Robert Lawson Tait

“ The most important of these was one upon which I gave personal assurance to many of the Societies now in the Union that their pecuniary responsibility would be limited to one penny per member. Of the proposal made at the very first meeting of the Union to increase the levy to a shilling I knew nothing until, to my astonishment, it was made by the President of that Society on behalf of which I had acted. I therefore trust that any Societies of the Union who may see in this the appearance of a breach of faith on my part will understand that I am in no way responsible for it. ”

“ Tait that it had been found to be sufficient by the West Riding Union, was utterly inadequate to carry on even the formal business of the Union, without taking into consideration the necessary expenses connected with the more important objects for Which the Union was formed. ”