CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4035, 11 February 1892, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

Administration, of Obarlta'blo && [ToTHe'EdITOB.] Sm.—ln your' paper. of yesterday's date, Or Booth is reported to hare spoken atrongly ogauist the preseul ayatem of charitable aid, and to have said "it was a -stronst inducement to reckless distribution. The Masterton Society might consider that as the Wei. lington people took so inuoh of their money it was their policy to get back as much of it as thoy could. It was tho moat demoralising arranj>omont overset up by any Government for the administration of charitable relief, In their own district they were under a great debt of obligation to their Olerk tor his careful examination of each case and taking steps toprovent fraud, but further north there waß laxity and they got through a great amount-, of money. There was a great necessity for securing Boparation from the oity relief distribution. 1 ' This ia a rather sweeping statement, part of which is undoubtedly true/but will Or Booth kindly give one or more instances whore, further north there has been any laxity, shown, or where tho policy of the Masterton Socioty has been to get as much of their money back as possible.—We are, etc., J R. M.'.Gailoway)H ~R. D. Dxoa "■ Jas. Stuokey,