THE FRIEDLY SOCIETIES. ACT, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1512, 18 October 1883, Page 2

THE FRIEDLY SOCIETIES. ACT, 1882.

Aueetikg the Masted ton v. branciiea'., of' iihe !A'.'o. Foresters;-' 1,0'.;.0dd Jellowsj 110. U. 0., Druids last eveningi-at! for ■. the Friendly;' Societies Act—its advantages .ambits'., ' requisitions.' s' f ( f -TK e ? ! meetirig had;h Jt>'ee& ; ( avrange'd i by |i thy , iari6us .Orders- in 'con-: sequende!6f| strong feeling againi'th* ■ Act, .deKre to'Hevis'e ' Ue'bes't' means of avoiding its opera-'-'Fof'the"OddMbWit? tostaW : that the tetufns/ k6F(0 tHe!;'grojind!;'thSit ls the^; were inquisitorial, 1 Mas W jfefylgflj';' -and, iwpuld ,an joujjjaj ! ;s{rj clerical"' jwas T re-' tnrn^.|^'-TheVMasterton.Lodge f yfta , 'fortunately in a position- to'ie'Bistthe _ ,Ift (section. 3)'; of itjiej Aot, Vjlicji stated; <• 'that until-theirales of the branoh'iwere registered the Act did no* l apply to such branch/this being more parfciou- ; larly stated in the analysis of the ' clauses, The Maatoton lodge intended <

to Resist the Registrar's demands, but if tfy Government would pay for the clerical labor entitled it might endeavor to it, It was absurd for the Gov. vernmant to lay down rules for societies) which lad, flourished for centriries '' .under their own laws when it could not with all itsi conimand of actuarial skill .managHo T keep;,ife Tn®rMil Branch" two fact that .ha™bfte_dMAE Mso'lvenoy of ■|h#wyJWill'pawan(l increased .injjealthjynunihera.as iKhad done fov% p*t;l6oyelirs. d ItrHhu praoti,wl res&lte against theprefeical results. Act framed'really in the iluteresipfithe'SoolfeKMHight be an i^t^iepreMlg f Lofno Thetmosfoitldidreally wasf i items ;#I^ i illM,!M ( i 3 «h lodge perhaps:Jthr.eej,.or-foiut shillings per ;annum-at:Jaost,\a'nd .enable! a member ' J /cerHificalte of I for a halt 'price. The remainder of the privileges &WM SM'Wfflply nil, and in a much more#ctenfiniinner in the rules 4 ;thji 4r3er inforce for over a hundred was sending in the retuiT on really placed of a irbral' society} desire alto(Scheme,i r o lpduStrial ; ;Bknch^f J the GoVei^feent 'Government' a butchery ■- and - bakery for the purpose a bread ;andlm# a butchers ,a,nd Of .working,':and give annual and quinquennial ! returns'of'.their-'whole busi- ' 'ti&ffii™:whß^a^^ , he. Well, the Governmentwiwere doing f exactly'this with rtgai-d ta;the friendly ; ■Therewasatioth'er'aspectto. the'qu'csyn.'''Whf loull;' the Goyenimentjhayeipowetitoreqijisitionthe labor of tho'various';secretaries of the pay f, If the work , only! oCcupiedifiVe minuUs the. prlncl- : ,plo ,in ■ ifflahy ■•< were t professional work as tliaWdehiandedgratisifroin'rthem by ■ :theiG,o.¥e_rnment.;r!ii(f;r the.' societies they must take united action to resist the. Senrfrauie'il. It waVsuggested that as 1 ''Mr'Be'ethain'Wasi'dtisAßt Hop the district,''Mr Buoliahaniibd.asked to assist tke'societies to obtain tk,repeal of the pi-esent/Acticind the/passing of another iwhichftSkuldiibo.; diafted. after ascer- , taining.j|e..yiews of societies, and winch should really uo, ; in,their interest. I :^h«iil pre^en^^^ct;^d\^y^e , ntly : been , |hd. _ Se^Ufrar43eneral t ' and' .Simply had' t the object of pravidino; him v and fiiehds'bfpoliliM'hangors-on with' coay billets._ . '■■•&*>" *'*»">} • atatcd that that body was not registered and to W\ i; Thb Now ZeaAct was a weak imitation;.of the lEnglialijlawj without.the same circumstances necessitating it. ■ In England at one time there were , names, '' wh'ichjy.erj'a'specifes'of 1 beiiefitsocieties. ,One BcneraVwaVa system -.. monthly Were' all placed in a .chest-' meeting room (which iri : , a"> t)tlblic|\liouse) and the.keys carried by tjvi .er more members. sick or ; became'.'entitled, to : any; benefit the '.{jließt wa^ ! Operifcd atid' 5 tHtf finjbunt paid ibuLt "Ml. course Sunder pjan many robberies toot place ondoccasioaally a 'drunken''spree; with ll the-wholeof the cash.. One of theke'systems'was called Ihe'cnildren's funeral Iciest!;, and it. had ■really happened 'that children had been put pilt'ofthßway to secure the funeral m'pneyl^' To 1 'reniSdy, many other .eyilsr'tho; passedia stringent.law, .which killed all the fraudulent or 1 ' absurdly- 'managed institutions/ an^ l^left';: biily ;i the moßt respectabie,,wjilch''pf'cpurae"the Act wasinot specially aimed at;-. Now in NeW Zealand none of the-evils existed which ; .MuWd,the .passing, English!, the'lriendly Societies.-Act as.-,passei,,hero was simply^an v -'abortionr benefits a, defaulting secretary or but if so6i6tiea placM" tndit* treasurers, and secretariesinto the FidelifyJGuarantee Society it rnoro thanV ajiswVi the and the baok, .The Government g&ve.pQwer ; ,to proseoute, but did not' hlso ! guarantee a re.turnhof; misappropriated. The Act did not prevent fraudulent ■societies; starting Jas • ifc did .hot cpnipel Ve ; gistratipn'ij and, hai' n'o control over iunregistpte'd 'iiiiTHo Act ap-peared-to'be created .to.provlde billets for 'frierids of the Government. '''<■ The' Foresters 11 '•'delegates' 1 also ex. IfA 'V ::iir-iMiiIIM U jVUViI i , ■ptosspd theiFiPpiiiion. Act was a: useless:.'encumbrance jp,;'i,ts present <form'j ,l! an'd l for the £ nekt ! diatricib-jileefciii^'.of tbk| Order the "quqstipji.of^ 'of..the order •paper; :J 'i'i' lib ;h( hr. ,p,i-.j all •f'itjwWiesoivßd, «taMr w. a :Msm asked if iipxbuldimeet of dole* gatea^'a^sist'themi.raj discussing the Ineholy Societies' Aot ;i the best rn'eariS 'ofr getting? rid of it." ; ti'ltiwas'Teablved/'W-ThatiMr W. M. Ealtßbp'e'(l;'o:R.) be ! sec,re'tary to the :i!o',lt { wasjresfilwa» $m nCOflSiderablo disdussion/iii'.That in. 1 the of ;Friehdlyi Societies Act andcaloiilated to soribuslyiinjure &e business of Ihe BcFeietie^T,M~s a * W owting 'pMies'iteKrEave motions to this l jm br^ht il b'e , f6i!elL<v6rious & | fact ,^. 11 ,. (1^ q : The meeting then adjourned till that night week at the same place, when every clause of the Act will be con* sidered.

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