United Charitable Aid Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3001, 12 September 1888, Page 2

United Charitable Aid Board.

On the application of Wairarapa members, a special mooting of the above Board was held at Wellington on Tuesday,there being prosont Messrs Kobhle (chairman), A. Young, Allen, Bunny, Danke, Heaion, W. and G. Beetham, and Speedy, The minutes of the previous meoting were confirmed, and correspondence was read from the Masterton Borough Council re subsidies,

Mr Bunny explained that the meeting had been called for the object of rescinding the resolution passed at tho Inst meeting to the effect that stops be taken to recover the amount due to the Board by country districts. He did not wish to again enter into the subject, having fully expressed himself last week, but ho would like to state that they were being supported in their present action by no less than twenty-six other counties in the Colony.. Ho moved "That the resolution passed at the last meeting bercsciuded, and that no action be takenagainst local contributing bodies to recover amounts assessed," Mr 6. Beetham seconded the ! motion. He regretted that owing to an oversight, be had not attended the last meeting of tho Board. Ho endorsed tho sentiments oxpressed by Mr Bunny on tho subjeot, but submit l ted as a law-tnakjr that he would not be a party Jo breaking such laws. They wore not intending to break the law, but simply to enter a protest against an unjust imposition. In tho House he bad taken action, and on the last day of the session be brought up the question, and the Government liad promised to do something in the matter during the recesi, He believed the steps now being taken by the country would influonca the Government.

Mr Allen spoko at considernblo length on the subject, and congcatdlalated Major Bunny on his country forces having arrived. He stated that Government had passed a good many iniquitous measures which the people had to grin and bear. Ho protested against the rescinding of tho motion on the ground that there wore numbers of country patients in the Wellington Hospital. Mr Speedy said tho country was qujto prepared to support their own poor, all they wanted was an alteration in tho present law .relating to Charitable Aid. Mr W. H, Beetling said ho was .well aware that oertain cases bad been forwarded to Wellington Hospital for skilled treatment, but that did not alter the fact that they had fjrst-olass institutions in the oountry, As the protest had been raised, no further transmissions would be made, He referred to the large amount annually spent in relieving swagsmen,'

MrDanks, in a pathetic manner, described a young woman, with 1 whom he had come in contact, , who, he considered had been yery harshly ! dealt wi'l) by t'l ß Wairai'apa institu-. lion, Ho would like to kno\? how 1 all the monies received in the "Wair- ' arapa for- benevolent purposes were 1 expended; ' He 'bohsidered'tltere.'Waj ! something wrong in the wiiy ■ in which ' charity He took ■■ a stand against Mr - Bunny's

motion bocanse, -asarcspe<siblo.itian., . * ho did riot wish to defy the law; Mr G. Beetham made a satißlactJty/ v explanation regarding tho woman to' ! whom Mr Danks liaa lefeired, and also stilted iliat he considered there, was a vast difference between break- *.... in» the law, and refusing to put i)ito- •" effect what they belioved to bo an unjust clause. Mr A,- Young said; he wasJMitosatisfied with the explanations Wade': :v; by Mdssrii Beethami am'-.'Bnnny,-:-fflien he voted last week under-ti misapprehension; and he had ' no idea that ltwas in tho - power' of i' ' the Government to lecovor tlio amounts due. It was useless for tho Board to go to an unnecessary ' - expense, when, if the motion: were ; i .; rescinded, thoGovernmcnt would take : tho step required. The Board would . not be impaired by the rescinding of the motion, and he would therefore' ■■ support Mr Bunny. • ■ Altera few remarks from other-v nieinbers, tho. motion was put and : carried: ayes: Messrs W. and G. Boethaui, Bunny, Eebble, Speedy . and Young; noes: . Mfjjisrs . v • Danks, and Heaton. ' ■ • .V ;