SOUTH WAIRARAPA ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 83, 6 January 1928, Page 6

SOUTH WAIRARAPA ITEMS

Carterton, January 5. At the quarterly meeting of Loyal Greytown Lodge, 1.0.0.F.M.U.., tho following officers were elected for the ensuing term: T.P.N.G., Bro. W. Grigg; N.G., Bro. L. Mac Lean; V.G., Bro. A. Grigg; E.S., Sister J. Morris. The bal-ance-sheet showed the total worth of tho funds to bo <£6380 3s. lid., as follows:—Sick and funeral fund, £3913 14s. Bd.; management, .£79 Is. lid.; distress, £ll3 os. 9d.; entertainment, £ll 7s. Bd.; surplus funeral fund, No. 1 £973 ss. 3d., No. 2 <£6Bo 16s. Bd.; hall fund, .£6OB 17s. ■ The vital statistics for Carterton for December were: Births, 5; marriages, 4; deaths, 3. ’ For Greytown the figures were: Births, 1; marriages, 1; deaths, 4d.; and for Featherston, births 4, marriages 1, deaths 2. The annual return of expenditure supplied to the Government for the year ending December by Totara Lodge, U.A.0.D., Carterton, is as follows:— Sick pay paid to members, £315 35.; to Grand Lodge consolidated sick and funeral fund, £203 4s. 10d.; insurance and funeral allowance for two deceased members, <£24o; lodge surgeons, £335; management expenses, £154 10s. 6d.; maternity claims advanced to members, £lB6. During the year 11 members were ' admitted by initiation and four by clearance. Three clearances to other lodges were granted. The year opened with -296 financial members and closed Avith 286. The cost,of the Christ-mas-tree .gathering to children of the order was £3B Is. lOd.