RAILWAY BENEFIT SOCIETY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6499, 26 December 1881, Page 6

RAILWAY BENEFIT SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the Christchurch Railway Employees’ fiirk Benefit Society was hr..i in the Oddfriiows’ 11*11, Montreal street south, on Thun day arming hut, at 7.30, Mr E. Harrington, President, in the chair. Aftrr a few opening remark* from the Chaimau, tbi thcrvUry ml Uio report of the Cow* milter, which congratulated the member* on a successful year's work; 49 iceruhcri had left tne Society during the j«f| two had dh-d; one rnember’a wife had also died. The prwrot total membership tru 102. The i Ar. i.. ri.’ report was eubmitted, and showed an f •.ptii'ii'.iitc far sick benefit of £65 ICJs 81, ana tor lateral donations, £ls; dividends P«d lo.* member* leaving, £26 Is 9d j leaving a tiLjice of £9l I7s Id, which was available. 1 cl! was afterwards divided amongst the rut n; 1 tf ' at the rate of 16s XOJd for each 12 m-nnsim member. l election of officer# then took plus wiih the following result •.—President, Mr E, Harrington, re-elected j Vice-president, Mr IX Handjride* j Treasurer, Mr J. Jansonj Secretary, Mr J. A. Eilord j Auditors, Messrs J V.-ung, Greenwood, and G. Eugg j Commit Uv, Messrs W. Haig, 11. Hancock, M’Kinley, Oppcnheial, Burns, Rugg, Balling, Niriiol#, Gunn, Range, and E. Ashton. Sick visitor* were appointed, and the meeting ter* minated after a hearty tote of thanks had been accorded to the retiring officers.