CHARITABLE AID.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4077, 31 March 1892, Page 2

CHARITABLE AID.

Meetinsr of the Unltoil District The adjourned annual meeting of the ; Charitable;Aid, Boardfor the,, lioited districts of Wellington, Wairarapa, and Horowlienua was held yesterday at the City Council Oham» bers. Present—Rev.'H, Viiu Staveren (Chairman),' Messrs F, H. Fraaer, ■ L, L, Harris, and Geo. Allen Wellington), R, 0. Kirk (Melrose, (iirelow ' apd Petone), S. Lalnoaster (Hutt), and W, H. Beetbam (Wairarapa North, Mafiterton and Pahiatua, ' fj Jhe business for wbioh the meeting - - had been summoned was tq apportion among the various. - local bodies the amount required to be raised for the purposes of charitable aid ensuing year.'. ■■ The following comparative.'state- : ; mont was submitted of the amounts* ' " paid last year to the different bodies, A and of the sums they require during J the current year ; a

Totals... .... ... ... 7787 7570- "' 8 ♦Shillings and penoo are omitted.' -'"--» fNotforraadi. ■ ■ There was also a statement of the '■ assessment for the various local con\ jtribqtorv-,'bodies viz.', "Wellington J Djty' pouncil, £2112 3s IQd; HtjtV yiy County Council, ljls. 2d; 'Horo* whenua County .Council, i £202 'l7s; Borough of Melrose, £B7 -6s 103 ; . • fiMoiigjj of .;Petoi)e, |lo{ - BoroiiqH of'Qnslow, |(>Q 14s Ejdj . 'Borough of'Karori, £§4 i(js §dj ' Borough of to wer Hutt £9519s lOd j' - : .Wairarapa ■ North ' County Council, ■ £626 88 Id; WairarapaSoathCounty { Counoil, £6d6 11b . lOd.'j PabiatuV « County : .Cpuncii,;: ilOQ; - llSi Cdj ifl| Boroush of Mubtrimi. &i'iogf-tJ • -«B ut , *i*uT|s.uu J .■ fIH Borough-.ViE CarfertoD,, £BB -73' lOd: * ■/>. jH Borqugb qlrQreytown, -£4B'Qa !j4 i total,''*46s3; }3s Jd ( ip Government* • 1 subsidy making qp the balance, <M year's assessment \v§? only £31)28, jH 1 'Mr-BeStfiadi • reaaflfpd that (he '9 authorities ol bis county and of ad*- -. "l| joiniDg diatriota bad been conferring H as to .whether it would not be deeir- fl able to start some institution in the I nature of a workhouse rather than be B obliged to continue the present fl burdensome system of charitable aid; I The' Chairman pointed out that the B Wellington Charitable.Aid District v (^J|

r covered an area of some 200 miles, and that the city was tho centra towards which pccplo in distressed circumstances gravitated, Cases of distress had also come from tho Bruce district and from Dunedin and Christchurch. Mr Beothani ventured to sny that for every caso of distress relieved ; in the city there were 40 cases y relioved in 'ho Wairampa district. B But in the Wairarapa no record was kept of tliein, Far more people S. flfcin van) made for the country dis--1 tricts tlwn left tho country for the city. Still he would move that tho lovy for the ensuing year bn made as indicated above, He did it because lie could not help himself. So far as the Wiiirarnpo whs concerned, its association with the city in this matter was an unholy alliance. For instance, Wairarnua South asked for only £SO, and yot was assessed for A £646. That was a glaring piece of injustice, The resolution was put and carried.

' • •— — Paid Beqtilred i 'oi.w »M.'M J '£■ f | VVollington Beneyolepfc Sq; 645Q * ciety ... ... 4698 Wairarapa North' 643 FS i St. Mary's ... i.. 1 ... ... 297 350 v ' i l St. Joseph's 469 642 . Burnham ... ... 609 600 Cavnraham ... ... „. 128 •100 Butt County ... 302 226 , Horowhenua County,.. ... m 125 Pahiatua Coiinty ... 69 100 Wairarapa houth County,,, 1 L 50 Melrose Borough '... rr VVQ R'atqne Borough,.. m mo Onslow Boroilgh,,! ,.! Rarori Borough.'.., lv6 f . ?QU LowerHutfc BorfiiiglC! Ofirkfirrrtn HnwmoV 132 M 130 ■ •• 80 : Grsytown Borough up £8 18 40 v Education Department '.i. Contingeuciea ... 30. ' 38 100 ;i — iitl; ; -