. Railway Times . ure and to endeavour to take in the important work done bi this Institution. 1 think 1 n 1. it,on I do not excel in the art and 1 i ask you to pardon anj on my pari in that respect. Ilniti. 1 think 1 may iustl\- eel | that the authorities i the Institution honoured me by asking my -in. 1,1 the first mi In- first Parliament, to return thanks he House ol Commons and 1. so doing somewhat ally tin greal railway servii ITiis, my lords and gintlemen, is theid annual dinner of this Institution I wonder ilbod\ presenl who ha- been present ai all I must mending thi
. Railway Times . ure and to endeavour to take in the important work done bi this Institution. 1 think 1 n 1. it,on I do not excel in the art and 1 i ask you to pardon anj on my pari in that respect. Ilniti. 1 think 1 may iustl\- eel | that the authorities i the Institution honoured me by asking my -in. 1,1 the first mi In- first Parliament, to return thanks he House ol Commons and 1. so doing somewhat ally tin greal railway servii ITiis, my lords and gintlemen, is theid annual dinner of this Institution I wonder ilbod\ presenl who ha- been present ai all I must mending this toast, thai f see around me so many dismen in the railwa) world, thai feci rather like pi aching to the1 shall endeavour, therefore to confine my remarkswithin short term- Mm. is hoi vei m; and gentli an outside audience to whom we must appeal, and I hope thatsome of those 1 sec me yvill a-si-t me in the and policy- oi this Institution to thciithink we all mus lao mi,u 472 THE RAILWAY TIMES [May 7, Elimtt .1 Fry of this Institution, and as to the deserving nature oi those for ,vhora vvi appeal its design 1- to relieve distress amongst all 0 ftci rs and servants 111 the railway servio of the I mtcd lom, their widows and their children; and 1 see thai relicl [1 through tlv medium of two funds ( 1 ) .1 general fund harged with payment ol annuities, either permanent or contingi nl and from which are paid sums by way of temporary assist a casualt) hind from which payments are made to meninjured in the performance of their duties and to the widows oideceased members Railwav servants subscribe to both these fundsin legrees, and 1 confess that a feature that appeals to minalh verv much is the fact that upwards oi 155, railway-men of all classesare subscribers. Ithink this is verjmeritorious, bccausithe benefits oi theland ire by no meansconfined to membersonly. During the lastfinancial year themembers theinsi Ivescontributed upwards,a to thegeneral fun
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