ACCOUNTANTS, SOCIETY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 10 March 1915, Page 11

ACCOUNTANTS , SOCIETY.

THE AXSfIUAL MEETING. ' r<By : Association.) - ■WELiLISTGTQS, Tuesday. The l"th annual meeting of the counjil of tie New Zealand Accountants and Auditors* Association was held to-night Mri.'iE, W. Evans, of "Auckland, presiding. Other members present were: Auckland i-rllessrs. G. W."Hutchison (registrar), j Hemingway, "and E. Whitton; Christ-'. dmfch—Messrs. T. Compton (vice-presi-dent) and W. H. Cheeseman; Dunedin— Mr." T-'H- Thompson; Wellington — Messrs. J. C. Port, T. Forsyth, J. M. Fleming, W. A. Kellow, J. H. G. -Rowley, ' md"D. McKay (secretary). The chairman, in moving the adoption «£ the annual report, congratulated members on the finances of the association, and also on the continued adherence of members to the association. The membership, of the society was now 227. A total of 97 of these will be able to qual|fv,for promotion.from the eiate "io'ifce jelTowship~degree. THe accu-"" : mulated funds of the society stood at '£279 13/7 »nd the receipts were in excess of the expenditure to the-amount-of • £16 The. chairman emphasised the Importance ol retailers' books and aeewnts , being periodically audited, and suggested that commercial accountants . should bring the value of such investigations before the lietice of their principal customers. Another matter dealt with •was the proposals that have "been made in different -feowjis to amend the.. Bankruptcy. Act and_to.abolish the_office of Official Assignee in Bankruptcy." He expressed the opinion that the existence «f that official was one of the best insuranee-iunds-against bad dehts., Kq-. lerring to the attitude of the Xew Zealand Society, he said thatrie regarded' taking tbe matriculation examination , for the examination of that body as harsh and unnecessary. ■ The report and halanee-eheet were ' adopted. The following officers wrre fleeted:— President. Mr. C. O'Halloran fAucfclandl; vice-preeident?. Messrs. V.. HHemingway (Auckland), F. P. CorkiU (Taranaki)". J. f. T. Rowley (Welling- | ton> X \V Paecancl (Canterbury), C. H. Statham fOtago). W. A. Ott (Southland) Council: Mes=rs. E. W. Evans. F. Gribben. .T. E. Whitton, R. H. A. Potter, •nd Wright (Auckland). H. Baily and K. Kllig (Taranaki), -T. M. Fleming, TForivth 0. KeDow. W. McKay, and J. C. !Port fWellington). I\V. H. Cneeseman, T 0. J.Salter. A, J- Virtue and T Compton (Canterbury), G. Blythe, H.Marshall. J. G. Patterson W. E. C. Reid and T. H. Thompson (Otago), K. ii. Anderson aridW. V. Pcandrett (Southlind). EegistTar, Mr. G. W. Hutchison; eodiior, Mr. &. S. Butler, It Tras decided to bold tb.e nest annual meeting at Auckland. "It-wa s decided to recommend the new council to approach accountancy bodies in Australia issuing diplomas or certih»»tes with a view to" securing reciprocal weognition and-admission of -member;.