The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-16 00:00:00

BOUTH-WEBTERN 018TRI0T, A.O.F.

The balf-yearly report of this district has just been
booed, and the following extracts show the satisfactory
progress of affairs :-
There Is a pin on the total number of members of WS, the
returns for theAsenber quarter alto•in# 16,758 as compared
with 16,430 In the quarter ending June. The mortality
experienced bee been In excess of that of the cwresporiffing
perkial of le.t year, but net to a greater eitent than was
antic caul from our 'nor wing numbers, and the greater so
of the numberl. We coeputulme the members on the
growth of the noire! Fend. The Increase In the cast half.
year amounted to LIM, for which we are much Indebted to
the Inteneta received for Invested captud-u, ism which
enters larirely Into the question of the we I-Wing of Friendly
Societies. The High Court ha. ben hekl at Birmingham
since we hut admitted you, en lit is a source of great sates,
fact ion to us Unit, by the vote of Use last District Meshog, a
sufficient number ef delay item were elected to wears for you
that weight and mosiderenoo to which by your cuunier. and
position you ant un ioubtedly entitled. The Bleb Court
Heeling wee In entry rowed a emcees. The alters, leas
made in the lewe wore such es are calculated to promote the
sesbillty and Sounders door inaltution and the report of
the Superannuation Clominlttee, ono of wi.oni wan your D. 11.,
wee reoeleed and adopted with greet enthuslum. We here,
however, one gre .1 cause for congratulation to our own
unicluce, end that was the veer large vote by which we
secured for the District Chief Banger, Bro. George Henry
Rose, the distinguished honour of having hie name @elected
for the publication of his portrait and memoir in the
Pores Uri Miscellany. Bro. Bove wee a inemlxr of the
Executive Council when It was I c ted at Southampton In
1875. He was elected to the position of our DAG& In
October, 1881, and D.C.8., In October, lEnt, tus be
hes practically had two years of o9Bc U our presid-
ing officer, for Bro. White, the D.C.It. elected In 1881,
I yam unfortunately prevented by tine. from devoting much
I thee to the duties The carea ef Bro. lieu has been
market by • degree of previa In the district which is quite
unprecedente for during his two ears of office, 21 new
courts have been op med. our financial nienibers have increased
in number from 11,974 to 16,789, end the Funeral Fund ho
• 'rancid from £15,840 to £18,173. The Improvement in the
condition of many of our court, cm be traced to his
wise crunsel and advice The new blanche, which hare been
established owe in many respees their exi•tence to the
substantial help which he ushillingly rendered wherever
ePticelmallsee aloud fee the 'ma of Fore itry. Several
Juvenile Societies are ale, Indebted .o him for much needed
encouregement ; and It m'7 of him be truthfully eald that
wh let thew end labour Imre still time. cheerful y given, the
cells upon his purse never met with in unwilling response
where real benesolenes could be suirciesd, where early eff
required encouragement, or when act re services meritst a
just reward. The Distaict Meeting will doubtless undertake
the duty of fittingly roc ignislng the service. which have been
rentered by our P.C.R., but pending thi being done we
esteem It a privilege thus to cones, to you our hich appuicia-
Oen of all that he has been the means of accomplishing in
pr 'meting the swami of Forestry in the South of Borland.
The following is • summery of the balance sheet :-
Funeral Fun £18,273 124 11 ; .nagetne t Fund,
£l3O 131 81; Ckrods Fund, £36 139 ; Distress Fund.
4,01 tee; cheques not prelim% ol -If 93, £l4 067, 16e 4,1,
F tot £7, I 100, Lit, F 110, £7, F 111, £l4, F 110, £7, U
OS, 445 lit 4.1. £loBl7' ; total, £18,644 130 Mortirerre,
house property, £9,711 105 C.NPOVILIion B ads, 44,037 64 I ;
alverstoka Local Sward, SAM ; Sopley Burial Board, £560;
Bournemouth Local Board, £260; Baal game Town (bane%
£lOO ; Bountemouthlßurial Board, £360; Capital .ed retinues
£1,393. Ss 21 •. due from court 6717, 45 11. II; 0004.
/0 7. III; sett £7 Idled; 69112, £6 6' 7d; 4996, £7 9. 61 ;
7001. LA to 7d ; 707. 1985; 70t1, £3; 7020, £7 4. Si : 7021,
£lO tes ld ;7008, £7 as lid ;7025, ISt lit ; 7030 £6 7.11 ;
7033, 1954 9.1; 7076, £ll5. 51 ; 7078, £1 9. ; total,
£18,644 136 Id.
Appended is a statement of accounts in entered in
the Official Ledger. showing the number of members
end localities of the Courts In the South-Western
Mats-Mt. and the amounts contributed to each fund for
the halfisar, mediae September, 1883, which have
been extracted by Alfred J. Dyer, D.I. The follow.
log are the local Oourts :-
June Croirter- Dorchester, member.. 320; widows, I;
funeral fund, £lO 10.; go-ale aic ,unt, Ile 10 September
Quarter -members. 332; widows, ; twits' fund, £l6 ;
.110.130MOnt fund, ga 101 ad ; dleles.s fund, /I 7.81; goody
account. Ifis 11.1.-June-Po.ile, members, $l4; funeral fund,
£l3 144 ; god. amount, Ils 31. Sept mber-enambers, 315;
future! fund, £l5 tie; utenagement fund, £4 So; dist+ ea fund,
Li 65 31' goods 04 oialt, 01 44 -June-Blan•lford. members,
144; funeral fund. £7 64; to de acemint, 0,6.1. September
-members, 130; funeral hind, £7 198; manmement fund,
£2 198; distrees fund, 19861; imods amount. le.-June-
libeitasbary, members, 258 widow and orphans. fund, de;
funeral fund, Alf 18. ; widow and orphan( tund.4. 41 Suede
account, 91 Id. fleptember-mernbers, 265 ; funeral fund,
£1398' management fun', £4 81 4.1; distress fund, Ll 11 11 ;
good. account, 135 7,1.-Jon. - Cern° Abb.., members, 166;
fune•al fund, £7 198; goods •COMMt, he 11.1. Sept.. .r-
-memb-rs, 1161; funeral feel. £7 198; matturement fund,
£1 198 8d ; direr se fund 13. 2.1; golds socount, lc -June -
Portland, members, 48 ; probation number.. 3; widows. 2;
funeral fund, Aff lls 6 ; goods account, 98 81. esptember-.
munbers, 44; probation mi mbers, 3; cod.we. 1 ; fonerel fund,
AS lls Id; management fund. 174; digress fundlttomid •
mmunt, Is.--Juas-IFlntsitgren, members, ;