SOCIETIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6224, 21 January 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

SOCIETIES.

CAITHNESS, SUTHERLAND, ORKNEY, AND SHETLAND ASSOCIATION. The Caithness, Sutherland, Orkney," and Shetland.Association held their annualmeeting for the election of office-bearers in the Athenfflum Hall on Wednesday. Mr W. D. Sutherland occupied the chair. Before pro-eeeding-with:.thp. ordinary^business...the _Chairman, in an elaborate speech, presented one of the members—Mr W. B. Maekay, of Port Chalmers—on the eve of his departure from Otago, with a very artistically engrossed illuminated address, embodying the good wishes of the Association towards him and the esteem in which he was held by them. The address was replied to in suitable terms by Mr Mackay. The office-bearers "elected for ibhe gnsuing year were;— President, Mr Wm. Elder t yice-pre-eidents, the Hon. W, J. M. Larnach, O.M.G-., and Mr Robert Stout; secretary, Mr AnSrew ' Eraser; treasurer, Mr William M'Leod'j directors, Messrs G. C. Matheson, "\V, D/ Sutherland, Wm. Brown, A. Christie, A. R. M'Leod, W. Goudie, W. Bolt, Dames Gardiner, Peter Sutherland, John Matheson, P. G. Pryde, and J, Henry; auditor, Mr T. C. Matheson. OTAGO RAILWAY EMPLOYES' , BENEFIT SOCIETY, The annual meeting of this Spqiefcy held on Wednesday evening in the railW3y--stati,on reading-room; Mr W. Cohyers, president, in the chair. • EEPOHT. The Committee submitted their report for the year ending 1831, It showed that during the past year seven new members had been elected, and the names of 50 had been erased as unfinancial, &c.; tho total number on the books, at present being 258. The receipts for ihe year amounted to £784 4s 2d, and" £he expenditure to £778 7s, and the amount standing to the credit of the Society was £1207 7s lOd. There had been £wo deaths of members during the year —James Cpoper and Joseph Woodcock—and the amount disbursed to sick members amounted to £239" i? ,?d, this being the largest sum paid "away for tin? purpose sinc6 the inauguration of the Society. ' ELECTION OP OFFICERS. Mr CoNi'ERS was re-elected president of $he Society, find in thanking the members for the honour they had done him, stated that lie always had £he interest of the Society thoroughly at heijrj;, and though not in the department now, he w#ujd continue to do all in his power to further the.o.bjects of the Society. Mr Grant also returned thanks on being elected to the office of vice-president. The following committee was elected: — Messrs ,J, Mattliewson, W. "Crombio," P. M'Lean, A, IMe, B. Dawson, P. Murphy, C. Williams, J, Davis, J. M'Donald, T. Mann, W. Douglas, A. Mailing, and King. Arbitrators; Messrs tr. Mo.nk, N. Moriarty, Thompson, Graham, Robinson, Wallace, and Michaelis were elected. Auditors : Messrs D. Donovan and George H, Ashcroft were reappointed. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. ,