Forestry.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7739, 15 February 1905, Page 2

Forestry.

ly • j° TARANAKI DISTRIC MEETING. 1 The half-yearly district molding of the Taranaki "District A.O.F. was " held in the Foresters' Hall, Waitara, |o on Tuesday. District Chief Hanger Bro. A. > Lile was in the chair. There were ralso present : District in Sub-Chief Hanger Uro. A. J. Tun1, bridge, District Treasurer Bro. H. H. is Cattley, District Beadle Bro. F. 1, Bennett, and District Secretary Bro. {,_ C. Tunbridge. t . The following delegates represented ir the undermentioned courts .—Court lS Taranaki, Bro J. D. Murruv, P.C.H.- , c Court Waireka, Hro. H. N. Goldlt water, P.D.C.R., and ißro. G. in Braund, P.C.R. ; Court Inglewood, , a Forest Bro. G. S. Kennedy, P.C.R. ; , d Courtt Raleigh, Bro. C. Sampson, ;_ T.C.R. ; Court Stratford, Bro. G ls Burgess, P.C.R. ; Court Opunake, y Bro. R. Warner, P.C.R. Court Tride 0 of New Plymouth, Sister M. A. „. Wells, P.C.R. ; Court Fidelity, Sis- ,„ ter A. Gomer. Amongst the visit- ,. ors were P.C.R. Bro. Dent, of Court j_ Raleigh, and Sister M. A. Pcarce, (S P.C.R., of Court Prido of New J'lvrs j mouth. c _ The annual balance-sheet and re--e turn of nipinhers were read, and is j snowed n decided increase both in lj funds and membership. >K Tho nnnual report of the dislrict t 7 officers was read. It •thanked the !_ officers and members of the several j )f j courts for the many kindnesses re,s ceived during the district officers' term of offlcc. The whole of the courts in the district were visited by ono or more of the district, officers, 10 and everything wus found to bo ■ n working satisfactorily. °" During the year the amount of J- sick pay was £892 lis 7d, being an K increase of igs u„ ovel . the *; jirevious year. v Referring to a lately deceased " member the report says : "It is -with " regret we have to report the loss the | Taranaki i district has sustained " through the death of Bro. Alfred '« Wray, P.D.S.C.R., which took place , L on October 29th, 1904, at the age 1 of 00 years. The sad event took place at Oxford, England, where the • brother had been advised by his . medical oflicer to undergo an opcration. He joined Court Waireka on January 2Gth, 1876, and was 28 * years a member of the Order, during which timp he had been constant " in his efforts to promote the pros- * perjty of Fores-fry. He* was ap- '*■ pointed trustee on December 20th, " 1878, and' resigned on March 20th, " 1892, Sr. Woodward, December 27th, ' 1879, S.C.R. January 1882, C H ' December 1882, and District Subb Chief Ranger, August 11th, 1885 ; Chairman of the Foresters' Hall Committee, 189(5, and was appointed the tirst delegate in the Taranaki i district, to attend the High Court ' , meeting in England in 1900. He ' y was presented with a P.C.R. jewel r in honour of his being the first delc(l gate to represent this district at the !- High Court meeting. Forestry has : 11 lost a brother who has shown to the i- world Forestry in its grandest and s gayest form in the true definition of ■, our emblem, sympathy and brother- ' 2 Jy love. Our consolation is that he ' aW ' ! 'Not gonp from mpmory, £ Not gone, trpnu love., 3 But gone 'to that 'Grand Court abqyp. ! '■'■ ' f Bros. C. F. Foot,,- A. If. Arnold, ' * and C T. Mi|ls were re-elected au- ' djtors for the cnsiijng twelve months. , » It was decided -Iff hold the next ' '■j district delegate meeting at New * ~ Plymouth. i ">| There was keen competition for the ' <>, position of district officers, which re- ' "suited in the choice of District Chief it. Ranger Bro. A. .1. Tunbridge, Dis- 3 '». \ rlct Sub-Chief Ranger Bro. F. Ben-i-jnptt, ana District. Beadle Bro. G. ] h Braund.. i Jt wa,s sysolved that Bro. A. J i J.jlu's name be placed oil eiie Merit i' - Board, and that ho be presented a , with a P.D.C.R. jewel. District |j i, Chief Ranger Bro. A. Tunbridge, on b I behalf of the district, presented Bro. IA. Ivilc with the jewel. Bro. Lile < suitably replied. 3 A heart vote of thanks was given , to the members of J|Court Raleigh Hj for the kind manner in which the ii^tefr 1 ' I ''! officers and delegates had , had Jieen received and entertained. , Other routine business was gone ti I through, and the meeting adiourned. y