FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISPENSARY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 9 February 1918, Page 7

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISPENSARY

MUST ANNI'AL JKEPOItT. The first annual report of tin* Friendly Societies' Dispensary shows that the dispensary has hud a most successful year, mid those connected with flic management are to be heartily congrafiliated upon the success which lias attended their efforts. The J report is as follows: \ "We beg to lay before you the lirnt | annual report amd balance sheet, and j congratulate our members on the > success of the dispensary. j| "After carefully considering, tlie \ matter, the combined societies clecid- 3 ed to establish a dispemsary, and al good deal of preliminary work .was | done before the dispensary was open- I ed to the societies' members. The j board was fortunate in procuring us manager Mr ltishop, of Christchurch, and the business started on January 23rd, 11)17. "The cash sales, estimated in the prospectus at C 550 F reached the total of £2002, more fchjtn three times the amount. As showing the progress ] made during the year, the cash fcuk- ! ings averaged €lO per week, the i gross profit being £5)83 Cs M, and the melt -£220 0s 7<l, which must be admitted very satisfactory. \ \ "Tlie perscriptimis dispensed for members totalled 3075. The average number on (he list of dispensary members for the year was 500 ; this gives .*» 1 (i-oO prescriptions per niembev dispensed. "The secretary (Mr H. O'Hegain) carried out his duties in a. satisfactory manner, and must be congratulated on bis work, "The Hoard recommends that a. fj per ceiil dividend on the paid-up capital be paid and lhal the present levy be continued, "The lniMlieal officers of the various lodges have, worked well with our manager, mid have given entire satisfaction to members. "We have to express our appreciation and (hanks to our manager (Mr Bishop), who has been most attentive and careful in the interests of our members, and who has in a great, measure been responsible- for the excellent result of tin l first year's working. "There have been twelve regular, three special and five preliminary meetings of the board, flic attendance of the members being as follows: llros. Church 20. (.'rose 20 Smith P.), I.aliglcy If), Rhaeklolon '1 (elected September 13th), Blinkhorne. H (resigned), Anderson 1 (resigned). Clourlav 20, Darroch IS Candy 10, Conner !>, O'Uegan 20. "(Siirned) It. K. rfIURCH, "President."