There is very little news indeed to chronicle this mouth, trade being dull and several comps out of work.

The half-yearly meeting of the Branch was held last week. The report shows that the number of members on the roll is sixty—14 new members were enrolled during the half-year, the majority of whom were from the country, no doubt in response to the Council's circular, while 4 members left to seek their fortunes in Australia. The amount of funds credited to the Branch is £87 14s l0d. With regard to the Otago Daily Times office, nothing of importance has occurred, there having been no improvement in the management of the paper so far as the Society is concerned.

Mr John Bilson, for many years assistant printer on the Star, left last week for Tasmania. He has taken a holiday, on account of bad health. As he has always been a popular man with the « ship, » he was not allowed to go without some expression of friendly feeling, in the form of a presentation from the members of the chapel, coupled with the wish for a speedy return to health and Dunedin.

The Secretary of the Dunedin Exhibition Company having written to the Branch's Board requesting the appointment of two printers to act as members of the Committee, the Board brought the matter up at the half-yearly meeting. After some discussion, Messrs W. Baird (news) and John Macindoe (jobbing) were appointed as the Branch's delegates.