ACCOUNTANT STUDENTS' SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 240, 3 July 1908, Page 4

ACCOUNTANT STUDENTS' SOCIETY.

ANNUAL DINNER. ' 'About a hundred " gentlemen sat down to ■tho annual dinner of '■ tho Accountant Students' Society at Godber's Rooms, Cuba Stret, on Wednesday "evening, tho cjiair being occupied by Mr.D.'T. Stuart, president of the;Socicty, - .r; ,-' " ■

The Chairman read.-, apologies from Sir jßobort Stout, Mr. l H. Hall, and Mr. C. D. :Morpeth. v.-

■i In proposing tho toast of "Parliament," 'Mr'. J. S.. Barton regretted that tho men composing ■'Parliament l ' could not compare withsomo of tho previous members. He made reference'to the Accountants' Bill, and ho said that tho gentleman who was to reply to' tho toastwas ; very well , versed in it when, approached SOhie'ti'm'o ago. It was to bo hqpod that. it would bo passed this' session. Mr.-Aitken-intended-dropping polities, but ho was glad to'say that Mr. Aitken mado a good outry, and no doubt he would make a good exit. Mr. Aitken was cheered on rising. On bqhalf of the parliament, ho thanked 1113 .hearers for thri' -way' they had received the toast. Ho agreed entirely with Mr. Barton's remarks, but it must not be concludcd, he maintained, that it was the fault of tho electors in not returning the giants. It was ■probably'b'Mauso'th'o 4 questions of tho present day were so great. But at present wo had' strong'men; who'wore able to grapple with an,emergency., .Regarding tho Account.ants' Bill, 'ho saw tho imperativeness of protecting tho accountants of this city. He realised also that the great commercial public needed protection, and therefore this Bill was vory necessary. He hoped the Government .had- mado a .promise, as ho understood, ,to' pds3 the' Bill 'this session, and h<- • was pleased to say that ho had no doubt but that it would meet with no opposition.' .(Applause.) . j 'Mr. P. J. O'Regan proposed tho toast of'; " Tho Incorporated Instituto of Accoun-' taiits." ?ln doing so)'..he : said lie understood that Mr,; .Tewsley ,and- Mr. Barton, had done a great-deal 1 of work'' in connection with tho Bill. . . . Mrr;.H.: : /Cri,Towsles , ','i. president of tho 'Incorporated Instituto ,or' Accountants, /said that a .beoiydono in tho way of getting the'' society recognised,, and. when" tho Bill ;passed,' woiild be occupying quito a;different 'position 'in tho mercantile, conimunity. Referring to tho Premier's promise to pass tiiO'.Bill,' Sir"'Joseph Ward mentioned that; ho would introduce a Bill to suit , all those.v', concerned; -It was a magnificent measure, aiid' lie trusted there would bo no cavilling at any portion of it. Ho. was assured that if it .passed it. would bo in tho interests of all,'aiid lie trusted it would go through without any difficulty. Ho monti{ined,that"He : alsoVliad Mr.-- Massey's word, that lie would do all he could to aid its passage.: (Applause.) . Other-toasts 1 honoured Were: "Tho Society,'-* proposed by Mr.' T. Neavo, and'replied •to by, the ,:President; .-" Commerce,", proposed by Mr: C. P. I'owles, and replied to by':-Mr. H. G.-'oTcwsley; "Tho Lecturers," proposed <by Mr.. C. H. Matthews, and re- ; spbnded to by Mr. Justico Cooper, Mr. E. F.; Hadficld, :and Mr; P. Heycs; "Kindred Societies," propospd ; by Mr. C. B. Robertson, and replied A to by Messrs. B. Smith, A. Fair, and H. F. O'Leary; and " Tho Chairi- man," proposed by Mr. H. D. Yickery. i ' - During the evening;/songs wero rendered ■ by! Messrs., -W. 11.. Bryant, A. K. Morrison, >:• A J J'.. Okey, and others. 1 ' '