IN RETROSPECT

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12866, 21 May 1936, Page 6

IN RETROSPECT

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS 47 YEARS AGO. THOSE IN' CHARGE IN 1911. TO-DA Y’S OFFICE-BEARERS. In connection with tho “Silver •Jubilee” of Air. W. Hamilton Irvine’s occupancy of the position of lion, •secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, the following retrospect of the office-bearers and members at, the establishment of the Chamber in 1880; the olfiee bearers 25 years ago and those of to-day are of interest. The officers at the first annual meeting in 1886 were as under: Chairman, William Maude; deputy-chairman. Henry Lewis; committee Messrs. E. K. Bi ■own, 11. C. Bovin n, J. Town ley. W. R. Finnerari and T. Adams;' secretary, A. \V. Croft; auditor, P. Heyes.

ATcmbership.—Thomas Adams, William Adair, Henry 0- L. Bovlan, Geo. F. Butt, .lames Brown. Edward K. Brown. Thomas Clirjsp, William Common, John Coleman, \V. F. Crawford, Alfred W. Croft, John Craig, Frederick Dufaur. \V. P. Finneran. Andrew Graham, J. Woodbine Johnson, H. E. Johnston. Samuel Locke, Henry Lewis William Maude, George Alatthewson. John W. Alai thews. Allan McDonald, Arthur Parnell. Frederick J. Shelton. Josiah Sigley. William Teat, John Trimmer. .John Townlev. James A 3 -. Whim •av.

In 19] f the officers were: President, ■I. W. Bright; vice-president, A. S. W'aehsmann ; council, -J. Townlev, G. K. Ashton. T. Corson. -I. R. Kirk, J. B. Kells. W. F. (,’edorwnll, C. J. Bennett. E. \Y. Burton. J. R. Redstone, W. A. O’Aleara, AY. L. Clayton, AY. Pottie. A. Dewing, A. E. Kennedy, W. I). Lysnar. W. G. Crompton ; hon. secretary. E. H. \Y. Traill, who resigned and was replaced by AY. Hamilton Irvine on Alay 19, 1911 ; lion, auditor. E. L-. Maude.

The present officers are: President, L. T. Barnard : vice-president, R-. AY. ■I. Edwards; council. F. R. Bail. B. S Bree. James C-lirisp. T. Corson. H. H. DeCosta, 11. F. Forster. T. G. Lawless, L. Miles, J. AJusgrnve. C. Tilleard Natuseh, Y. E. Sanders, E. Tolertou. T. E. Toneyeliffe. Ai. -I. White. A. H. Wilson, and AY. R. B. Willock : lion, secretary, AA - . Hamilton Irvine; hon. auditor, F. IT. Lawton.