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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 76, 25 February 1930, Page 8

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Per Press Association. THE HERMITAGE, Feb. 24. Tho annual conference of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of New Zealand (Incorporated), which was opened at Timaru on Thursday night, was concluded at The Hermitage, Mount Cook, over the week-end. There were present Messrs C. AV. Earlo (Dominion and New Zealand Reteree, AVellington), L. Blundell, YV. J. Blundell and E. A. Blundell (Evening Post, AY'ellington), H. Horton and G. C. Codlin (New Zealand Herald, F. A. Clarke, (Auckland Star, Auckland), E C Huie and F. YV. Pettcrd (Sun, Auckland), S. R. Evison (Sun, Christchurch), A. M. Burns and F. H. Walls (Pfess, Christchurch), A. G. Henderson and J. J. Staples (Christchurch Star and Christchurch Times, Christchurch), C. S. Smith (Evening Star, Dunedin), Willi a m Easton (Otago Daily Times, Dunedin), A. L. Muir (Poverty Bay Herald, Gisborne), E. Abbey Jones (Southland News, Invercargill and Oamaru Mail, Oamaru), W. F. Bissett (Southland Times, Invercargill), I. M. Geddes (Daily Telegraph, Napier) A. A. Lucas (Nelson Evening Mail, Nelson), J. C. List (Taranaki Daily News, New Plymouth), AV. C. AVeston (Taranaki Herald, New Plymouth), J. Coombe (“Manawatu Evening Standard,” Palmerston North), E. G. Kerr and A. J. Allport (Timaru Herald, Timaru), R. B. Bell (Timaru Post, Timaru and Ashburton Mail, and Ashburton -Guardian, Ashburton), It. T. Furness (Marlborough Express, Blenheim), P. Bond (Hawera Star, Hawera), AY r . Atkin (AA 7 estport News, AA r estport), I. AA’illiams (A\ 7 estport Times, Westport), 11. AA r . Crawford, (Northern Advocate, AVhangarei), E. Darrochr (Timaru Post, Timaru), A. J. Heighway (Radio Record, Wellington), P. Selig (life member), and D. Yaffa (Newspaper News, Sydney). Tho last-named was present by invitation. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs R. J. Gilmour (Southland Times, Invercargill), L. C. Young (AVanganui Chronicle, A\ 7 anganui), AV. C. AVhitlock (Hawke’s Bay Tribune, Hastings), R. Ferris (Stratford Evening Post, Stratford). T. L. Mills and Mrs E. Pirani (Feilding Star, Feilding), Messrs 0. Johnson yPahiatua Herald, Pahintua), A. McNicol (Dannevirke Evening News, Dannevirke), F. Earle (Nelson Evening Mail, Nelson). The conference reaffirmed its opinion that the law should he amended to permit the publication of dividends on racing and trotting events. Hearty votes of thanks to Mr G. C. Codlin for his services on the Labour Committee, and to Mr John Coombo for his services on the Advertising Committee, were passed. OFFICERS ELECTED. Mr C. AA". Earle, C.M.G.,. was unanimously re-elected president. Members of all sections of the association expressed their keen appreciation of the valuable services of Mr Earle during the past year, and their gratification at his acceptance of the office for an« other term. Other officers were elected as follow: General committee, Mr C. S. Smith, A. M. Hume, G. C. Codlin, E. C. Huie, AW. C. AVeston, J. Coombe, A. McNicoi (substitute, Mr P. Bond); advertising committee, Messrs. A. G. Henderson, F. A\\ Petterd, AA 7 . M. Easton, J. Brown, J. Coombe, R. P. Furness (substitute, Mr H. A\ 7 . Crawford); labour committee, Messrs. S. R. Evison, G. C. Codlin, E. A. Blundell, F. A. Clarke, T. M. Geddis, P. Bond; paper committee, Messrs. H. Horton, AV. J. Blundell, A. M. Burns, E. C. Huie, AA 7 . F. Bissett, A. McNicol (substitute, Mr P. Bond), and W. C. Cargill; Parliamentary committee, Messrs. L. Blundell. F. A. Clarke, A. M. Burns, A. G. Henderson, S H. Palmer Jones, A. McNicol (substitute, Mr P. Bond); secretary, Mr L. J. Berry; treasurer, Mr AV. J. Blundell; auditor, Mr AV. L. Page; chairman, section 1, Mr C. AV. Earle (The Dominion. Wellington); chairman, section 2, Mr AV. C. Weston (Taranaki Herald,, New Plymouth); chairman, section 3 and 4, Mr A. McNicol (substitute, Mr P. Bond), (Dannevirke Evening News. Dannevirke). The president referred to Sir Charles Fergusson’s message received on the eve of his departure from New Zealand conveving his appreciation of the assistance he had received, from the Press of the Dominio a during his term as Governor-General. It was decided to acknowledge the message, and to place on record the association’s pleasure at Sir Charles Fergusson’s thoughtful action. During the conference Mr H. H. Sterling, general manager of the New Zealand Railways, addressed delegates on railway matters. It was decided to hold the next annual meeting of the association at Rotorua.