FORESTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 195, 15 February 1912, Page 4

FORESTRY.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Taranaki 1 District,' Ancient Order of. Foresters tya« , I held in the Foresters' Hall, New Ply- 1 mouth, on Tuesday, February 13. There were present:—-District Chief. Ranger Bro. C. H. Weston (in the chair); -D.S.C.B. Bro. R. Fawcett, D.T. Bro. H, R. Cattley, D.S. Bro. C. Tunbridge- and D.B. Sister L. Tunbridge. The following delegates represented the undermetf-. tioned courts :—Court Taranaki, P.C.R. Bro. A. J. Way; Waireka, P.D.Q.R. Bro.. A. Tunbridge and P.C.R. Bro. T. M. ' Avery; Pa tea, 1 P.C.R. Bro. 0. Raleigh, -P.C.R. Bro. R. G. Sampen; Ejg; mont, P.C.R. Bro. H. Baker; Inglewood,. Forest, P.C.R. Bro. G. W. Bennett and ' P.C.R. Bro. W. Stimpson; Stratford,. *.' P.C.R. Bro. W. Sullivan; Pride of New Plymouth, P.C.R. Sister Ivy Kiveil;: Lady ■ Islington, Sister 0. M. Brayshaw. There. $ was also present Sister Julian, of Court . , Pride-OfNew Plymouth. ''. Bros. C. F. Foote, A. H. Arnold,, and: C. T. Mills were re-elected auditors.

It was decided'to hold the next district delegate meeting at Pa tea. Bro. R. FaWcett gave an interesting address on his visit to Wellington on behalf of the district jt^^ttfnil the initiatifflß. of Loid Islington a? ?#' member of the Foresters.

The numerical and financial position •f the district at the end of. the year was 1501 members, with juvenile members 43 -iffiad"'* honorary members 13. . Number of members left by .arrears 68,. clearance 7, death 10. The aWve'figurea show an increase of 104 v «dult' members, during the year. '* ■ ...» of the courts it-the distriot were £35,441 4s Bi/4d, being, an "increase far of £1917 17b Lid. During/ the year 0 members, 1 female member and )5 members' wives died. The sum of £•9 Okas been paid for funeral money, being an increase of £225 on the previous year, i Sickness experienced during the yejtr. was 1430 weeks 8 days, aft against 1459 weeks 4 days in 1910, being a decrease 1 of 29 weeks 2 days, while the x smoiwit""oi sick pay totalled £1027 3b 7d, as against £1166 6s 6d in, 1910, being a decrease of £129 3s Id. ' Diiring'the meeting ihe District Chief Ranger ?Bro. C. T. Weston referred to the 1 loss (the district. has., sustained through the death of the late Bro.Peach,, P.D.C.R., who was termed as the "Father of Forestry in Inglewood." Bro. Peach was at the opening of Court' Inglewood Forest in the year 1876, and was i elected, fa tjiq office of secretary in the sam? yiear, and held office till 1903, During the year a new court, "Lady Islington," was opened at Stratford, and its delegate sat for the first time to-day. • It was decided to appomt a delegate to represent this district at' a meeting »f Foresters to be held in Wellington in April next re the formation of a subsidiary High Court for New Zealand. The district officers reported that Court Inglewood Forest had qbtained the most, new* members for last year, the total initiated being 48. Election of officers:—District. Chief Ranger Bro. R. Fawcett; District SubChief Ranger Bro. B. V. Kivell; District Beadle) Bro. A. J, Way. The abov® Officers were duly installed Mto t&eir respective fyjapes by > fijftß.'lßro..,C., H. • Westoni ■' ■ ■ • -; ■' '

On the motion of Court Waireka it was decided to present C. H. Weston with P.D.C.R. Jewel, and that his nanut be placed oil the Merit Board. D.C.R. Bro. R, Fawcett, on behalf of the district, presented Bro. Weston with the jewel, who suitably replied. The catering was dop by tte-Hygienic and was .*«£ a first-class order/" " :