THAMES MINER. UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, 27 January 1900, Page 2

THAMES MINER. UNION.

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The Thames ; Miners\ Union's half; yeariy jtteetirig wafe held last.Mght at the Miners' Union Bt&li, 7'when -.the balance-sheet for ..the-half-year ending 31st [December, 1899, - was read. The balance from last audit was £390 14s Yd; contributions, £&73 lis; hire of hall, £38 15S; -entrance tee_." kd 117.8.' (3d; honorary members, 10s; i*ej ceived from '■ Waihi steward. £ 38; Golden ; Cross, £ 3-7 16s; Tapli, £ 9 lis; Komata, £12 17s: Wharekawa, £7 0s 6d; total, £828 9S 7d.; Ttie expfeMl^ toreStfioitJit&d to .£451- I' 6 s,^4d,i_d. which £276-lis 8d was, for accident pay. Two hundred pbundsliave-been placed on fixed deposit, leaving- a credit balance of £176 13s 3d t : ,The funeral fund acftovrnthafe £ 306 2. 4<_ to credit, and the benevolent, fund ...a i "Credit'Of lSs Sd..: '(wk~ .-_."■'" "..-.•......'■_ : . . Mr:, M... I). O'Keefe. the,.^fesident, said that the first meeting' 6x the Executive Council of the Union» tbftk place afterthequatteH^Meeting.;and the business transacted then was 6nly to carry out- the ibstruotidns Of the meeting-, which were to pilfChftse a Coromandel office at the earliest opportunity. The Council had acted on that. tfecothriiehd a tion, and passed a voucher foir .£ 125,_ They also gave instructions that £200 be spent at Waitekauri Cross; in v &fe*6tiftg "& Rail. Another thing he wished to mehfibh was the numerous applications lor absolute protection of mining- claims recently made. The Union should oppose absolute protection- being granted mines near the Thames, where there were many imines which could be let on tribute ahd miners be-able to make a living. ~He asked members to consider the matter and ;give the committee instructions. -•' \k : y- !