TAIHAPE AND DISTRICT PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3476, 3 May 1920, Page 6

TAIHAPE AND DISTRICT PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.

REPORT AND BALANCE~SHE}_3T.

The following report a.nd'i)alancesheet for the year ending 3lal‘Qh 31, 1920, will be subnlitted. to the adjoume'd_annual general meeting of the fiociety to be held on Monday evening, May 10th.

REPORT. In presenting the fourth annual report and balance-sheet of the Society for the past year, "the committee congratulates the society on the satisfactory position disclosed. An analysis ofnthe Balance-sheet shows, that after 'payment to or on account of ex-sold-iers of the stml of £2289 0711, and the absorption of £174: 11/4 in salaries and; general expenses, the balancé to the Society ’s main fund is now £9642 12/I,‘. that is. £1669 'll/4 less than the: pxgfi vious year. It will be seen that £1439,‘ 15/ more has been granted than 'in. the previous year. I

The usual‘ monthly meetings of the Society have been duly held, and have} been well attended. N -I The Returned Soldiers’ sub-oonllni’t-tee has met. on 63 occasions, and cflare-, fully considered a greatly increased number of applications, 265 cases }iav- K

Eng been dealt with as follows_:) made, 233; Referred to’ _G-o’\"_ernl_l_lel}§' é Departments, S; applications"<]3epiingsi; 24.; total, 265. . . 1": In addition '3O this work as's‘iss.t:‘lxni*:e§'_‘ . .. . ‘W Lu has been gnfen to ex-soldlers ancljthexng dependents in dealing with th'c:"‘Pf£*fl:}‘-.'!,,‘ sions Boal'd,'and other GoV'el'n'nle§_l‘t' W130"-3" partments; and also helped ill:""l‘i'l:l’tti_‘xlc§‘:' employment when it' was requiréaf] The Committee desires to dra_W“’7l4t'-L‘

tention to the very small -numbers"oli the Society’s list, only nineteen sub: scriptidns having been received last year. The subscription (5/) is again flue, and it is liopecl that. the general public, if unable to attend the Society ’s meetings, will at least assist by becoming financial members.

< The thanks of the Society’ are due to the Red Cross Society, which has generously undertaken to refund ’ the Society amounts expended in hos;'):-i"c'a'1" comforts supplied by the visiting com-I rnittec, which still continues to visit patients in hospital. Special thanks‘ are due to Mr Howdc-n in connection with this "work. .

The resignation of. Mr Al'ro\\"%'n'iLl"flli will be much regvretted. H_e 'llas"bEefe{liJ prominently conn‘ected ' i m'i.'}ie Society since its inception,” "=an3ci'. last year, its ‘ chairman. 'l‘lis_""c'iim"e‘,bj legal knowledge, and 'sjo‘iiiid“ficliil'gllil?eii‘t{§33 ha\'e'always been at the disposal‘ of the Society, ‘and his departure will‘be a severe loss. ~

During the year the Womcn"s Working Club disbanded, and 'h:ulde<l'ovc{" to ’thi:< Society their funds, amoun‘rings‘ to £313 5/. ' The :~:ocl'otarial"wol'k ‘has been {VIOII and ably carried out by Mr Loight(')n_. until he resigned. Mr Potts was then

appointed. ;' ' The relationship bet'ween the Society and the Returned Soldiers’ Association boas been veryhicoiflial, and it isJliope<l that the feeling between the‘ [two bodies will continue to be of thel3happiest; finally, your Colnmittee”ti‘llsts that the operations of the Society during the coming year may be conducted with the same harmony and suceeée, as during the year just past, and ‘With’ benefit. to those for‘ whom it "mime originally into ~existencp. J ' Ohakune Patriotic. Society.-A""s11m of £177 10/ was granted the Qhakone Society. I _ b

Statement of Accounts for Yezir ‘End ing 31st March, 1920. 2' '

VVOUXDED SOLDIERS FUND‘

Receipts.——To balance at Ist April, 1919, £11,324 12/9; interest on investments, £609 10/7; contribution, Womcu’s \Vorking V Club, £3lB 5/6; corflcxjibution, Taihape Red Cross. £3l 5/5. Tofal, £12,283 14/3. .

Expenditure.~By advances to sold—| iers and dependents, £2289 O/ll; gen-. eral expense, Ohakune Patriotic Society, £177 10/;' rent of office, £l7 5/; seel'etar)*’s,-$11; ary, £123 648; balance, £96.42 Total, £12283 14/3. ~ ..,,,. _,-~. GENERAL PURPOSES FUND. Receipts.——To frame; at lst,-,April, 1919, £sl 2/4; colltl'ibutio’ns/. £lO 1/T. fotal,.£Gl 3/11. - : H 1

Expcndi’rure.—By stationery zmdl stamps, £3 9/;__ ba_la}l_C_¢l Total, £6l 3/11:. ' LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Reccipts.—To balance at ”_ April, 1919, £356 14:/6. Totgi, 14/6. " __ _ _,“ ’ Expenditure.-—-By localMgl'El-ilf;s,“ 5/2; balance, £323 9/4. Total, $356 1476. ~ ' Investment of Funds of the Tfaihape and District Patriatic Society.—- _ To balance “founded Soldiers "and Dependents’ Fund, £9‘-642 12/1; tb balance General Purposes’ Fund, £57 14/11; to balance LT)'é'al Relief Fund, £323_A9/4. Total, £10;023 ~16/4; '

lu\=estnlunts. -~—- Owing by other Societies, On loan, Taihupc Borough ‘Council, £1000; on fixed deposit, Bank of Australasia, £1000; on deposit, Post Office Savings Bank, £596 10/; on current account, Bank of Australasia, £423 6/10. Total, £10,023 16/4.