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NORTH OTAGO SOLDIERS FUND.

MKF.TiXG OF TRUSTEES. \ in«.:i:r_' of the Otago Soldier:- Fundwas hold yesterday, altermi.'U. c:.n-(. present- beiu;; Messrs J. M. 1'0!T..-ttr ichairman). W. G. Grave. \\ . (;-u< ; i'Ti-. G. I.ivini2>toiie. -J- A. -Mal- - :i. H. A. M'Dowell, R. Million. a.-i.i T. A. Monro. Ai-'-.i.i'-v for absence was receive! i'miit Mr W. Xicolsou. Mr A. .J. Grave, solicitor to the Truce.-, esi.lair.e.! what had been donein t<> the question of incorporation ur.de;- ;!;.- War Funds Act. lftlo. Mr Grave v:id that tlie Department el Internal Ati'airs had torwarded a letter statine. that before the trustees could certain rule> approved o: I:\ t'r- Department had to be adopted, hj: hi- ophtion the best thing would btor :'• ■■•• eieetiaz to incorporate as a >o-ci-t\ *-! :>-iv:i>'i>i the Act. call a public uieer;:.•-.. and a.»k that the funds now i->!ttr;it:e.l bv the Trustees be handed over t-> tin- ii< v.- body, which would r.ee.—aiiiv be guided for the future by the rule-" laid down. The stun total .-.- v. ha: the ehar.fre woidd mean would be the Imposition of an annual membership -inscription independent oi whether !ueml)ers of the Association had already subscribed to the fund. The. Department had sent down a copy of 1 the' rues of the Wellington War Relief A—nrin*. ; on. which had recently been iiu-::i-pi::-.ttcil under the Aet-. !h to a question. -Mr Grave •-aid th.it tlie best way out of the difficulty ivonM be for the present meeting i:> r.-o've to form n society and that the drauiii-.: up of rules \k- left to the town members. | Mr Macpher-on then moved: "That the '.r'l-tee- take step-i to. incorporate j nnd'-r the War Funds Act. 101-5. with a view to the proper administration of the Fund; that the drawing up of rules be left to tiie town members: that the an- ! nua! -übscription be fixed at one shillinL'.' f Thi- was seconded by Mr Pryor. Mr Million moved as an amendment: ••Th-it the annual subscription be not !c- than 2s fid.' Tiits was sec-e.nded by Mr Gardiner. On a show of hands-, tlie amendment \-r< declared carried. Mr Crow, secretary of the Mahe-to. Trr-holme. and Kailroo Hill Patriotic Committee, forwarded -£2O, being a p iviiicnt of sundry collections made for : .':-' fund. T!;e secietarv r f the Railway Social (Tib forwarded 14s (id. amount- collect- [ • at a n-iilwnv Social Club Catherine: :oi- the Wounded Soldiers - Fund. Mr S. Crow advised that he had been •;• minted by the Maheno. Incholme. .■"■•.' K-inreo Hi"; Patriotic Committees a- adviser to the trustees. The secretary of the Waitaki Branch the. Waifaki-Waimate Acciimntisai'j". Societv forwarded a cheque for £3 ! > proceeds of the recent auction of trout. Mr 1.! G. Reilly. of Livingstone, for- -.■-:■ i\:p-! £2 2s for the fund from Airs l?e->tt?e. and notified that Air H. Lory *.r.l\. was chosen to communicate with •!■•• trustees. Tiie new secretarv (Air T. L. Ralfe) ivas introduced by tie chairman. Accounts amounting to £7 14s 7d were parsed for payment. Mes-rs Forrester. M'Dowell. and Pryor were appointed to act- as trustee-; in .-erneetion «-iili the account opened t:t> at the Post Office Savings Bank. The chairman extended seasonable iireotiniis to the meet-iTip.

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Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12727, 22 December 1915, Page 2

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NORTH OTAGO SOLDIERS FUND. Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12727, 22 December 1915, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO SOLDIERS FUND. Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12727, 22 December 1915, Page 2

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