AÇOUNTANT STUDENTS' SOCIETY.

Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9799, 8 May 1924, Page 6

AÇOUNTANT STUDENTS' SOCIETY.

- ANNUAL MEETING AND

CABARET

The Gisborne Accountant Students Society combined business with plea suvo fast evening „Uei they Leld ttcil- annual meeting “U L T ™ the Le Grand rooms. There weie about fit teen members iiresent at tut meeting over which Mr G. Blackburn r ' r Xhshumital report was as follows Your committee have pleasure in presenting tl.o third annual report and statement of accounts lor the 12 months ending 31st March, 1 The membership of the Society is as follows: As at 31st March, 19-3, <l, plus new members, season IJ-o-M, o 79 Loss resignations and struck oft under rule 33), 11. Total 08. Although we are unable tins year to record an increase in the membership, the committee is of the opinion tha 4 , the members now remaining on the roll are all keenly interested ni the work of the Society but a further effort should be made to enlist new members amongst students and the personnel of the commercial houses. The average attendance throughout tlio session was 41, taking into account. Liie “Mock” meeting audiences of 121 and 135 respectively. lour committee would like to impress on members the necessity ol regular a tendances the time and trouble spent bv our lecturers making it incumbent unon every member to support the Society in tins direction. Tor the comiii" session it is proposed to adopt adjoint syllabus in conjunction with tie Bank Officers' Guild, and it »s the recommendation of tins committee that student- members be well catered for in the framing of such svlli°U'fho following is the record of attendances of members of your committee, us required by rule 10. The total uumher of meetings held during the rear was 13:—Mr C. Blackburn o, Mr G. A. Smith 11, Mr G. A. C. Aslibey 10 Mr J. Mardou 10, Mr M. 11. Try ■{s’ Mr M. J. White S, Mr R. Iv. Gardiner 11, Mr E. P. Williams 7, Mr A. R. Gardiner 7, Mr Vv. G. 1 prior 0 During the year your committee appointed Mr A. It. Gardiner to fill tlio vacancy caused by Mr lor tor's resignation. In accordance with the rules of the Society, the whole of the ollicers retire, but are eligible for re-election with the exception of iL. Mardon, who lias now left the disDuring the year your committee have been successful in establishing the nucleus of a library, which is located at the office of Mr M. J. White. The thanks of the Society aio due to the following Societies and publishers for donations of books: The Institute of Accountants of New Zealand, books to the value or £< 3.05 ; the Accountants and Auditors Association, two yearly subscriptions ■to ‘-The Accountants’ Journal ; and to the publishers of “The Australasian Accountant and Secretary” lor copies ot' their journal ior 1922.-23 and 19—324 A further grant of £7 I.os has been made bv the Institute of Accountants of N.Z., and these books will be added to the library in the near future. The thanks of the Society are. also due to the local branch of the New Zealand Society of Accountants for the use or its library by members of the Society. On elect;uut of lepresentatons made, students who sat lor the last November examinations expressed satisfactions expressed satisfaction at the length of the bookkeeping papers and the maintenance of a high standard test paper. During the year a large number of students availed themselves of the ten per cent, discount allowed. on tuition lees by Banks’ Commercial Co.lege and Hemingway and Robertson, Ltd. We siuceiely thank tho two colleges for the granting of the concession. A concession in the subscription to “The Accountants’ Jouinal” has been granted to members by the New Zealand Society of .Accountants. The subscription to certified members of the Society is "ins pel annum, which represents a saving of Gs. This journal is well worth your support. . r | Pc success of our Society is largely due to those gentlemen who generously delivered lectures during the past year, and we are under a deep debt of gratitude to them for their services. We extend our thanks to the local Press, “Tho Accountants' Journal,'' “Accounting, Commerce and Insurance,” and “The Mercantile Gazette for the liberal space given to our reports. . The heartiest congratulations are extended to tM following members who were sneross'V! in completing the examination <•:' Me New Zealand Society of Accountants, in March .or November last, on obtaining partial, passes : Mr R. K. Gardiner, Mr E. P.

Williams, Mi- J. W. Mnnluu. Mr F .1. Rnheits, Mr A. Blackburn, Air C

Jensen. Our application to the local branch of The New Zealand Soeietv of Accountants for a grant to our funds was again acceded to' with a donation of £'•; os. as a supplementary grant for last year, and £lO 10s for the then current year. We have to thank The Now Zealand Society of Accountants for their liberal grant, which is greatly appreciated.

Tour committee desire to record their appreciation to the TTawkes Bay Accountant Students’ Society for the entertainment of the Gisborne representatives for the annual debate which was held in Napier on the 24th Aug., 1923. The subject chosen. “That the establishment of a State Bank would he in the interests of the Dorn iniion” was successfully debated by Messrs. Bunn, Brown and Elliott (negative) with our te r, in, which comprised Messrs. Fry, Albrecht, ami Herne (affirmative). -Mr J. Mason, of Napier, t.ind'y acted as judge. Although this is the first- year that an'nntm-Soeiety debate bus Loon held for the Challenge kindly derated In- Mr McCulloch, of Messrs. McCulloch, Butler and Spence, we trust that the younger members of the Society will see that a strong team is formed this coming session to hold the prestige of the

Society. It is with misapprehension that we learn of the possibility of the local branch of the New Zealand Society of Accountants losing their ronresentaction on the Council of the Society. Wo sincerely trust that on account of the isolation of this district strong measures will he taken to try and ave-t this retrograde position. The annal statement of accounts for the twelve months ended 31st March, 192-1, shows that the excess of income over expenditure is -£l2 18s Bel. and the neeuTfiolateii fund now stands at £32 12s 3d

fn moving the adoption of the anm al report the chairman said that the attendances of the committee were very satisfactory. The committee and secretary were responsible for the excellent position which the Society occupied, as disclosed by tne balance-sheet. The annual grant had beten received from the N.Z. Accountants Society and this with other donations had --assisted to put the library on a good footing. The addie sses given to members of the Society during the year had proved, very beneficial and he thought that tho lecturers should he accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Each venr the Society would grow in numbers, so long as the students retained an active interest in the organisation. Referring to the move to institute local representation on the Dominion Council, he said it would he a direct hlow at the branches of the society if local delegates were substituted for direct representat'm of the branches on the Society. A joint syllabus between the Society and the Bank Officers Guild was being set up under which both

would Gave the advantage of interesting and instructive lectures. . The report was adopted. The election of officers for The ensuring year resulted as follows: Patron, Mr J. S. Barton; president, Mr O Blackburn f vice-presidents, Messrs 0. A. Smith, M. J. White and R. Iv. Gardiner; committee, Messrs. H. G Taylor, G. A. C. Ashley, E. P- Williams, IT Fraser, A. R. Gardiner; hon. auditor, Mr O. H. Bull; secretary and treasurer, Mr M. Fry. In accordance with notice or motion Mr M. Fry moved that Wednesday should be substituted as the meeting night in view of Monday and this was carried. At the conclusion of the business the cabaret was commenced, consisting of dancing and musical and vocal items by Messrs. Risliworth, G. Cade, E. Williams, E. B. Bullivant, h\ Neill, W. McClure, H. Houlihan, and Misses M. Goldsmith, P. Cox, N. Parker. A newly-formed orchestra, consisting of ten juveniles, Olympic Orchestra, played the dance music and also rendered several items during the evening. Their playing was of a particularly high standard. A sumptuous supper was provided, during which several toasts were honored, including “The King,” ‘‘The N.Z. SocieM of Accountants,” “Kindred Societies,” “Lecturers,” and “The Ladies.”