ACCIDENT BENEFIT SOCIETY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17041, 24 December 1918, Page 9

ACCIDENT BENEFIT SOCIETY.

( motor lorry, after emptying the contents fo a tin of benzino into the lorry's tank, thoughtlessly left the empty can on the i side of the road, and this, the two boys : promptly secured. They wondered what 1 would' happen if a lighted match were placed in the tin! They little thought ■that all Kelbum would wonder at. the terrific report that ensued. The tin was blown to pieces, but beyond a nasty cut on the face of one of the boys, nothing serious resulted. An onlooker remarked that the other boy travelled as fast as the report —almostwhen Ije saw the result of his curiosity. Motorists generally should consider the seriousness of leaving empty tins on the roadside. ■ I The financial statement submitted at the annual meeting of the Kauri Timber Company Accident Benefit Society held l yesterday revealed a very satisfactory I position. Receipts during the year totalled I £199 8s 6d, of. which £1.78 12s represented I members' contributions. Expenditure totalled £96 19s lOd, of which £90 18s 4d was paid to injured members. It was decided to pay a rebate of lis, accounting for £72 19s 9d. " Tho number of fully paid-up members is 138. Insurance per member amounted to 3|d a.week. The following officers wore elected:—Secretary, Sir.. R. S. Smyth; treasurer, Mr! ,J. Watson; committee, Messrs. H. Watts, 1 E. A. Anderson, J. • Cole, W. Patterson, I and W. Turbott