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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 11, 13 March 1902, Page 7

At the twenty-second annual meeting of the H.A.G.B. Society (N.S.W.) district) in Sydney the secretary in his annual report said :— We have extreme pleasure in expressing' how successful have been our efforts in furthering the Society's interests, and with what satisfactory results our year's work has been crowned. Members will be gratified to see the progreßß Bhown, the material advancement, numerically and financially, made during the year 1901, We Beem with the dawn of the new century to gather fresh impetus, to take a forward movement, and with renewed vigor, and the activity born of the desire to be up and doing, have exceeded our most sanguine expectations. The increase in new members during the year has been very marked, no less than 1119 having been admitted by initiation, while 39 were admitted by clearance, totalling 1158, allowing for 214 whose membership ceased through all causes, this leaves a net increase of 944, the total membership (including 106 ladies) being 3581. The district funeral fund has a credit balance of £7328 5s 7d, and the management fund £253 12s Bd, while the total assets to the credit of the district stand at £8064 14s Bd. The increase in the funeral fund amounts to £860 16s 9d, which must be regarded as very satisfactory. The returns from branches being now complete, we are able to report very substantial progress, their funds showing the creditable increase of £1575 3s lid for the year, the total funds now to their credit being £8695 16s sd. The funds of the district and branches stand thus : Total district funds, £8064 14s 8d ; total branch funds, £8695 16b 6d ; grand total, £16,760 11s Id ; inorease for year in total district funds, £933 16b 8d ; inorease for year in total branch funds, £1575 3s lid ; total inoreaae for year, £2509 0s 7d.