FORESTER'S CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 677, 30 November 1909, Page 3

FORESTER'S CONFERENCE.

} : : : •■; :v TO BE ;i HELD'iAT,PICTOSI. ; ; ;;->: v,: ■Jke triennial..conference of..the' Wollingtoii i" lhstact Ancient Order of Foresters is to. const r monoe ; - at' Pioton to-morrow ; moraingi under*'-' the presidency •of;---,D.C,--]tol^^^■.B^o.■'^A^■ : ■ ' ■und -.the y other' district ' oers ■: to , be present.. are-.—District ■•' Sub-c i Chief["'■•l^ , ger-r-Bi!o"s:W:-.^-j(jesaiir"--aista-ct , V' secretary, Bro u> A.; ; Whiteford; district troas-l n rer, S ro, c H ' ° lr <h'> -district senior woodward. 1 Sro-.-H. Shapcptt;,.tUstrict.; junior; woodward, j Bro-^Y/ L..Smith; distriet 'eenibrbeadle, Bra! /; w. S....Smith:; r district...junib"r.,Beadle, Bro. ; E.;', ! - iiarlcn. . Senior, Bro; Janes. ' will also' be in ■, ' ' ■ ; '■'- y -- ■ '■' V α-ho delegates,;to,be pr&ent ,aro. as. follow i-V, £° ur .# I T.f' g: Key, p;o;c.fty.? Court Kobin Hood* Bro; C, R., Hamilton; Court. ■' Little; John, Bro. We H. Gomez; Court KtrodeKT ick Dhu, Bro. 8. , it. ; . PHco i Court Sir GeoTK | owen > Bro. W. A. North; Court Blenheim. f bro S.-Noip-oye; Court.Wairarapa, Bro. CI \T. Beard; Court* Loyal 'Enterprise 3ro.i\Cj GyDarroch; Court Marquis of Nomianbyi Bro;.) ■ J. iM.'.Nicholls; ■ Court "Mariawatji, Bro. A. 'Jj ;, Tortt; Court • William' Gladstone,' Bro;>i\V:' JilcrCourt Vioncer, Bro. A'. T. Hancock; Court. 1 AYpddnlle, Bro/E. Hi'GileS! E.Daricy; Court PolianginaV Thos iGai'diaer: ' Court Bpum, J. T. Leadbeator; Court Hopu--4?S B )? ; l™- : 1 ■"■ C""* 1 *>»•' Win- SmUhXi ' Bro.;'KG: Kershaw.P.D.Ciß.r Court Pride of ■ \Bro. A'. Gray ;■■ Court Bloomfiold,: Bro. ; A. J. Hobbs;.Court Makakalii, Bro. F-Wisen,. Loyal .Northland, Bro;, -Jas.' Court ! Primrose; - Sister J Moore • .'"Court:' Lady■r .Glasgow. SisteV' Cblqiilibuii, ..(Picton), ■■■- Jjovnl .,. IMldinjri -.■Huntoryille; ":"Rua-'- ; pahu (Raetihi),. Pdngeroa!,- will-' also be repre- '■'.'- sented. Court Loyal Holcombo Svill h6t be ro- ! presented. . \; ,:,.:, : tJ - ; . ■ .'., ■ , .....y. ,., V ..: : .;-. : Tho • business .-consists "of a. lai-RO '■ miinbor bf ■ v proposed- amendments- to.district.rules. .'.Other ; proposals .to..|» submitted aro>Tlio ■ appoint-• '.nieiit'Of b,opfc>e.Ta.miiier..to Bnperyise. the>books. ■' of all the courts in the .AVcllington■ District; ■' the.increaso.of/Benpral benefits paid'on account;;! of members' -wives; the reduction of fees;. the', revising.. "of ..tho'.jcon'tributionsV/.witli.V a view tobring' them piia' nipre-equitable basis''' .than-they .are at' present.'. ■' ■'.'■■ '. .-■■" :; .-.-- ■ The executorjs-report .congratulates ih'o dis- , ■ trict-on' the: foruiatioiv of ■ a new court Tcccntly-'•'! opened at Haiiiua, ; Called Court: Tamaki," 9207.' (' With regard to the'financial.position of tho dis-" ■ trict the : oxecutiv6 aro' ploa§ed;to.'note-that'' , ' the funeral -fund, afe.pa-yinr death. claiiW;' amounting to XI2CO for. the*- year, has "made- ' an increaso of JJ1363 55.•.Ud f ., enrryingtforward-;'; a balance 10s. ?d.\; The management jfundi ai'terr paying-all expenses,'.' has TOcriasedO' 1 £33 .Us/ 8d.,; whipli' bringii .the' balattce' ; of : ' that '■' fund up/to 12s;-: Sfc"-' The : -.totah'amountj:; of.tho district funds is now" -tho: juven-'' -■■'■ ile branch fund,. '£625j,adult branches; the whole'combiuou making tho total.wealth'of'•'• the district aud branches- JCBI.IG9,■ beingi.