HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 10

HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

(From Oar Sjjccial Corr*s»eii<leflt.) Tho animal meetijiß of the Potono Railway Sick Benefit Society was held at, St. Augustine's Lodge-room last evenine Mr, C. A. Strong presiding over an attendance of about 00 wembets. llm balance-sheet showed that the receipts for tho year were £732, and that £301 hod l>ooll expended en sick pay. Tifcs sum of £229 was distributed by wny of «iv'dewl among 247 financial members, each receiving' IDs- 9d. Officers were clcct.,(l as follow:—President, Mr. C. A. Strong; yiee-pttsiikitts, .Messrs. Home, Crnickatenk uni M'Dougnll;" serretary, itr. H. K. Johnstoni treasurer Mr. \V. Huskissou: auditors, Messrs. H. aloore and J. M. 'Moss-. . . A benefit performance will be given in tho Potone .Lyceum this evening in aid of two Potono families that uavo recently sustained bereavement. I 'man named John James ■ Connelly was arrested by the Petofto police yesterday on a charfio of wife desertion at Hastings. Ho will appear at Hastings on April 23- . .. , „ . k A. special meeting of ttie I'et.oivo AmImlanco Van. Committee was held last evening,'.Mr, W. Clark presiding. ■Ttaa tnneting was called to consider the advisability of handing over the control of the van to the Borough Council. Mr. J Smart moved k> thai effect, but- an amendment that,the various represen-tatives-on the committee of tho different lodges plaeo:thi> matter-before their institutions and .report at-a mectiutc to bu lietd on Stay 6, was u;ored by Sir. Andrews a ud' ,, tamed.