The firsb general meeting of the Now Zealand Fire Brigades Accident Insurance Association Jarb nigliu, the socretary, Jlr Cummis, of Wanganui, was elected pre sident; Depnty-Superiniondent Gilberd, of Napier, secretary aiid treasurer. Rules were adopted and ordered to be registered under the Friendly Societies Act. Tho society lias over 300 members and £80 in hand. The New Zealand DisM-ieb Board of the f1.A.C.8. Society hold its annual sit.tine; at the Ciifcholic Institute, Wellington-street, on Thursday evening, Feb. 25. Bro. G. Little (District) President) presided. An

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application from the Bunedin branch that a rnombor who had passed the age of 40 years (the limit) be allowed to remain a member was granted. Ero. S. Fairweather was paid a compliment for his services as President, and ie waa resolved to present him with a P.P. collar, and further to add his name to the list of officers who had served with merit. The following officers were elected and installed for the year :—Bro. D. Fiynn, D:*crict President; Bro. Beehan, D.V.P. ; Bro. P. Kearney, D.S.; Bro. J. Flynn, D.T.; Bros. J. O'Brien and W. Kane, auditors. Bro. Little installed the officers. At the conclusion of the meeting the members ad journed to the Market Hotel, where Host Bro. Dunn had prepared a sumptuous ban quet, After full justice had been done to the good things provided, a number o toasts wero drunk. were rendered at intervals by Bros. Doran, Ilyan, Brown, (Jood, "Fairweather, Patterson, and Kear ney. ,

STATISTICS AND RETURNS

During last month the number of arrivals in the colony was 1,383; departures, 1,153. Fifty cases of typhoid fever are under treatment in the Wellington Hospital, as a«ainsb twelve last year. Three-fourths of the cases are from one particular locality of the city.
