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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 191, 15 August 1900, Page 2

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DISTRICT MBBTINO. m Undxb the presidency of UjvW.Jli Querin, D.0.8,, the half-yeai%jp««M tag of the District Court of thoAXMgj was held at the Fin Brigade Hsf|9 Stratford, on .Tuesday, toe ofiaftfl pnsent being Messrs. H. fi. Qatthfr.l DT.; 11. A. Gillespie, DAOJLfI C. Tunbridgt, D.8.D.8.; sad 8m.8.| H. Kivell. The following nmoanst-J tives also attended:—Ctourt TuwalLi Bro. J. D. Murray, P.0.R.; Wairebtf Bros. F. H. McOemUb, P.O.R, «fi 8.. N. Qoldwater, P. 0.8.; Pat* Bfl* W. Jackson, P. 0.8.; loglewood Itttl Bro. K. Fawcett, P.0.R.; BeMgK Bro. A. Lile, P. 0.8.; Egmoat, Bro. J,' IP' Wl ; Prid « <* N «" Hf«o«Ss Sister E. Bulla*, P.Q.E.; FMoUtft* Sister aomer,P.O.E. Thtre were also P TS?I : ** '*■>■«■". Ajei* ant DS.; Bros. Hunter, P.O.R„ and Kivell, of Court Elation. The Distort Offiaera* nport wu read. ItsUted thatalltkeOeartatiad been visited, and the books fnmiotri. all being found iageodordet ulatew* ing signs of progression, the Qeort Secretaries and members taking em ft*. telligent inteojst in nutten tAHiM the order. Then had l>een two isoJfca, and the numerical potitionof jtne «tiot\: was as follows:—Membere at SUei' Dsoeniber, 1899, 918,699; iocrou,** 80th June, 1900, 13,648. Than won' three subsidiary high oour», M 9 district courts, and 4880 omits, bote an increase of 8 districts and 88 whS The female courts wan 174 (a flsmsm

of three), with 7289 btneftt mecttos (an increase of 214), 734 boutmf'members, and X 8602 (an Inn em rfj £1300) in lunds. During the wsji 42.079 adults were initiated an (iiimilß of 1825),9112momberadisd\2« l 278ta&| and 6655 members' wires and widen died. Juvenile Societies B " M HtP 1747 (an increase of SO) and IMS! members (at inoreass of 785)* fflffij passed to adult courts, 534 died, fjflfg 8808 left. The funds tf UMOtteatl 81st Deeember were X6,624,W9, the! nett increase daring the yeerbsje*' X285,662-the lsrgeet iutease««n« cord, exoepting that for 1897. Ddbg 1899, the courts in the United gW. * dom paid for 8,518,831 fajtlUkam, the average allowanoe for 195,543 ekk < members being 43-05 days. Sbfevj eight courts had been opened sinesttsi: last Directory.. Allusion was aide toJ the satisfactory oonoeesion by tJM Minister of Railways to delegates <f 1 Friendly Societiee travelling on Mm business. (Signed) W. 7. Guertn, D.0.E.; R. A. Gillespie, D.8.0.C; H. R. OattUy, D.T.; O; Tunbrids* D.S. ,

The report was adopted, s* were auditors' reports and balance sheets a*f aooounts pawed for payment, ■ Oa the motion of Bro. H. K. Oejftc water, eeoonded by Sister Ballot, li# 2, section 1, was altered so as to «ej| "District Beadle" after the weffc District Sub-Ohief Banger. A motion proposed by Bro. Hejttyr and seoonded by Bro. Lite with a tiejr to reducing management expenses hr holding the district delegates meetkg annually (a special meeting to be scan* moned if at any time found to b»" necessary) was lost On the motion of Bra, Gddwater. eeoonded by Sister Oomer, it num. cided that it be left to the DMbM, officers to read to the Distriot Meetsagf > such oomspondenos only uthoydeemw necessary. ~~~* It.was resolved that a letter it'i sympatby bs sent by the Tanjftl; District A.O.F. to the Tareaaki hm trict of Oddfellows en the death if their P.G.M. Bro. James Bennett. The next Distriot Meeting was «rrf to be held at Inglewood. A hearty vote of thanks mi pamd to Court Stratford for the kiodfywayt in which the Distriot OSoon finjj delegates had been reoeived. On the motion of Bra. Harmy/ seconded by Sister Bullet, Bro.T«s> bridge, D.S., wu mad* a P.D.O.fcV and bis name is to be placed on tfetV merit board. The following nominations of omens were nude:—Bro. B. L GOlespte lor D.O.R; Bro. H. N. Ooldwator for D.5.0.8.; Bro. Williameonfor D 8.0.8* Bro. Bennett for D.8.; Bro. WUliaaim for D.B!; Bro. MoOomish for D.B, Notice of motion wu given byOourt Taranaki to strike out the last two lines of General Law 28, Motion 2, and substitute the following :—That the decision of the Committee shall fan binding and oondudve unless reversed or altered upon an appeal to the ArM* tration Committee of the Distriot.