Thames Miners' Union.

Thames Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 8322, 13 April 1896, Page 3

Thames Miners' Union.

QUARTERLY MEETING.

The quarterly meeting of the Thames Miners' Union was held in the hall, Queen street, on Saturday evening, the President (Mr W. H, Potts) presiding. There was a very fair attendance of members present. The New Hall.—after the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed, the President congratuated the members at the attainment of a hail of their own, and expressed the opinion that it would eventually

prove a good investment. Brunneuton Relief Fund.—The President next referred to the terrible calamity that had occurred at the Brunner coal mine, and the steps that ■were being taken to render monetary aid to the bereaved families. He stated that the Committee of the Union had held a meeting at which they had considered the matter of giving a vote of money from the funds of the Branch to the Brunnerton Relief fund, and the conclusion they had come to was to recommend a sum of £50 for that purpose. Of course it rested with the meeting tq say whether such a course should be adopted or not, or whether the sura should be more or less, but apart from whatever sum might be voted it should be borne in mind that the miners were all individually subscribing to the lists that were in circulation as well. He might also add that when the news of the sad accident reached the Thames, he had. as President of the Union, telegraphed a message of condolence and sympathy to the Mayor of Brunnerton. If it was decided to vote a sum of £50, then it would be necessary to take a ballot of all the members at an early date.— On the motion of Mr Dare, seconded by Mr McDonnell, the sum of £50 was voted, the ballot of the members to be taken on Saturday, the 25th inst.

Resignation of a Trustee.—Mr E. Noonan, who has left the district, wrote tendering his resignation as a trustee. —Mr T. Paltridge moved and Mr A. Burns seconded that the resignation be recei/ed, but that the vacancy be allowed to remain until the annual election of officers, three months hence. —Carried.

Auditors.— The President announced that at the last meeting of the Branch the matter of appointing two auditors had been relegated to the Committee, but through an oversight the matter had not been attended to. He thought the best course to pursue now would be for the meeting to deal with the matter.—Mr Burns moved and Mr Dare seconded that the meeting then assembled proceed to take nominations for two auditors, and that a ballot for same be taken at the same time as the ballot for the vote of money for the Brunnercon Relief Fund,— Carried.— The following gentlemen were then nominated as candidates :

Messrs J. H. Hodge, J .Agnew, F. Howe, E. W. Lowe,

The fee for ; each auditor was fixed at three guineas*

Balance Sheet op Annual Demonstration. — The Secretary read a balance sheet showing the results of the recent annual demonstration, which had taken the form of an excursion to Coromandel, The total receipts of the demonstration amounted to £143 2s, whilst the expenditure had been £108 8s 6d, thus leaving a credit balance of 4J34 13s 6d, which sum it was announced had been placed to the credit of *>he Benevolent Fund.—Ou the motion of Mr McEnteer, seconded by Mr Burns, the balance sheet was unanimously adopted as .read. This concluded the proceedings.