RAILWAY SERVANTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14210, 27 May 1910, Page 5

RAILWAY SERVANTS.

A progressive policy

meeting of members of the >Wv "'T I ', <rf Amalgamated last T IW 1, •Servants was held Oi" ]]"•) fin! l ' lol ' tllC pill'pOSQ V..it i fe ■'» dresses from Mr W. A. Mr M oi: ' tll<! sooioty, and i ben ivi' :Wk ' Z°" crul secretary. ,ov' . lr f V" » at I t , on(lin,( ' e «f mei. '1 ?> • I,ul -»'• ii- H. Graham viceol''lir" lU Mr° v l 'i 1 ' i br!l , n , ( ' l1 ' turned the in' i't fom,. i'' !l U drOSSC - d muct - Sno'i-Mllv r" g , on Koclet y matters mt ic i'nt,;, % ha £ hiLd ' Xm do ™ «iiit ... 1 1 the Society and \m'l .If , ! . ,u0 ln tho future. to form , ngS - !t ,W ) v f c TV rehm ?>™ Sick Benefit m. fV.r 1"' members, so that no h!' |]! m n member was shifted to of sue!, Ut> "? t( ?. ™ celve the benefits r such a society, if lie should requiro them. \\ hen this, had been placed on . .sound tooting and got into good form in" /1h ■ tlley OTnte mplated imng other things for tho mutual .li.MStaiu-e or members, such as a buildin- society, etc. Ho spoke feelingly on the unfortunate step .some of tho locomotive men had taken in trvim te iorm a separate society of their own, clearly proved, that the statements maoe and circulated by this new society, m the majority of instances, v,ero grossly misleading. l„,t ] lO waß to say that quite a number had rejoined the .A.S.R.R., and he had uo noubt that others would follow tlieir

Mr J Tack then addressed the meeting on trie financial position of the society" staging there were at the present time ' , ' nmhore - .n'd the accumulated *li© society on January Ist, .,■ • ,vor e over £OOOO, which was considered very satisfactory indeed. Tile society was still forcing ahead, ten or twelve new brandies having been formed. Tie minted quite a number of frnevancef? that bad been {satisfactorily adjusted through the representatives of the socio tv.

At. the close of their addresses both' speakers were accorded a very hearty "F thanks for the information they had given, and for the excellent work they had done as officers of the society. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed a long and enthusiastic meeting.