North Wairarapa Benevolent Society.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2996, 6 September 1888, Page 2

North Wairarapa Benevolent Society.

The legular monthly meeting of tho Trustees was held yesterday (Wednesday). Present Messis Payton (Chairman), Beetham, Galloway, andMacaia. The minutos of last meeting were confirmed. The Seoretary reported tho balance in the Bank at date £1212s 4d', cash in hand 53.' There was also due by the Cemetery Trust for wago3 the sum of £lB 9s lOd. Accounts amounting to £lß3lßs Bd, certified to as correct by the Secretary, were passed Repayment. The; Chump said the most ,*..,■«■ i \ *> ••

qfa'b'ody'iof subscribe elif} the: tbjigpp hadmiedj|| at'the'mercybf moved' Cbiiiity repeated to as theymay'debm rying ontke work of the Sqoiety, and . >,; that the Chairman. be empowered '■■ r to transfer the records: of the Sooiety. :^ : and to act in conjunction: wjtli : the:::. - Secretary until the transfer is .-; .Mr Galloway said they were merely.: ■<£ acting as a distributing-body, and if theywredissolved the GouiicUa could' appoint other's;';-,; jrjjli Macara; said the Councils qou}dJ|r appointVa: committee : ; u;omimMigstv;s: themselves to. .'■r-vTlie' ture in the past if they had money towork upon.?> 2,J •, \{io;*t£ '■■ said;:he TOtwtowfr'S on purpose to be present at of the United Board arid from a s»>?£ r-i

take: inihe time arrived tod resolution take, legal:; proooediiigaj;,-;. ? : agMnslvrti^ttultm^ juatlbeen carried before; hV:'amyed.J ;;£ Cbunoil ; ;.and Borougiij ) .Gouncils^had;:ite(nd^rthat: :^til#s-.\/tV'' .Government; or: Central \Board :had ; coineito sonie anangement to under-, .•:;::'! take thedireotTehefof thejrpoor. ;^e; : ;;i ; r local bodies would; have to find' a ': :: much:higlier sum pyspeoial rate than ; ; ; ;> what;: would;be required - ; to >relieve. ■'.v: |ieh , 6wnpoor..ntheypu'tQnarateand^: : ' ; paid the United Distript Board's de- .:; maud; things would go 'ori'.as at : :i ';

present and they:would get no satisfaction.. ■lf they ,made a strong. . ; protest {lie Government would conf j. ■ aider the matter in tli'o reoesaand-;'■'■■:'.■' como to their relief. A special meet-.', ' ' ing Of .the United Board would' be..... held on Tuesday next when :tke resolution carried attheir last meeting

would probably be reversed. Therewas no doubt that the Trustees stood in a'A ■ ■ false position as regarded their relation to the contributing bodies,; : and it was necessary, that something \ should be done to set them straight;.' ' He would not like to see the relief - to tho poor stopped, and howas glad tho resolution made provision for. carrying it on until the local bodies took it over. .He seconded themotion, The Chairman said the appointment of a body for the distribution of relief should be' made by the ; 'f Borough and County Councils. His : idea was not tojsreate any difficulty, ,'. but to place matters pna moresatis- ] ; factory basis. As thingsi stood : tliey had nominally a strong body of ■'.'■• Trustees, but ; some .never attended., ■•, and others had seht in their :'resigna J f •■' tions, • Tho motion was then put and. carried. ,' ';■' ■• The Chairman, moved, and Mr Beetham seconded the following reso-• lution, whioli 'was earned-;unaniijj| mously:—That the thanks "of rtho' Trustees be given to Mrs Graham for : the services she has kindly rendered in visiting the houses 'of applicants ■ : for relief. : • The Secretary reportedilherfl! were< ; ; six regular: cases ;on tho; books ! month' getting ! relief, ; "Iti; casuals ; ;y cases.,relief-,.liad been; grantedand;::"' 1 Iworkgiveu'whereitwas possible 80 ; i '; . to do.;; In one,casß, ;a; ;i! tfee'children had applied' for 'relief; ; which had beeir granted, andtlieir:" <:. fare paid to Wellington,: :where,i,she;: 1 stated she-bad•friends :wkO 'would'■ 1 supply her with work, where, thoy ' had been relieved, and forwarded at 1 tho ..woman's request to Nelson ' where she had a married sister. The ' ' 'relative however would not or could 1 not assist keivahd. she was thrown ■ 1 on to the Benevolent; Society who' ; ! ' forwarded .her to the' Wellington'.; !'. Institution and thoy sent her'back ' to Masterton,: [She had,siuoe.left X, i her children ..with someone in Master.- s,, 1 ton stating she was going to nurse- ' her sick mother at.Greytown. The j three children were unprovided for. ' . The relief granted in special cases .

■ was approved,. ' ,A pensioner four < score years of ; 1 age, who was in receipt of £8 8s 4d' J per quarter, applied for further ' assistance as he was past work, fc The Secretary was instructed to write to the party with whom .he at ! present, lived and inquire at what f extra charge he would continue to;', i keep tho applicant. ' An application for an increase of ' 2s Gd per week was made in one.case t and refused. 3 Belief was continued in the other. f cases as before. This concluded the > business.

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