THE SHEARES' UNION.
[he annual general meeting of the tubers of the above Union was held at Mechanics' Institute on Saturday ning. The President (Mr. M'Lennan) upied the chair, and there was a fair jndance of members. MDTUTES. 'he minutes of the previous meeting • q read and confirmed. BALANCE-SHEET. 'he Seceetary (Mr. M'Combe) read following balance-sheet: —
Examined and found correct. Jajies Craig, Lixdley Murray, Auditors, he balance-sheet was adopted. winding UP U>*IOX. x. M'Tvoit proposed, " Tliat the nee iri hand be divided into two equal 5 the Urafe of these to be equally l'ycl between the Oamaru Hospital and til Otago Benevolent Society ; tae r half to be apportioned equally I>jin the Dunedin Hospital, Benevolent itiitioti, and Industrial School." [v. Okai-3- taougut it would be best to settle the question as to whether or it was advisable t_: wind up tne irei's 7 l, nion. Ho would therefore e, "Tuat the 'Shearers' Union of as - u cease to exist." r. M'Gruoor seconded the motion, !l was C'UTted. ic- : iiiinuN suggested that, instead .>f the funds as proposed by r>i'l-.">r. ic would be better, to expend f.v 'in the purchase of a section, or it>_ ia tiit* bank. liCtwin moved. "That the sum of r, pdd to the Secretary in recogni»i; his thr-e years' services." T was seconded by Mr. .■) TV*. - id carried. ifr.Aio t'lien moved that the sum j should !-i devoted to the purchase , to the Treasurer (Mr. ivgi e was seconded by Mr. Muka=i l carried. e motion previously proposed by Mr. or. with regard to the disposal of the ice, was seconded by Sir. Priteesox. Ml'eeay moved, as an amendment, Bit the whole sum (£45 lis. Bd.) Sd be divided equally between the Sru Hospital and the North Otago Bvolent Society." B. Vincent seconded the amendment. B the question-being piifc, the arnendB was carried. Bssrs. M'Combe. Craig, and M'Gregor ■appointed a committee to carry out gluvgoiiig resolutions, and a vote of Hs having been accorded to the CuairBthe meeting terminated.
£ s. d. Ip Balance from last year ... 13S 4 2 I. Vincent ... 0 10 0 £138 14 2 £ 3. d. Waitaki ... 16 15 0 Advertising ... '15 5 0 Oamaru... ... 21 7 6 Paoer and Stamps •... 1 10 6 W. Ross 4 1 G 1\ Hastie ... 5 0 0 Cockerill M'Crae ... ... 4 13 0 2. M'iiean ... 4 10 0 Balance in liand ... 65 11 8 £138 14 o
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 299, 9 April 1877, Page 3
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