Certificates Presented To New Accountants

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30211, 16 August 1963, Page 17

Certificates Presented To New Accountants

Twenty-seven new members of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Society of Accountants received certificates of membership from the DeputyMayor (Cr. H. P. Smith) at a graduation function held in the City Council Chambers last evening. About 35 persons attended in addition to the invited guests, who included the Town Clerk (Mr C. S. Bowie), Professor A. S. Carrington, professor of accountancy at the University of Canterbury, Mr R. G. Compton and Mr J. H. Pickles, former presidents of the society, Mr T. R. Ryder, deputising for the president of the Accountant Students’ Society, and several members of the City Council. The chairman of the Canterbury branch of the society (Mr W. D. Goode) welcomed the guests, and introduced Mr Compton, who told the new members that they were joining a society which, with 7300 members, was the largest professional

body in New Zealand. “Our society is unique among accountancy bodies in the English-speaking world in that it can claim to speak for all qualified accountants,” he said.

After he had presented the certificates, Cr. Smith spoke briefly on local government, and said that the advent of accountants to the council would be welcomed by all around the council table. He hoped, he said, that one or two of the new members of the society would feel they had something to give to the city, and seek election to one of its local bodies.

Mr B. F. Anderson spoke for the Dominion president of of the society (Mr A. A. Q. Solomon) who was unable to be present. Those presented with certificates were Messrs J. D. Anderson, F. J. Anderson, P. J. Benjes, R. D. Bennetts, M H. Brown, W. D. Cotton, N. A. Curry, D. J. Daly, B. Dijksman, G. T. Dowling, A. G. Elliott, J. H. Greenwood, J. W. Grocott, J. Hirst, D. W. Johnson, P. W. Leeming, D R. McCormick, B. A. McCrorie, R. M. Minson, P. J. Montague, D. McM. Ross, A. J. Sheard, R. W. Smith, R. H, Wait, J. M. Wood, W. H Young, and D. G. Reid. New members who were absent were Messrs K. E. Anderson, B. A. Coulter, M. W. Duffull, and J. N. Moe'ne.