INSURANCE INSTITUTE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1286, 15 November 1911, Page 5

INSURANCE INSTITUTE.

The iinnual meeting nf tlio Insurance Institute of Wellington was held at Clod, ber'.s rooms, Courlcnay Flare, last ni<iht. 'J'ho president, Air. Jt. .1. White, was in thu chair, and thero were about i-ixty members present. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs. J). A. Abircnimbie (Queensland Company). ,T. 11, Richardson (ilovcrnmont Life)! J. 11. .Ternim (Slate. Tire Office), 0. B, liemlall (lin.val Dxeliango), A. I). Cook (Rural ofhe..), C. K. Sniitli (Alliance Company), anil T. W. J'ilcher (Atlas office). The annual ropurt and balance-sheet were; adopted. The report showed that the first genera), meeting, convened by .Messrs. K. ,1. Whitt* anil F. V.. Gray, was held on Slav 2."., when if was resolved that the lnsu'raiK':> Instilnle of New Zealand, which had i.s.'ii suspe'ided for u period of five, voars, be re-u-eitated, and the title 1)3 altered to the Insurance Institute- of Wellington. Permission was obtained from thu former member.-, to take over the properlv, and to assume responsibility for any txistins liabilities. The principal nssct consisted ol a iibrary and handsome bookcase, which has been installed in tho iiislituto mi OHl ri ior tl:c nsv.lv.siva.use of members, •the library was f oum | ( 0 cctajn son:n valuable and instructive works, ami tlm committee hope that, next year, the fund* will permit subscriptions to several instructivo periodicals which are obtaiuab.o trom the United Kingdom and America.

PAPERS. The svllabus for tho session was as fol. low.s:-June 13: President's inaugural address, Mr. R. ,1. While; July 11 : "Firo Insurance Surveying," Sir. 11. 'sj, Fletcher; Aiigusto 22: "Some Notes on tho Marii'o Insurance Act," Air. 0. R. BcndaP; September 12: "Some Stedieal Aspects o-f the Workers' Compensation Act," Dr. die. ;fn; October 10: "('.'onilrastion and Combustibles," Mr. J. ('. (irier. All llie-o lectures were interesting. The past session lias been a short one, but it is hoped that next year the session will ho extended by at least two additional lectures. Owing to the late date at which the in, Mittito was formed, iho idea of conductnig classes m life ami fire insurance had to be abandoned. H is intended, however, to make arrangements for next m. s . sion that classas ]„. held and examinations take place, and also to obtain tli4 services of a coach for those members Josiring ta study for. actuarial examina. lions-. Hie total number of members far tlm year is 9S. A. statement of accounts show. cd a credit balance ot XU 15s. lOd. Tl:<» outstanding subscriptions for the session, amount to £2 7s. The committee desire to place mi record their appreciation of ho good fellowship wldch has existed be' tweeii this and the Auckland Instituta, and thanks have already been communicatcd to that body for their kind pi>rini«. sion to deliver at these meetings (wo of the lectures which.had been given at tho Auckland Institute. After general business had been trans, acted, the meeting took the form of a social gathering, and a very pleasant evening was spent. The following list was honoured: "The King"; "Tho Underwriters' Association," proposed bv the chairman, aud responded to bv Mr.' \i ',-. "H : T ! 1 " Lcctur vi's," proposed bv iln V.- ' E0,, " ls <>". i'lid responded •■ to by Dr. Gieson; "Kindred Institutes," proposed by sr r . A. Blair, and replied to •'J; Mr. A C. Baker (Auckland)! "Tho \ lsilors, proposed by Mr. C. W. Mor- .??•)' i. l ' l ' l , responded to by .Mr. Watkinsj Life Underwriters,'' proposed by Sir; V c. Cray, and responded to bv Mr. W. 13. Hudson; "Tho Press," proposed bv Mr. W. A. Parton. Musical items and recitations wero con. tributed by Messrs. 6. Bell, F. Cray (i Morton, R, ,1. AVhite, and C. F. H.' Pollock-. Jfr. D. ,). Kenny was accompaii-