RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15460, 13 December 1915, Page 5

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY.

The Christchurch Railway Employees* Sick Benefit Society held its thirty-«ighth annual meeting in the Oddfellows' Huli. Selwyn street, Aldington, last week, Mr G. X. Maxell presiding-. There was a largo attendance of members. Tho committee's report stated {•hat the year commcnctd with 257 members. During tho year 59 members joined, 17 resigned, 15 of whom had left to go and s?rvo their country (which the committee wished to be placed on rccord). Three members Lad been superannuated, three transferred, and two died, leaving a membership of 231. Tho Superannuation Benefit Fund, established by the committee in June, had afforded assistance to eevcrid members .(who had been laid aside through a lengthy sickness) by paying their superannuation. The meeting endorsed the action of the committee in their establishing this' fund. The balancesheet showed receipts £723 1-J? sd, expenditure X 5.1!) tea 2d, leaving a balance of £134 Is 3d, divided :? fo'lows :—£36 7n 6d as a reserve fvnd, balance, i'l47 l?s 3d, to be divided as a dividend of lis per member

Tho election of officers resulted as follows:—Preoiile'it, Mr B. H. Esiall: vi~»president, Mr W. J. Scctt; Mr W. A. J. Bcrtlcv; treasurer, Mr Vt". A. Jolili si"; auditors, Messrs V". T!. B. H<?nn and- I:. H. Grammer: provisional auditor, Mr W. \V. Turner; trustees, Messrs (!. Ttram ant' W. H. Jenkins; committer, Messrs 11. Chanlin nnd D. Pri«t (fitting shop), H Wrieht nnd G. Colville (smith shoot. 0. Broom» and G. Haxell (car ahonl. W. Mitchell a"'! G. Rolfp fv>i>int shop). P. and J. Vnrthn (mnuMin'r shopV A. McKay and C. Crc«s (boiler shop), J. McCleorpo ("roods *>hcdsl: sirk victors. M<*sr» Priest, Varthn. Mitchell, Wright, Brooms, McKay, and J. McGeorge. A handsome me-lallion was to Mr G. Ilasc!!, tho retiring president.