FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1757, 24 May 1906, Page 3

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

FINANCIAL MATTEES. glW* ■—‘ (P»r Press Aißooiation.) Wellington, last n'ght. The Friendly Societies' Conference spent a considerable time on a discussion af Mr Loasby’s motion, providing that the Art should be amend’d so ibat uo society Bould be rrgistered uulass it was oriified that the tuo.o of ooncribuvions provide! is adequate fjr the ben* fit- offered. During the d.-nate a del g I )*' said that In nno district uur i f seven lifg’s f u.r w re ong iuric a \ m an the ■ - v n OUf O* ten wore U‘ fi o>al ;t I auntrii,.. there Wi*, p Ibr.-e indg a, ail t/nfi a () a ; wbil in an-etb.-r, 17 lIUS of 21 IVM' u c I .ocis]. Th motion was o irritnl b. 8 i v to 18 The Oddfellow* (i tn.> .«•». . so U-.'t', iffl.ro mo)i * * 116 * -'. -•i ■i ■ its.' Li -it-d Jive ti if) ut Cl ) a i >-k ■’uti . Ten Nati urn! Order oi D d: llo> • Olid .-m). It was resolved fiat im Hnc.e y be allowed to carry on b isi'iGS- Wishou* having aii adr qua e sea o of c ntiibuti n-, jommen-uias win bn fi s p ooo'v’, and approved ny a compete' l t autu *ry. wh*on 10al<* of eoawioatnni' -’•al u • cid'i.b hr jontributiona of exiting m mbots, but ih«ll be brought into existence on a stat’d late, and shall apply to all those j lining after ibat date. It was decided that the Act be amended by extending the power of nomination to sums of n t m-' rn than £IOO, instead of not more than £SU, and by addirg friendly societies’ dispensaries to tbo provident in stitntioD, to which societies may subscribe under sub-section 12 of section 13.

A tuition was carried giving sma'l lodges power to eead their balances to their district authorities ia order to get ! the advantage of j lint investment. The f Conference resolved that on dissolution of t a branch of a registered friendly society, i all moneyß and properties sba'l be handed j over to the otnttal body after claims and i debts have been paid. I This morning a proposal to enable t secretaries and treasurers of lodges to sign Cheques instead of trustees was negatived. Considerable disouasion took place on a , motion “ That the quiDqnennial valua- ( tions bo made in the registrar’s offioe oom • ( pulsory." There was much diversity of opinion on the proposal, sems urgiDg that ■ the societies could make their own valuations ; others that tbe proposal would Becure uniformity. A oomplaint was made as to delays in preparing valuations. Eventually the motion wa3 oarried. Later.—Qa the motion of Bro Larnach (Otago Counoil), seconded by Bro. W. Gibb (D A.0.D., All N .tions), it was resolved “Teat the information required by the registrar f'om secretaries should be mote olealy defined in the Aoh ’ Two remits in the direction of compelling the auditing of oeoretaries' books by the publio auditor or the Government auditor were withdrawn. Bro. 8. J. Watson (Palmerston North Counoil) moved “That it is desirable all Friendly Ssoie ies in New Zealand should adopt a uniform system of book-keepiog, and that all Lodges should have ihe same form of balance sheet.” The mover hoped that the uniformity of balacca sheet would "be correct, if not uniformity of bock-

k B P ro D . B, H. Everett (1.0.0,F., M.U., Motueka) moved as an amendment the addition of t|ao words, “such uniform system to bo established by the Government Audit Dep irtmeot.” Bro. Everett declared tbit most dtfalont’ons that had happened ocourred Kcauio the society auditors d el not know th;i- wo k The am'.n lrnem was uegat ved and the nntion o *rr ed. Bo Li-ai'i (O-agn On .cl) morel tha to R g ra ». r.-w’i'i-d Irferlllg With ,he sxo •. * tu k of til • mi .agemerit funds M Olg-. Tti- mover «aid lodges shouid be pe an- ed "o epni lnu oi this fond as tiny tnuiight P‘.ipo » « 'ontr J as th»y d' i not tr: o.■ p . h- ku d . fu< e Ihi uis Tnu tu ' u v v 80. L. inoi jv - • -obt-- o th. Otag. Cum),til, e u r s ■■ -doveil disc'i'tion r- > .eo r-mi r ■•••:■ jo - nntudo lodge rooms an I ni o tea. iolge n ' g B h o’ It. W. 8 aipsju (G AO D.. o*utiriury Grand Lodg.i), moved to Siie otfoct that tbo Act beamondt'd so ihai the annual returns made by lodges to sec registrar le accepted as made up for financial (as well as tbo cilenda-) year. This was oarried on the voices. A motion was also carr’od, urging that the members of friendly sooieties should not bo penalise 1 under the Old Ago Pensions Act by virtue of drawing sick or otbor pay from thoir society. A motion urging that monoys of sick and funeral fuuds invested in propertj be exompt from municipal taxes was negatived.

TROUBLE OVER DOCTORS.

(Per Press Association.)

Wellington, last night,

The Friendly Societies’ Oonfeienoe tonight appointed a committee of five to report on the position that bas arisen at Motueka between the doctors and the sooieties. I* bad been intended to interview the Medical Association, but it nppaars that the matter had boen referred to the Nelson seciion of the A*sooiat : on. Proposals for a Federal Association to arrange registration of a provincial council apd for tbe establishment of a|oolqnial jeoutivei wore negatived.