ROSLYN MILLS'BENEFIT SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10999, 31 December 1897, Page 2

ROSLYN MILLS'BENEFIT SOCIETY.

The annual general meeting of the members of the Roslyn Worsted and Woollen Mills Yearly Benefit Society was held at the mills on the 24th inst. In the unavoidable absence of the-vice-president of the society (Sir R. O. Glendining), MV Walter Smith was voted to the chair. The secretary (Mr J. W. Parkinson) submitted the report of the committee ami the balance sheet for. the year, which were unanimously adopted. The statement of accounts showed that the members' fortnightly payments for the year amounted to JK242 13s while a balance pf £2 3s 7d had been brought forward from last year. The pajments made duriDg the year ou account of sick and funeral allowances amounted to £93 4s Id, and to the balance was added the usual liberal bonus ot j£si given by Messrs Ross and Gl«ndining, and also interest amounting to £i Ss id. After deducting the sum of £5 7s 6d for printing and expenses of management, the sum of Al.>U -is ltt was left available for division, a further sum of .£lO 11s 3d having been specially dealt with._m resnect to members who had left the mills during the" year. It may be interesting to note that members who had made 25 fortnightly payments of Is receive a dividend of £1 Is 2<l, and those members whose pajments were on toe lower scales Teceive a dividend in proportion to their contributions. It having been decided by the members to carry on the society next year, tne election of officebearers was proceeded with, with the following wsult :-PresiHent,-Mr X, Wendining; vice-president, Mr It. C. Glenaimng, David Cleghoni. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings.

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