H. A. C. B. S.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 12, 12 July 1889, Page 18

H. A. C. B. S.

TO THE EDITOR N.Z. TABLET. SiR.-Your Christchurch correspondent dealt at some length in your tTJ 7 ?U? Ul S ' ega - ding V he P° sition °f the Hibernian Society in New Zealand and giving the valuer's report re management of the S? !l°t h bT if nC f h - eg t0 iDfom yy ° Ur readers *« the Ch»»tchurch branch has for some years been making good Droeress both with their Sick Fund and Management Fun-i? The £196 th^t the valuer reports as having been taken from the Sick Fund was taken some years ago-I believe before the Society was registered A portion of it went towards forming a brass band in connection with the Society.-As to the Society's going out of existence, I think with your correspondent it would be deeply regretted The District anl^th 11 , A k UCk h lan ?, baVC , had the matteVundlr their consider" ton an 1 I think when the s iding scale of contributions and lower nomination comes into force, you will find the Hibernian Society as well forward in the valuer's report as any other Friendly Society in New Zealand.— l am, etc., D. Steinmetz, President Christchurch Branch.