ORDER, OF FORESTERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 679, 2 December 1909, Page 3

ORDER, OF FORESTERS.

THE TRIENNIAL CONrERENCE.

■■'■ '•'- 'tlii' Telcerapli-Bncclal,.CprrosD6nclcnUV: :" :;.;'; ■ "'v | ! , <V';.!;;■'s-.^,.PictohV ■ Tho^'trionhial..'coiiferen"cbv';bt\:';..:delcgaws v ;oor.'">•');t r .'">•'); I'prestors', : lodges" .Wellington l district : ?.;&v ' opened this'iiibrning' "in'tho'l'drdstcrs' 'Hdß,vtVj. J. l'ictpn.. ■~'Civ Bro,: Colquhoun : presided; '' ~ -,;■'r;.;v : \-r : . "A -voto; of'; sympathy ; was extended to 'tlio '*•;';)'■ : district : :tfeastirer, Brb;;Birch, 'on';accbuiif-'ofvS./'K Ms ill-health." "' ..' ,;;■'■'■,■;;• v;.i ; ; - ; -''';'-v : ;:i-:, v ,'. :( : Bro^•; C. D.. ltobertson '-Mas 'appointed official iv'A'i reporter for:vthe :conference.''' ..;"V;''.■:;.;., -■■-■?)$% Tho executor's ; repori ; shows that fund, after paying ; death claims; 'ambnntuig V to.; 81260 for the: year,- had madb; : an iaereaso ■■■:'< of'. ; jei36Svss.'i 3d-.,''..carrying' forward at 'balance'.'? '.&■?■ of £15,i52: ,105;.-.7fc Tho■-;management.fund,'>:v; after paying, all'expenses, had:increased,by .833 v '.;rV| lis. Sd., which i brought .tho i balance..of;'.that 'f'V* fund up to' £119 ; 12sT 9d;' The.total- amoiint of -v;x tho district funds was nqw juronila': brunch;iC62o,"adult branches-.£63,798, tho wholo'C.i.-S----combinedmaking::thc'total'''wG d tti'of-\tho l ,'dis«'. , :' :: trict : nnd branches; of this 'being an V'-HK increase for the.year '■btf£Bl6B&.}- :: . '-':' ■'■ ■"■.,■■■:'.. -: l-.\ ; .During tho year, £3677. was.paid;te:member* ,;':,;> on the sick, list, : J33339 for. medical 'attttidarica.yjV'i; and JCI2CO for; death'; claimß,-'makiDg'a> totals : v - : :.'■ of distributed,in'.beneats within:thp).'dJsi'";V'v ! ' trict.';; .'■/'•:'■''■• '•■' ,'•','.'.";.' ; : •'"'--.'"'.'■"'.V' ■''-'v. ; "■;.;^■''.':'.'-"v:*-"'4iliy&; ~The.;report -niid; balance-sheet adopted-,rjS; 1 ; after considerable 'discussion, v -''•'.- ; '..'";'..'..;..;:,; V;,'."!;'.<; Tho'Nelson district ■ wi'bte'.askiug : ;tho;' -cb.,.' ' : i;,;;li operations of tho Wellington; district' for. the-' \sfi* establishment; of a -subsidiary.- higk' court Acj. tho Dominion, and. a : ;committob'..was;sDt 'flv'"i : -\Uy to, : report at tho-: next icoiifcrencoion tho visabjoncss of setting up. suchf an! Court Loyal Northland wrotb-relntivo to : 'con^-';'*';'. tralisiug. tho. sick and funeral" fundpf"tho '". t '$i districtj'.and it'.was :decided' that: tho quostibn.'. ''fci* bo referred to a special committee for, ,a. roport ''>;■;. to bo submitted to tho next conference: •■''':;,''>;(.;!; A welcome was extended, the - dclegat6ss%t;-y ;•-,<- eleveri; o'clock by the; MaybrVaud councillors';,^■■•:;!>',! of tho-town; -Tho Mayor,-in the.coursb of; lns'-:yS;,>; address,' expressedtho..wish that, tho cOiJereiicb-'-■'>;;:'' would, brotherhood in the, district, stating tliat'itiwnsli'./':';;) tho 'largest .conference'.'\Which'''had;-cycr''beoa2;;:?/! -hold in. Eicton." '-.■."■'.•' "■','. : -". : ,-.^;. : -'-' :J"v:'. ; Tho District Chief;'. Banger returned'; on behalf iof:the: delegates,.stating :th'ati.owirig,f ! ,:;j:;;i ■to", the -great 'length' pf.-'thvi"order;; delegates wiJnld.';bo '■': uiiablo; to i dov justice?,,tovi'jSVj tho superb, scenery- surrounding.Picton....'.:.:.,. A v';;'.; Masterton tho;placoVfor;;; : .:;i';',; tho next ! triennial'. cohforenco ,'to'; be - held: in- vv/i:'. 1912, once.''. .;;•. -.:';.■.;:■:-(;.; ';,-.; ■''••. v-i'T\ ; v'.'V ; *;' ■' '"i^o'<--& It was decided by mneteenvotcs tb'ninb' that; : '!-;;:;.i< court '■ treasurer§_ bo.;'■ eligible..lor/district omco.; -■ -,}ij. ■? Tho cscctttive-;.intro4ucedr'an , '.,amcndmcht':.'for. ; ;--iS tho proper;'supervision ofrcoutt'-.books,;ahd;the;;'>;;,; r ;';'.:; question' was', still under discussion when th» :;,'¥-iS conference adjourned "tb-iiign't:ivM/2 ' . ; . ;: , : ;-':.;.S' Tho.'dclcgates.wero tcnderecT;a cbmplimf!ntaiT.l.'.-'.\W/f banquet • tb-night-'..by . tho'; local"' lodge', I '-,whiclVyy'f,;';■ function''was attended:by' a very, largo number; ■:#.'?% of;. people. '• A-; lengthy • toast'-listiV- was; gono %';r.:P' through, and'.ft'. presentation ' Bra :i: ;'i:';s North, of Wellington. ■ r- '-••:.;';-v;V: v.i--'J