HIBERNIAN AUSTRALASIAN CATHOLIC BENEFIT SOCIETY.—DUNEDIN BRANCH, No. 73.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume IV, Issue 195, 22 December 1876, Page 12

HIBERNIAN AUSTRALASIAN CATHOLIC BENEFIT SOCIETY.— DUNEDIN BRANCH, No. 73.

+H — The sixteenth quarterly meeting of the above Branch was held at the South Australian Hall, on Monday evening last. In the absence of the President — Bro. John Brennan was voted to the >chair. There -was a large attendance of members. The following correspondence -was read from the Rev. Dr. Roseby, Hon.- Sec. of the committee appointed to procure subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers by Bulgarian atrocities, requesting the assistance of the Society to the movement. Several members expressed their sympathy with the movement, while many of the members stated they had already subscribed towards it ; ultimately the letter was referred to the Secretary to be dealt with. — From the Hon. Sec. United Fire Brigades Demonstration Committee requesting the patronage of the Society at the forthcoming demonstration. Referred to Secretary. — From Bro J. J. Coghlan, Melbourne, applying for his clearance to St Francis Branch, No. 1. Granted. — From Bro. JohnMaher, Secretary Invtrcargill Branch, expressing regret at the illness of the Secretary, and stating that his Branch would comply with the request of Dunedin. Branch re District. — From Bro. A. P. Sheath, Secretary of Christchurch Branch, complying with the request of Dunedin Branch to be formed into a District — From the Corresponding Secretary, Melbourne, expressing his deep regret that the Dunedin. Branch, and the Society generally in Otago, had been deprived by illness of the services of the Secretary, and trusting that he would be speedily restored to health. Moved by Bro. J. J. Connor, seconded by Bro. Bourlce, and carried unanimously — 1. " That an application be at once forwarded to the C $„ requesting the E D. to form the Otago and Canterbury Branches into a District with as little delay as possible, and also to depute a meml^r of the Society to open said District." 2. " That the Secretory be requested to inform the several Brandies forming Districts that in all probability the District will be opened about the middle of January, and that the Delegates be elected at the next meeting of the Branches according to scale in law 87, clause 1, General Laws." The nomination of officers for the ensuing term was then proceeded with, the members taking a lively interest in the proceedings; with one or two exceptions the several offices will be keenly contested. The elections take place at the annual meeting. In consequence of the date of next meeting falling on the evening of Christmas Day, it was resolved that the meeting be held on Wednesday, December 27, and that it be called by advertisement. After the transaction of some unimportant routine business, the meeting adjourned. Cash received, £36 10s. 6 1.