HIBERNIAN BENEFIT SOCIETIES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1722, 12 April 1913, Page 7

HIBERNIAN BENEFIT SOCIETIES

< — . • ■>. , (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) , Napier, April 11. At the triennial movablo niecting.' 'of• the Hibernian Australasian Cntholio Benefit Society to-day, the subject occupying most attention was tho proposal" for tho consolidation of the siclq funds of branches, to bring them on the same footing as tho funeral fund. After a good deal of discussion, it was decided to defer further consideration of ■ tho proposal until tho next triennial meeting, tho various branches, in tho meantime, to b® shown tho obvious advantages accrnipgi from the scheme. In this connection it may bo stated that tho present credit: balance of the fuuoral fund, which is consolidated, is JC10,123 13s. 5d., and this amount (lent on mortgage at an average of 5 per cent.) has produced, pufficient revenue to meet all claims for year under tho fund, loss .£l3 18s. Ed. ! In order to expedite tlio busincsi oV tho meeting, the consideration of proposed amendments to the rules of the .society, was relegated to a' sub-committee, coii-, sisting of (he district executive officers 1 and twelve delegates, who ,will 'report to , a general meeting, to be held at D.iiO'a.m. . to-morrow. ■ . A motion brought forward by the Wellington delegates to transfer the headQuarters of the society from Auckland to Wellington, was defeated by 45 votes to 24. The following resolution _ was carried' unanimously"Tlio triennial movable meeting of the H.A.C.B. Society,' held at Napier, and thoroughly reuresentalivo of the society in the Ttominion, desires to heartily congratulate the. Irish Parliamentary 1 party through its ineoinparabln . leader, Mr. John Redmond, M.P., , ui>on;\ 1110 passing of tlio Homo Rule Bill through the House of Commons, and tho,, meeting expresses the eherised hope tliat the measure v.-ill soon wach the Statuto Book, when a new and brighter era shall dawn 011 Ireland.'' It was decided to forward a copy of tho resolution to Mr. John Redmond and the Right Hen, Mr. Asquitli, Prit'io Minister of Great Britain.,