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Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16797, 29 March 1919, Page 14

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; SOUTRCATS TERBU-RY -T'ISTTiLCT. 1 , Tlio-annual meeting was held in !i®maru< on -'■ , l l hurtfcla.y;"; aucl oifedoiitmlt. iTu-e piescntcd by Opurt& 3123, Biot . Jiuiimlord, J. T. Ellis, /and J. Jone=, Court' 6732, Bios. Geo. Einciv, Coui l 7929, Bios. C Dickson. and l£. Men-, dirii. The officers present were —J. Gliddon, D.C if , H. 11. Sm th, SUCK. A. Hill. D.B; auditors, A. \\ jritoji and ; A;< G.' Martin; treasurer, J.-- Burioid: sscresary, T; Harris: and. a numbei or members-of Court 3123.

The D.C.11. m opening the. meeting said. Lie -was pleased that. the >visb. lie Expressed at tho last meeting liad been', 'fulfilled,' the war haying .been brought to an end, and although members were not ajl back yiet he trusted •.xhey.-.woakl be. back nit. time for the Peace celobratons- Omt of 750 membeis 147 bad been called to aefcive .service,, and of these they had lost by dearth 27. and he was sure that all brethren extended their sympathy t:o the relatives and friends of the disparted Brothers. In. regard to ..the I)Vbrict::finances asaffected by war, mention was made of Gk>vernmen,t's heOp in paying hal'f rein- ■ surance premiums. Tbe cost of funei.il benefit to the "District had been £275 — the: amount pa-.d ' out ■in nrsnimms for.] reinsurance. The membership of the C'cuits had gone doini during the ".mi period, but as soon as. thev got back io norm.ill condition"? he hoped the Coints would soon mak® ur> -the lo&s by getting j n . young: members, and he. trusted the. coming:' year would be a I -.prosperous one both-, numerically and' iuiancially. .. : Correspondence. m and out;.was :i'cceivtd anfcl appioved ' '''he llogu-itiar gave notcc tha,o aftfL Mai\h 31 no/moie reinsurances would be taken, - but those : already; taken: out would run to the end of xhe year they ..w ere -taken • out .for; and tha.t £9l 13s •sd. had ■. been paid for members' contributions on active . service. v Tj!<: axTciiicors' . report and •''balance .sheet : w;?re 'read,, flowing. that in tbe denre tlio funds wpie in a very satisfactory condition. A hearty -vote ol thanks was accorded the auditors and they were re-elfected 1

Tlie DCE reported on ;!i:s ih,t to the various Courts, . .which .Tie- found' working moat. hai moniouslv and he thanked the Comt ifficecs ;md members, for the kind lecepfon extended to him.' Thiough th-* nuayo dablc absence of the candidates for officers for onsrniirr the rn'~scrt officeis mit'ioi:iist'd ; >to jocciipy.:. then- ■ present ."pos'.tioiis for the mext sTx monthc. A counts v were , parsed- for payment and the irfasiino closed The viVit.-.i 9 <\eve then 'STifef l , ti rt ike of t 1 o.bt i?fr'"s' , 'T"e''t- ,mrl an hour was spent in social eniovment. ! ' ' " ' * < /