FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 23, 27 January 1940, Page 9

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE*

The annual Dominion conference, of the New Zealand . Federation' -.-of Funeral Directors was held in Wellington this week. • The delegates j&ixd .'idie. were entertained by. the provincial association at a number' of\enjoyable function"*,,- the first of .y&ftch was a scenic drive on Tuesday, 'wEen 66 people travelled •in specially rch"ar» ■ tered buses. On Tuesday eyening'all attended *the opening session of i-the conference ■in the lecture ha^l oftUxe Dominion Museum , building. : .The visitors were- welcomed, and supper, - was served in the tea-rooms. -Wednes* - , day was taken up with business" ses* - sions. The most important " subject dealt with was the uniform association rul£s, the conference appWv£pg,< after certain amendments,, ■of «:-,th« standard set "of rules brought down by a committee of the councils j§id now to be sent to the provljiqlal - association's for formal' adoption^ bylaws are included in the standard/set, and although the'associations are^k* ed to adopt the, whole without' anjj&rid* ment, provision'is made for each-asso-ciation executive .o grant any^cigwtt - or district exemption if it so. defefrVs.: Dr. T. R. Ritchie, of the Healtft De- .• * partment, attended on Wed^e^ay ' morning to apologise for the absence of- the Hon. P. Fraser (Minister-it of Health), who could not attend "owfirg to his being in the' South Island? answering some questions, Dr.' Ritchie explained interesting aspects' ofy.ihe k Department's approach >to• >. cert sitk : problems and made clear-the reakont underlying sorrie of its decisions.- ■• ' - Import restrictions provided. fu[eT'tfor a vigorous debate, and a-deputation was appointee" to interview the-*©de-partment of Industries and Comnje.i;ce in an,effort to gain some relaxation^! the difficult position at present ob'ta'inmg the virtual prohibition of Vfia. * ports of funeral directors; supplies. . • Officers elected were:—President Mr. C. W. Tyler, Rangiora ,(re-eU&&jQ;. immediate past president, ;lilr.' Yfei> Ai Wilson, Wellington; vice-presiiien'ts, > Messrs. V. Little, Auckland Asspftiation; C. Mclntyre, Wellington^'jA&ociation; A. H. Marker, Canterbury^ssociation; and G. T. Thorn,-Otag^As^. sociation; councillors at headquSi-ters. -- Wellington, Messrs. W. I. Clark/'J&'JL Croft, W. W. J. Hall, and HowardHijai^ vey; auditor. Mr. J. W.-Jack, Wellintft°n- - . " 'C jT-i w V°*es of thanks, were passed/^ofth» Wellington Association' and its ladies* committee for the hospitality extended' to the visitors. " , "■'£.£ All visitors were entertained Übhucheon and dinner at th»" 'Centehriial Exhibition on Thursday. On ' Fjrfday the wet weather caused the- ■ origljnal outdoor programme ■ to" be abandoned;- ■ the substituted enterfainmehts,- \were'. luncheon at.the Mayfair Cabaret'^nd"a picture ,party and motor driVes-l-ia the afternoon. , " . - '■' .*-,;*, >