Accountants’ Prizes

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31168, 19 September 1966, Page 7

Accountants’ Prizes

With the approach of the decimal change accountants had a responsibility to pass their knowledge on to the public, the Mayor (Mr G. Manning) told 21 new members of the New Zealand Society of Accountants.

Before presenting certificates of membership and prizes, Mr Manning said that the accountants had a responsible function to fulfil in the business world. Complex problems had to be analysed correctly, for the future of many firms depended on them.

Entry into the profession was becoming more competitive. By 1970 every candidate had to have gained a university degree. In a changing economic situation, this was desirable, said Mr Manning. In New Zealand the profession was formed in 1903 when an Act of Parliament was passed. Now, there were more than 7800 accountants in New Zealand of which about 2000 were in public practice, he said. The chairman of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Society of Accountants (Mr K. N. Curnow) said that although presentation of certificates to new accountants recognised success in examinations and fulfilment of practical requirements, the profession was changing and new members had to remain alert and assimilate new developments. New members were congratulated by the president of the New Zealand Society of Accountants (Mr B. F. Anderson). Guests of honour were the provost of the University of Canterbury and Dean of the Faculty of Commerce (Professor A. S. Carrington), the president of the Christchurch Accountant Students’ Society (Mr J. B. Mathewson), past presidents of the New Zealand Society of Accountants

(Messrs C. C. Holland and C. H. Perkins), and the Town Clerk (Mr C. S. Bowie). Mr A. J. Robb, who gained the university prize for the highest pass in accounting II last year, was also the recipient of the accounting I prize the year before.

Mr H. Gibbons won the prize for the highest pass in accounting I, Mr J. A. George won the society prize for taxation, trustee law and accounts and the society prize for accounting II was won by Mr A. N. Sparks. Certificates for entry into the New Zealand Society of Accountants were presented to B. F. Adair, I. F. Allott, C. H. Bishop, R. L. Bruce, D. C. Cosgrove, R. T. Dominikovich, R. G. Hornsey, R. H. Lines, R. N. McLachlan, M. F. Moffit, J. A. Nightingale, G. E. Purchas, K. R. Sargeant,, M. G. Sepie, T. F. Sharp, K. G. Smith, J. A. Steele, P. J. M. Taylor, J. F. Teear, C. H. Turrell, and J. T. Wood.