PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15219, 5 March 1915, Page 9

PRESS ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. (FBESS Ai^OCIATION TELEGF.AM.) TIMAIUJ, March 1The annual meeting of the United press 'Association was held to-day, those present being: Messrs G. Femviek ■■" (chairman), H. Breti, L. P. Bluudell, • H. Ilorton, Hon. G. Carson. F. Pirtini, •' T Selia, C. Jr>. Smith, l>. Bond, It. Hell, 'ff* P. Williams. V. 11. Kilgour, P. Din- ' widdte W- C Webton, K. P. Furnee*, r E H.V. Dnigan, R. J. Gilmour, W. - McCullough, G. H. Dixon. A. A. Lucas, A. L. Muir, J. A. Mackay. T. C. List, ' I\ E. Hyman, A. E. Copping, A. McNicol, J. 11. Wallace. -C. H.Walker, '* E A*. Jones, E. Darley. D. Macara, W. Atkin, C. East, E. G. Kerr, A. '' 6aado, C. J. Nightingale, K. B. Bell, ' and 11. J- Gwynue. Ihe annual report dwelt upon the in--1 Creased expenditure necessitated by the great increase of cablo news on account ' of the war. and stated that, during the year 735,439 flords of original cable ' news had been supplied froni all - sources which is far in advance of any ' 'previous record. Two of tho features of the cable business wore the cutting '* of tho "Pacific cable, which was out of ■! commission for eight weeks, and tho ) burninj; of tho cable office at Wakapiaka, which interrupted communication by that routo for a short time, ilteferenco was made to the proposed apjxriiitment of an official war correspondont on rhe lines which have already . teen published. The number of sub- * -Mribing newspaper* was stated to bo v~ S2. and oi shareholders 45. • ■ The chairman delivered an interest-' j Jnz address, dealing at length with the i,- operations of the Association during tho i year, ono of tho features of which was ?*' ms reference to the fact that tho first 'meeting from lyhich tho Association V-nllimatelv sprang was held'in 1879 at v: tho place at which they were K v »s*embled that daj-; £"- ' It \ras decided to have the address. i r printed and circulated among sub* f Bcribers. "■ tij. The retiring directors, Messrs L. P. X Bhjndell and P. Selig, were re-elected I luitipposod. '* Retorua was chosen as the next place ': Iffnceting.