INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 57, 30 November 1917, Page 9

INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

'ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNCIL.

The annual meeting of the council of tho Now Zealand Institute of Architects was held yesterday. At the opening Mr. C. A. Lawrence presided. Tlio acting-president (Mr. W. A. Cumming) arrived in time for the afternoon sitting.

Mr. C. A. Lawrence, moving tho adoption of the annual report, spoke of the difficulties the institute had hod to meet owing to the war, but said that tho affairs of tho institute wore generally in a very satisfactory state.

The motion to adopt the report was agreed to without debate.

Mr. W. C. Chatficld moved that the council placo on record its deep sympathy with tho relatives of thoso members and students of tho institute who have fallen in tho war. The motion was affirmed by members upstanding. Mr. A. Atkins moved that the council record its pleasure and satisfaction with the distinctions won by membors of tho institute, and that the names of these membors be inscribed on tli6 Institute's Roll of Honour. It was stated by Mr. Lawrence that pei cent, of tho members of tho institute were on active service. The motion was carried.

Tho aoting-chairman (Air. Lawrence) made a request of Wellington members to close their offices to-day in order to allow all members to be present at the annual meeting in the afternoon. Mr. Cumming presided.at the afternoon sitting, and his first task in the chair was to move a resolution with respect to the death of the president, Mr. W. A. P. Clarkson, and to make fitting reference to his professional career. The resolution, which was duly carried by the meeting, was as follows:—"that this council records with deepest regret the death of the TJresident, Mr. W. A. P. Clarkson, and also pays a tribute to Mr ability and influence for good which characterised his life and work, and this council also tenders to his widow and family its sincere sympathy." A lettor had been sent from the institute to tho Minister of Public Works to suggest that designs for all public buildings costing £5000 and upwards should be open for comnotition among registered architects. . The Minister's replyj to hand, was to the effect that the contents of the letter had been noted for consideration. -The-secretary was instructed to write again if no further reply was received for threG montha. On petition from the Wellington branch it was decided to subdivide Wellington district branch into three district branches, as follow:— (1) Taraiiaki-Wanganui district branch, comprising the whole of tli6 Tarnnaki province nnd extending southward to include AVwiganui and Pnlmorston North, and'having the Manawatu River an its southern boundary, Wangainii being tho centre. (2) Hawke's Bay-Gisborne district branch, -comprising the. whole of tlu. provincial district of Hawke's Bay ana tho County of Cook, with Napier af, the centre. .

(3) Wellington district branch, comprising Wellington suburbs, including Manawatu and Wairarapa Counties, with tho northern boundary by the Manawatu River, ox+ending eastwards along t-he southern boundary of the Hawke's Bav County, and on its southorn side, including the provinces of Nelson and _Marlborough, having its centre in Wellington. '