Foresters' Conference

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 71, 16 December 1886, Page 2

Foresters' Conference

• [PKE UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.! Wellington, This Day. The Foresters' Committee appointed to consider contributions, clearances, sick pay, and benefits, recommend that payments to sick and funeral fund be — 18 to 20 years, per lunar month, 2s 2d ; 25 to 30, 2s 6d ; 35 to 40, 4s. Also that it is desirable that the laws (where necessary) be altered so that members in the colony of New Zealand shall be enabled to join any other Court in New Zealand by clearance, withoat paying any increase on the former rate of contributions, and that the question and arrangement of the terms of acceptance be left over. Further, that this scale apply to all present members as at the age the;j* joined the order. The following is the scale of sick benefits : — After 12 months, 20s for 26 weeks, and a further 26 weeks at 10s, and if the illness continues a further sum of 5s as long as the member is sick ; also that all Districts and Courts allow a funeral benefit of £20 for free members, and £10 for free member's wife, half-year member to receive ; half benefits. That the time of responsibility of Courts during members clearances shall be 12 months, which must be adopted by all Courts. That the matter relative to clearances from other Colonies and the United Kingdom be left to each particular District and Court.