Thames Naval Brigade.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2890, 21 May 1878, Page 3

Thames Naval Brigade.

There was,a muster-of some 65 members, at drill • last evening. The corps was divided into two companies and put through some smart battalion drill by Captain Wildman, assisted by Staff-Sergt Grant. After the company was dismissed the men assembled for a meeting, when the secretary and paymaster's balance sheet was placed before the meeting by the finance committee for adoption, as audited. The principal items of expenditure are uniform account £270; brass band instruments account, £100. The expenditure for the last nine months amounts to £413. Upon receipt of capitation now due, and annual subscriptions from company, the company will be enabled to organise their Marine Brass Band, including outlay of instruments and uniforms, and also send for another consignment of seamen's uniforms to meet the requirements of new members, without incurring any overdraft on next year's capitation. The Company now possess ther freehold of their hall and valuable boats—the same being company's private property, and financially this company is ikaa excellent position. Lieut. Bennett, in resigning the custody of the books, &c:,;Tsaid he was pleased to know that liieut. Lawless, his successor, would find the company in a more independent financial position than when he first entered the Brigade as paymaster, and said it had always been a pleasure to work for men who supported their officers' efforts like the Naval Brigade had always done. The adoption of the balance sheet was aTsa.carried, as also was the auditors re-, port, the following of which is a copy : —

-- ■-■■•■■•.• ; v 20th May, 1878 Td the Officers and Members of the Thames

JSaval Brigade,

Gentlemen^ —We hare this day carefully examined^S^accounts and vouchers of the Thames Nawl Brigade, and we find the same correct. We have rouch pleasure to boar testimony to the ability of your late Secretary, Mr Bennett, and would recommend the Brigade to vote.a sum of, say eight guineits, for the purpcao of procuring a sword, as a slight token of the esteem he is held in by the Brigade after a period of nearly fix years ns Secretary and Paymaster.—We have the honour to bo, Gentlemen, yours respectfully, WiniAM H, Potts, James A. Gobdon, Auditors.