UNITED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISPENSARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10036, 30 April 1894, Page 4

UNITED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISPENSARY.

The annual meeting of tho Dunediu United Friendly Societies' Dispensary was held in the Coffeo Pahce on Friday evening, the president (HcW. Woodland) ia the chair. Delegates representing tho various institutions effiiiated therewith were present;, as follows :— M.U.I 0.0. F.: F. Calvert, S. D. Cronin, A. C. Campbsll, C. Grater, W. Harrop, J. Hopcr,ifr, j?. Siller, G. Scoone', aud A. Sligo. A O.F. : A. S. Adams, G. VI. Gsddts, J. Mfleiih-., W. Mearns, J. Macfie, J. Kib-rtson, W. Woodland, 0 Wil!iaiu«, and W. A. Wilson. IO 0.0 P. .- P. A. Hancock, W. Reid, and H. Robinson. Druids: J. Butler, J. Hiyrooi, G. Logic, G. Ni.vmau, G. Scott, and A. J. Wynn. Protestant Alliance r E. A. Arnold, W. Dickioc, and W. Garbutt. Sms and Daughters of Temperance : W. Crawioid, H. Soears. Hibernian Society; J, 0. Connor. Rechabites -. E. A. Rosevear. Tae reporfc c£ tho Board of Management allowed that, although there had been a. falling off io cash sales of £170 19.', a net profit of £136 3s lOd hid k-eai earned for the year, •naking a total balance at credit of profifc and 1033 account oE £635 7s Bd. Owing io the eplJeaiics of measles and iiiflusLzi which had prevailed tho amount of prescriptions had largely increased, the number dispensed for the year bsing 24,895. The roll of membership now steuds at 25K.—It was decided thab a dividend of 10 per c;nt. should ba paid on the subscribed capital. THS U.S .. CO:.IPASV*S DSNEFIT SOOIETV. A letter wsa received from tho seoretary of the Union S.S. Company's Benefit Society withdrawing their application for a renewal of contrspfc to supply them with drugs, having made other arrangements, Mr Si-icso, iv a few trecchsnfc remark*, oommented upou the action of a few members of tba lata committee which had lad to the withdrawal of ths society's business from fche di«pen3ary, and to the considerable loss thereby sustained. He thought the members of the new board should bo allowed to manage their affiiis oa bnsiness lines, and not be.haaapored by outside prejudices, wh-ca had no connection with tho affairs of a purely business concern such as tho dispensary was. ELECTION OP OPFIOE-BEAREIts. The eleation of ofiiw-fcearers was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows: —For president Messrs Melville ond Woodland were nominated, ilr Woodland withdrew, Mr Melville being thereupon declared elected, For vice-president Messrs A. Sligo snd C. Williams were nominated, Mr Sligo being elected. For treasurer Messrs P. Miller and Qaorga Scott were nomiuated. the ballot resulting in the election of Mr Miller. For sscretary Messrs James Maefie, George Scoones, and C, Grater were nominated. Mr Grater declined to stand, and Mr James MacSe was elected.

For board of directors Messrs Harrop, Adams. Reid, Arnold, Rosevear, Williams, Woodland, Calvert, Geddes, Dickson, Craw-. ford, Grater, C.-ouiu, Campbell, Haymes, Scott,' Wynn, Spaone*, IJ-uicceir, and Conuor wero proposal. Messrs Rosevear, (Advert, Diokso», and Grater declined nomination', aad Messrs | H-u-rop. Secuuec, Adams, Woodland, Reid, I Orawfoid, and Wynn wera elected in the order of their names. For auditors Messis Grater, Larnach, Roseven, Hancock, snd Cronin wero nominated, the ballot resulting in the election of Messrs Grater and Ro3evear. Oli-NEIiAt,. Tho levy was again lii-jd at tho rats of 7s por member per annum, The diecnEsion of the question of a medical iustitute iv connection wita the dispensary was ndje-m-ned until ihe vex; quarterly meeting of the) cr.mm'ttee. '" -

A vote ol thanks wa3 passed to tho retiring board of directors and General Committee.