RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' BENEFIT SOCIETY.

Southland Times, Issue 3485, 22 August 1879, Page 2

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' BENEFIT SOCIETY.

'.--.' . Y^UdZ^AtiddiA sIOV A meeting of /railway >. employees ivtook place last • night / -at itheorailway. station^ for 'f -tfre- - purpose' r'6fei)s'&feliflh}ng ; -..'iaH Mutual Benefit -Society i-forj Southland;? The entrance hallytOf .'ih^. r .,stotion^^^',^lo'sely . packed, and me proceedings ' wero , $£ ; a limost.,1 imost., r demqn,sjljatiye , and, ;'.nSJL[m.ZZZZZY.ZZZYZ^ J Z : Vy i : f d^ZY'Yr:/ ' ' y ;,<They general Kailway i j > Man^ger ?t ..Mr haying ] been ; calleHiiito^^he^tialr, read the circular convening the ; m^eting, and tlie following: telegfauL ,t0 him^roin Mr'Coriyers :-— " I cannot be present at the meeting' 'to-morrow iuighfcn r jD.hope ,it)will be' 'successful,- and will gladly accept the -presidency."- -- - ----- - ---y_ -^__ , Mr McKenna -hia^eya general explanatory statement.;^ stp f sther c °u3titution and worldng of v tEe society, all f of : which^was -Vspecifisally detad^^ Mifectibh Imd' managembn^wp^ia rest with :;a central committee T and' siib-comniittees, y 'All - : einplQybes; > entefing,|he "sbciety at ; b'hbe -would hay 'eritf ancViee .to pay. '.- ■; r y ;. Z'^ '■''%** A± ' ih V ; Tl/ wa^ inbved by Mr Mc'l£enna]^eeorided by Mr.CaCTutherSj'and'Ca'nie thej opmon of -tiiis- meeting, it is necessary that a" ifeihvay Benefit Society should bo j&rmed at once foi\tKe Inyercargill section "of "the Middle ■ "Island '--rail*^_y3Y t ;.-uch society tp.be designated,.thesail^ay;jEttiployees' Benefit ' * Society, Irivef cargill branch." __■_ .- -—^y-~--d~Ai~~-On the motion -->of Mr Crawen* seconded by Mr Rost^Mri lib'iith' was appointed isecretary. r , r; ■,- , y * ... „. q '-,",, :;y The secretary then read the^propo.sed rules, -.-; which? / werev l about A -^y i .^A|_-Cber. A graduated scale of entrance fees, dating 'from Ist- September; to age up to 45 was included, and provision was ..-made-for-allbwancesjift^^ work at the rate of 203 per/week to'senior • : members, and 10s td'ju'niors, and r also"|foi superannuation allowances. Senior meinßers above '_&'' were piivifefged'as'they had no entrance, fee . to^ay,~but r the explained that yery'f ew" of that class were ! in,-th_ f service^ and if: .there were- ! itrwas well "that the T 'younger, members-'shbbld ', assist the older ones ■' (_\,p,platt^e.)- !; :i ' r:ff --''| Z Vph'thefinanciairule 39, ah'ambndnient, - proposed by Mr McKe'nn^J ; wasyearried r: providing that a separate en^naiiipg from different sources snouldpeiqrgateli'' to' satisfy the expenses- of the management of the society and' the; officers' salaries. : The mover stated-that this was a necessary alteration, on the authority -of the Registrar . General, and "explained- the various- ways '' and 'means by' which the _und coiildj be [„ .raised from time,to. time. ........ ?r ?Z*Z'_ \ Mr ' Coriyers was" ' thbii- :7 appbiri i fced 'president, and Mr Arthur and Mi* Carruthers vice-presidents- of the- society'. 7 y.The rjiles, as /amended, were;.th6n ,ap- :- proved of, after sundry explanations nai been* made as to their working.; On the motion of Mr Hargraves^seconded by Mr Limbrecky 'Mi* .! McKeiiila was appointedtreasurer of the society. The election of members of the committee of management to represent the . .diiferent departments, was.. then engaged ' in, with the following results i—W'^y' >nd Works Department: : Messrs r Bennett, J .Mboney, WestboroughyCassenyßoberjteon, Sparkes, aud ' Eggleton: Running. oShed Department : 'Messrs McGavan and Williams. Locomotive Department : J Pake and Robinson. Traffic- department : 1 .Messrs Martin; McEenna, and Eelley.y An enthusiastic vote of ] tbank^toL the [ chairman terminated the proceedings of 1 .this, the first meeting of the society, which '•• promises so much, benefit to its members. , •_ .; A meeting of the: comnaitte^ was, held [ immediately afterwards, at* which! Mi L . McKenna was appointed chairman." The ''-' ' meeting the adjourned till, Thursdayynext '. at 8 o'clock p.m. ;; - ,