A USEFUL BODY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 5, 7 January 1930, Page 9

A USEFUL BODY

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION

(From "The Post's" Representative.)

LONDON, 14th November.

-From the statement made by; the chairman of the committee (Mr. Hal Williams) at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Association it is quite evident that this organisation is - a prosperous and useful one.

Mr. Williams stated that theire had been thirty new members elected during tho year and four resignations, making the membership 244. During the year the association had arranged a lunch to General Sir George Bichardson, when 103 guests wero present. At the annual dinner there were 274 present. At the reception and ball at the Mayfair Hotel there were 229 guests, and at the lunch in honour of the M.C.C. cricket team there were 128 present. "We have nothing at all upon which we can invite criticism," said Mr. Williams. "We are quite pleased with ourselves."

Eeferring to the coming year, Mr. Williams said they would be holding a farewell luncheon to Sir James Parr, probably on 16th. December, when they would be welcoming tho new High Commissioner at a lunch; the. annual dinner would be held on 10th April, and at this the members of the Kugby, touring team and other leading English sportsmen would be entertained; and luncheons would be given in honour of tlio home-coming Governor-Gen-eral and the newly-appointed one.

Sir James Parr (president), who was in the chair, said it was quite evident that the association was in a very healthy position, and had been a success since its formation two years ago. He thought the course they had followed of having their president cx-officio the High Commissioner was the right one. Personally, ho had found the association of the greatest assistance in entertaining, those people who should 'be entertained, and no doubt the representatives of a grateful Government would bo on tho wharf at Wellington to congratulate him on thus keeping down tho entertainment expenses. (Laughter.) Sir James announced that ho was leaving for New Zealand in the first week in January.

Mr. C. H. Wray (honorary treasurer) gave the details of the finances. The balance in hand at tho present time was £266.

The following office-bearers wore elected for the ensuing year:—President, the High Commissioner in office; vice-presidents, Earl Jellicoe (as the last Governor-General, ex-officio), Mr. J. Macmillan, Sir James Mills, the Hon. W. Pember Beeves, Sir Thomas Parkinson, Major-General Sir Edward Chaytor, Lord Strathspey; chairman of the committee, Mr. Hal Williams; honorary secretary, Mr. L. E. L. Donne; honorary treasurer, Mr. C. J. Wray, general committee, Mr. T. B. Ching, Colonel J. MaeNaughton Christie, C.8.E., M.D., Mr. C. J. Cowan, Mr. Alex. Crabb, Lieut.-Colonel N. FitzHerbert, Lieut.-Colonel B. Freyberg, Mr. H. C. Hanna, Mr. S. Jacobs, Mr. W. L. James, Mr. Robert Mill, Mr. Leo Myers, Mr. Arthur Willis, Mr. W. H. Young, Mr. H. E. Davis, Major H. J. Daltry.