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London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

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regard to Mr. John Abel Smith,AM*, litiV ;;;.'-gir
The resolution was carried bli4clalpikaow..__7t.' :?:'-. ti. 4.,: -
Thanks were given to the staff of 'CleiksiNdalltieblAT 4
noes of this department ended in‘c.464llitiOiligitipil
to the Patriotic Fund.
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BENEVOLENT DEPARW EN A 4S •
The annual meeting of the subscribers and Menai to
the benevolent department of the association was held
immediately afterwards.
The SECRETARY (Mr. Wm. T. Irinford) rid the report,
of which the following is an abstract :=.--
Received from 353 old subscribers... £462 0 0
~ 13 n w „

SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM ASSURERS.
1,973 at 53. Od T 493 5 0
30 at. 10s. Od, l5 0 0
2at 10s. Od 1 1 0
7at 20s. Od

Two dowtt ions

5.:478 16 0

516 6 0
21 0 0

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;21,013 2 0
Gratuities amounting to 13-61..55. have been presented to
distressed members, their widows- or orphan children.
Loans to the extent of 2,505/. 10s. have been granted to
111 members, making a total since the commencement of
the association of 17,5:21. les.
On the 17th Hay, IQ;5t, three clerks and four widows
were elected to annuities as follows :-
3 clerks t) annuities of £2s each.
1 widow to annuty of '2o -„
3 widows to annnities of - 15 „
—the total number of annuitants on this fund being 40, at
an annual charge of 7:1.
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of
balancethis departmentsh eet, hit
of 1
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favour
The CHAIRMAN' briefly commended the object of this
fund, which was simply to relieve those who were in dis-
trei:s. It was gratifying that they had now 30 widows
and ten clerks, receiving 6401.• a year between them, be-
sides 1381. ;iven last year' us gratuities. The amount
which the managers now proposed to bestow in annuities
was rather leSs than that of last year, for they had found
they must not go on too fast, so that the annuities
should be permanently and securely continued. He
believed, however, that one or two vacancies, perhaps
more, were likely to occur during the year, in addition
to the annuities now to be granted. After some fur-
ther eiplanations, the chairman moved the adoption o
the 'report. •
Mr. HATTON suggested that the association should
make itself better known by advertising, and especially
that the clerks in Government offices should be made
acquainted with its claims.

Mr. Li.017.n repeated an argument which he had ad-
vanced at some former meetings against the system of
granting annuities out of the " casual " income derived
from subscriptions and donations. He earnestly advised
that'a large proportion of the casual income should be
expended in gratuities and special grants to distressed
persons, by which the subscribers would be made to feel
more interest in it ; and he moved an amendment de-
claring that no further annuities should be granted until
the interest from the funded or. vested property of the
association should be sufficient to iirovide for the an-
nuities already granted.

Mr. MINTON seconded this amendment, expressinghis
anxiety lest the association should become more en-
tangled in a wrong and imprudent system.
Mr. JEPPS reviewed the history of this department,
admitted that annuities bad been granted to an extent
beyond what was quite justified by the funds ; but the
meeting might leave it to the managers now to use their
discretion, and to propose annuities, perhaps, for this
year, to the amount of 701. or 80L, instead of 1101. as
they intended. They 'had Leen gradually reducing the
amount for some years past.
Tho CHAIRISIANaISO prornisfid that the managers would
give their best consideration t, the views of Mr. Lloyd.
Mr. WARWICK addressed the !meeting in reply to that
gentleman's argument, and ultimately the amendment
was put to the vote and negatived, only 20 hands being
held up for it.
A stp,i.rate resolution, instructing the managers on
the 16th May, or on such other day as they might ap-
point, to grant annuities to the amount of 1101., the re-
cipients being elected by the members, was then moved
by Mr. Coleman. It was opposed by Mr. Lloyd, who
moved his amendment again, but without success, and
the resolution was passed.