Wellington Sooiety refusing to acknowledge that Louis Podo belonged to their district. As Pode had evidently livod several years l in South Wairarapii, and was in a "■";, very weak state, it was decided .that ' the Society keep him for the present, with tho prospects of a refund from ', "■ - the South district. It was howevor thought that a difficulty might ariso as there was no; defined boundary in. ! ' 1 the Wairarapa". An application from a nurse for threo weeks nursing foe was roduced to two weeks, as that was ~ >«£' the time the Society agreed for. A "'','* request from a woman that the Society >■ <, would take her children offher hands "h and send them to an Industrial School, was not acceded to. A widow on the verge of matrimony had her relief

stopped; the Society fooling that they bad done their duty to the family. It was fiL-cided in tho case of a man'who was siono breaking, and whose wife shortly is peeled confinement, to allow them n 11 week for two weeks when, the event occurs. One new caso was reported, the man buing engaged stonebreaking, and appeared to be more willing than able- to work, as he Tvas evidently suffering from consumption. Accounts amounting to £BBGs .were passed for payment, among which were the following for goods supplied:. —Messrs M. Cnselberg & Co., 17 8s; Temple, £o 2s Od; Graham, £4 19s 6d; Wyeth, £8: -Feist, £2 10. The meeting then adjourned.