COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Mail, 8 February 1900, Page 38

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ASSOCIATION.

The ninth ahnusd general meetine J'V the Wellington Commercial Travellers and .Warehousemen's/ im held at the. club, roonis,/last week' : George Wilson,; one of the ’ vice-pre*i. dentil, occupied the chair. - - " The ; report for - the twelve 'month* ended the 30th November, 1899,/stated that the year had proved* a record one' ; in the' history of the association,; -land “ : the committee felt that the prospect of starting the new . century with ; the building entirely free from debt- was now within measurable distance of b&. irg realised.' Summarising the financial position, the credit balances weteVS/General account, £2277 19s 10d; relief ’, fund, £727 0s 9d; total association funds, £3005 0s 7d. This was an 'in- . crease of £7/0 5s 8d from last year and practically the whole of this siA plus was as usual deposited with the " Club Company, and applied by them to the liquidation of the remaining deben---tures, and a portion of .the mortgage the A.M.P.-Society. 'The only f debf'uv on the building now.'was the :£1050:’/-; to the above society. The donations . from the president and vice-presideiits were “ear-marked” for the relief fuSd/ii in, accordance with the rules. Au in- ~ crease of 31 in the membership roll denoted steady progress in that direotion. Amongst the deaths of members the committee had to mention with/ great regret those of Mr George vies, one of the foundei-s of the associ- •: ation, and a committee-man for many ; years ; also Mr T. H. Pytt-Jackson/an-K enthusiastic supporter of the assbcia- ,: '’i tion, and a member of the committeeand Mr A. D. Sommerville, a respecto'.. ed club member. The . hotel list had been revised and new cards issued, and * the committee was pleased to .repfirt ; that there was a growing disposition on the part of hotel proprietors to dct*;en ; i suggestions-made by the association for-: the comfort of members, and that the recommendation of the association was now looked upon as of some importance.. The thanks of the association were dne to the railways and steamship companies’ officials who had so readily met • the views of the committee in the two or three small matters brought under their notice during the year. A nffts cancy on the committee was caused by the departure of Mr M. Russell for - A Wanganui. Mr H. F. Upham was appointed in his place. Mr A. E. Dean having left for Auckland, Mr A. Bnrnes was elected to the vacancy on the house ’ committee to represent club members. A special scheme of accident insurance was submitted by some of the companies for the consideration of the committee, but no steps were taken pending discussion of the subject by the members' in general meeting. Messrs C. Laishley and L. E. B. Wilson kindly acted as a selection, committee for the library,and 115 new volumes were added. Of, the old volumes, 100 were withdrawn / and presented to the Boys’ Institute • ' and the Old Men’s Home. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet/” congratulated members op. the highly satisfactory nature of tlie statements presented. That result was. lie considered, 110 doubt due to the very eto/cellent- management of the association. Mr H. F. Upham seconded the mo- •/ tion, whi«h was carried unanimously/ 5 ’/ The election of officers resulted/ as*;; follows:—President, Mr George Wilson; vice-presidents, Messrs H. Beauchamp, / J. Duthie, D. Jones, L. J. Nathan, ‘<l. Newton, J. A. Pike, N. Reid,'John ' Ross (all re-elected) and A. W/Gellatly; trustees. Messrs M. Laing *and;/; George Pirie; hon. solicitor, Mr HcPBell; hon treasurer. Mr E. J. Bariiett; ' auditor, Mr W. R. Cook. The following were’elected as committee : —Travellers ; ' Messrs J;"*KCoull (J. Duthie and Co. Limited);' ' A. G. Croll (E. W. Mills and Co.);‘ S. 8. Griffiths (W. and G. Turnbull 1 mid Co.); J. D. Mitchell (Alex. Cowan Or.a Sons); D. B. Nolan (Sargood, Son-and Ewen); Joe Ramson (W. and G. Turnbull and Co.) ; W. J. Salmon (Kaiapot Woollen Company) ; T. Wilson. (Aitkon, Wilson and Co.); George Witt (Goorga Witt and Co.);' ' WarohouseAeu; Messrs A. Dixon (Sargood, Soil' ana Ewen); W. J. Hanlon (Johnston 'hua Co.): M. G. Heeles (Wellington'Woollen Company); J. J. Reich (J. Nathan and Co.); W. G. Reid (W. and. . Turnbull and Co.); H. E. Uphani (S«-; good, Son and Ewen). Town : rie ro ', bers: Mr Adam Burnes. Mr W. J. Salmon moved that/ fie proposals of the Qcean Aecident/;‘W', .suranee Company for’the insurance 0* , members of the association be accept"ed. Ho explained that the , were similar to those given by anoihtf/; company to the federated Australia Association. They were, howeveiy niaae without any condition as to the ; nuni be . insuring. • '.;//■/" 1 Mr Upham seconded the inotiCi which was adopted. . , i", , It was arranged' that' a deplltati from the association should wait up Mr James Davies," secretary/of /F Victoria Commercial Travellers/•- V ciation and "of the United Oom® erc “ -. Travellers’ Association of Australia) • ; his arrival iu F^ellinjgton./ ' , k irfeet- - A suggestion was made by /he ing that, the committee Bhould pUrCC% a set of the “Encyclopaedia Bntawuo^j ■lt.was resolved that a' sum/Cwii, be subscribed to the'.“More | A vote of thanks was. accorded - • D. J. Nathan for bis servicea, aS " P , j dent during the past two years. . _J|