-an:.' increase for the year;of 'J53603.-'.-' During the year.ir was-, paid to' members for-ysickness, .JE3S39 ') ' ■• was -paid ■■■ for medical attonchmeft;. and' was paid for.-, death claims,■'■■ making ,, a?.total-!': 0f..d£847C ;distributed. in; benefitsi!within'-.the'V/ district. .-;'..;'.,- : -. ; -.-.•■:■■■;.' '■ '.-' v -,v--.!-.- ;W : i: -;-;'-v:vi ■' The. ymimerical ' position , '.is,.-, as follows - : Number of membci'S oji '■:■ register, ,4G22; joined , during, year,., 407 ; number .who haw left dur« ■ ; iug' year, 338;.., leaving ■..«.; net '.increase: cif, C9;j There were..forty-two, deaths; during the '.year—.; 21 members, 20 members'avives,•and bno, widow,': , ;.: .of- deceased member. .;...'. V, i\ ; . v ~-. ~'i :■''/:■;::,-.■■■! ■■■■ The ■ executive ''place; on record their. :high' '-' appreciation .of ; the. 3 : brk .of■'■'..the.'.'■.'district:.T; : .'tTusle,es;.(BroS."T.'l'olby,'.,H: White,.andß ; .HarA''' niaus) who.have »515,3« placed onSiorfgagopai" ■ tiechojil security : earning.interest at;-the- rate,•;'■ cent. They.also-Stato'that tho quiu...:' quennial' valuation ..roport;%; ■.tlio-.'fivo' yeara;'; : i onding, December-190(i, has' been completed: r and will.be submittb'd' to: tho 1 meetintt' for cou« ! ■■ : Bideratioii.' Separate, valuations;-of. : 'tlio courts ;. : up to that dato hayo been forwnrdwl to '■ each -': interested. ..;•.■■-.'..:■;: ;.'■;:. ;:■ .i;'- 1 - -.:'S. : ,;-■:• .; .-":■:./"•'■.'. The executivo.;also' report, that; formanco. with -,a .resolution earned-'at: tho.-';. : : last annual meeting, opportunity was;"taken :■ to present tho district secretary. (Bro. , A. WHitp.'.',' ■fcrdj'wjth'.a slight momentb in the , shapa of,a ;;. handsome gold watch, suitably-, inscribed;' at, ' his own Court Kobin Hood, as a recognition (i of his"3l years', continuous , , service;as an ; exeV* cutivo officer of the district.'■ ' ■'■:: ■: ',::'■.',\3~-U- % 'The nominations for district offices are as'foUJ , low -.—District.. chief ; ranger,. Bro. "\V. '■ Jessen, !•• \ Court: Kopuranga,-.Mauricevillc;»district sub*: , ■ chief ranger, Bro. H.; SUnpcdtt,*: Court Loyal j Enterprise, Masterton; district secretary, Bnv ■ A. Whitcword, Robin Hood, Wellington; dis«-' trict treasurer, Bro. H,.Birch;. Court Sir ! Geoi, ; ;; Bowen, Wellington;- district senior .woodward,.-V Bro. W. L. Smith, Court Epnne.'Petonojdis' , trict junior woodward, Bro. W. S. Smith, Court '• Eptvne, Pctono; district;;senior',-bcadle>:Bro.'i-Eiiv" ,Harlcn, Court■ Sir /Geo.' Grey, .Wellington; disv' trict juuior-boadlo,: Bw.'- : G.;\y.;'lvey,. Court JSir Geo. Grey, Wellington.;; junior 'beadle; Bro.. :' C. R. Hamilton, Court Kobin Hood, Welling- V ton'; junior beadle, Bro. W,' A. Worth,' Court'; Sir'Gno. Bowcn, : Wellington ; ■ junior beadle' " Bro. A. Groyi Court Pride of, Levin, Lovin'J.v : junior beadle, Bro. A.,J. Hobbs, Court Bloom.' ■ field, Lower Hutti .district- auditor ; (one , ■ ■ wanted), BrorH;, Prince,. Court Sir Geoiffireyi '' Wellington;. Bro. Av WγPress,. Court Sfe'»sS(o.''-}'i Bowon, Welliußtbn;"Bro'.'Rao' Boll.'-Co'ttiv'Sii': ■ Wm, v 'Jerypis ( ,South Wellington. J v;'"'^-.-/'. : ?