BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4415, 11 May 1893, Page 3

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Monthly Meeting. Tlie regular monthly tuat'tiiifj oft ho North Wuhan pa iJrnuvolunt 'li lint, w(iD held isi tlio llorougU Council Cliumbetg q( fj o'clock this morning. I'resent Mi'ssrs J. Htuckoy iiti tho chair , E. Feist, It. U. Oagg. hud W. I'Ony. Miirorir Tho minutes of tho previous meeting were Mad and confirmed. j COUiIBBPOSIIBKOB. ! A conaiderablt 1 quantity of cories pondenco was received re the miw Tait. A letter from lt;o Unit'd District Board was rcooiveJ forwarding supplies for the tLiotith.

Dr Douglas forwarded a certiUcalo stating that J. Uockuinti i.i unable l« work owing to an injury to his knee.

The M&stertoo Borough Council wrote offering to Hnd Itackuinn light work at stonebreaking, us bd><» as he ie sblo to commence.

Koports of the police in coilnt'olioa with -several casual cm'sj. relieved during the month, were received and considered, the Suoretary's aetixn being approved. Aw application was received from Mre Helen Jackson uuking that hor weekly be increas"rjl. THE niLLiAMa FAMILY.

A letter from tho Pulaierston Nurih U.A. Board rsad, advising the Trußteos that tho PatJ-u-Wangnitii C.A. Board expected ?Hlmcrstuii North to provide for the maintenance »f tienry Williams mid Tim Palmßruton Bomd repudiatio any liability, i>G, from information La their posßesH!iji>, (he family in queMjion.hud ncv. r been considarc I lit suhjccls for chiiritahlu tid.

ItESOLOTIISS. It was resolved thnt the election of ohairmun be held over until next

meeting, the same to ba sjieciiil business.

W. Tail, wbo attended personally at lhe rcquEMt of the TrunLCfH, rallied to Bovt-rat questions put to liiin r«rsriling his position. A cumfiunto from l)r Hoiking was mad plating that tho man wan nblo to do light work, and it win rottolvad ttint hn i rootiivn tomporary aAßistimini tp ilio amount ol' ten ftliiliirigit per wonk. It «ua decided iu uduuu temporary fiaui»tiiuoii to tlio iimii Bitukinnii, Koaolvi'd Clint t)i« innriot comply with Mia liolon Jitukn<m'n rcqui'ttt. lioaolved that tho Secretary acknowledge (Lo lotti-r fmm the Paltncrutou U.A. liourd, rttferrinftj the latter to tho Patea-Wtmgviul CJ.A. Board.

Resolved Unit tlio maintenance allnwaroo for Mrs King's child 1m: reduced to su. the amount origiii>al|y agreed upon, BWh Accjountb. Accounts amounting to £lO 1b 8d Wore passed for payment, and also n grant of £lO fur petty oash. The Treasurer reported 9 credit balance at date of £5819s Id. Reliev.

Tbe regular cases were considsred, and ordered to to be continued until next rneeUug as amended viz :—W. Tait, reduced to 10s per week ; Mrs King's childflaper week; Mrs Lyou'e 16a per week.