BOOKSELLERS CONFER.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. ; CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 27. There tias a' targe auenuauce of doiegaLes lrom au ot i\ew Zealunu at tue umiuai commence ot uie As3uciateu DooKsencrs or r\cw Zealand item in Guristcnui'ch yesterday, me president, lvir a. it. n. Vytntcomoe, pressed. Ine annual report, vmeu >, as adopted, dean wun many important aspects or uie trade, and snowed an increase in memoersinp during tue last year. The lodowmg officers were elected for uie year:—j/resident, Mr B. It. H. wliitcomno (Chnstciiurcn), re-elected; immediate past president, Mr G. H. Bennett (1 mmcisum rSorth) ; vicepresidents, Messrs H. E. Pither (Masteruoii), j. u. iveaiy t, Aucaiandj, a. J. Goveney vCliiTstcnurcn;, It. C. U Connor t,W citing tun), Foster Brook (Hastings), 1. Adams (Gisborne), C. \v. l'oymer (Wanganui), ft. E. Marsden v l 'apier) ; council, Messrs 0 . Walker (.AuuKland), J- King (Hokitma), T. M. Avery (New Tlymouth), L. G. Lowry (Otaki), D. J. Miller" (Invercargill), J. Bryce (Timaru), E. G. Dennett tßaimerston North), A. G. Smith (Dunedin), J. Gardner (Stratford), E. V. Cnaffey (Christchurch), H. 6. South, H. W. Osborn, L. D. H. AVhitcombe, C. A. innes, and A. Ackroyd (AA'ellington); honorary auditor, Mr H. W. Osborn (AVellington) ; secretary, Mr Frank Ross. A 7 otes of thanks were extended to the officers lor last year, and to the Christchurch Retail Booksellers’ Association for their hospitality to delegates to the conference. It was resolved to hold the next annual conference at AA’ellington.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 50, 29 January 1937, Page 2
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