ODDFELLOWS' LODGE
NEW SOCIAL LEGISLATION ATTITUDE OF ORDER (Per I'ioss Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The movable conference of the Manchester Unity Oddieilows was officially opened yesterday by the Deputy-Mayor, Mr. J. A. C. Allum. The Auckland district grand master, Bro. H. Bates, welcomed the grand master of the order, Bro. W. McMillan and deputies, remarking that, it was 20 years since the movable conference Was held at Auckland. It ..was proposed that the next movable. conference should be held at Nelson, the birthplace Of oddfellowship, coinciding with the centenary 'celebrations. Bro. McMillan commented on the .social security legislation. "It is quite natural that friendly Societies should ■. be concerned about the scheme which is intended to give lodge members and the public in general the benefits which it has been the privilege of our order to provide only to our own members,'' he said. "In the friendly society movement, we h~ve catered only for !hat .section of 'the community who have ibee'n able to obtain satisfactory certificates of health." He added that so far Ministers of the .Crown had hot indicated ' from What date the doctor, chemist and hospital benefits would operate, nor the method cti co-opevolicin between the Social Security Department and the flier oly iccievy movement;. However, , : member of the order might, re*r assured Dial any modus,. -operandi Introduced by the Government, to be worked in cooperation Willi the friendly societies would have the. careful rcisideration. of the dir.eei.irs
The reports on sick claims showed that the actual sick claims exceeded the expected male claims by £5048, equal to 3.1 per cem. and female claims by £2636. 65.6 per cent. Mining lodges had been largely responsible for this excess. A surplus of £6559 remained for distribution, and it was decided that this amount should be made available to the grand secretary for additional requirements* resulting from the social security legislation.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19892, 21 March 1939, Page 3
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