NELSON AID SOCIETY.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 12019, 21 August 1907, Page 5 (Supplement)

NELSON AID SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the above named Society was held on July 24th when his Lordship tbe Bishop - of Nelson presided.

Mr K. I. Kingsley, the Secretary, presented the annual report as follows:—

"Your Committee beg to present their report for the thirty-first year of the Society's work.

"Your Committee are again glad to report that during the year pa;t there has not been any great inciease of cases of distress requiring assistance from tbe Society.

"This is no doubt partly owing to the beneficial effect of the Old Age Pension Act, and also partly to the fact that there are but few unemployed in Nelson. "Nevertheless, all through %he year there have been cases in whiph just such timely and judicious assistance as our Society gives, has been greatly needed, and, of course, readily given by the Ladies' Committee, to whom great thanks are due for the careful yet kind manner in which the relief is dispensed.

"At the last meeting of the Committee two fresh cases were reported, and as the Hon. Treasurer stated the balance in hand was small, the Committee decidod that an appeal should be made to the publio for subscriptions.

"Although it is not usual to mention individual cases assisted during the year, your Gornrnitteo feel it is right to call attention to one, if only to put on record the generous professional help given. The patient, an elderly woman, suffered from cataract, and the doctor kindly performed the operation for ie free of charge, and in other ways lessened the expenses, so that with the aid of special subscriptions, and a contribution from the Ohari table Aid Board, the amount paid by the Society was reduced to a small sum, while the poor woman was effoctualy relieved, the operation being most successful.

"The thanks of the Society are due to the Ladies' Committee and to all who have helped tbe Society during the past year. "CHARLES O. NELSON,

"Chairman. '

Mr R. Snodgrass presented the balance-sheet, which had been audited by Mr Bamford. Tho receipts were shown at £34 16s Id, and the expenditure at £24 ss, credit balance £10 11s Id, but since the audit several demands have been made on -the funds, which at present are very low. The following were elected as the Committee of Management for the ensuing year in conjunction with the Ministers of the various religious bodies in Nelson, namely, Messrs R. Snodgrass, W. T. Bond, T. Field, H. V. Gully, and R. I. Kingsley; Mesdames Mules, Gibbs, Macquarie, Scaly, and Charles. On the motion of the Chairman the rule referring to the Auditors was amended, so as to allow of only one Auditor being appointed instead of two.

On the motion of Mr Snodgrass, Mr Bam ford was re-elected as Auditor.

: V r otes of thanks were passed to the Ladies' Committee for their valuable services, to the proprietorsof the local newspapers for their generous help, to Mr ttamford for his gratuitous services as Auditor, to the President, the Hon. Secretary, and the Hon. Treasurer.

At a meeting •of the Committee held immediately afterwards, the Bishop of Nelson was chosen aa President, Mr K. Snodgrass as Hon. Treasurer, Mr E. I. Kingsley as Hon. Secretary, and the following ladies were invited to act as Lady Visitors — Mesdamea Mules, Gibbs, Scaly, Macquarie, Charles, Kempthorne, MacKenzio, Garland, and Lucas.