ACCOUNTANTS’ SOCIETY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10062, 29 August 1918, Page 8

ACCOUNTANTS’ SOCIETY

NINTH ANNTJAXi MEETING. The ninth annual meeting-of the New Zealand Society of Accountants- washeld at the Accountants' Chambers, Johnston street, last evening, the president (Mr H. C. Tewsley, Auckland; presiding over a large attendance. .1 In moving the .adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the chairman stated that it -was now twenty-firce, years., since steps were first taken throughout New Zealand to gather together, in some recognised- form an ■ association of, account, ants, and as an , outcoiuo_the .Incorporated Institute of Accountants was formfed in 1913. That body bad. now a membership of 381. hive years later the New Zoaland : Accountants and Auditors’ Association was formed, the present membership of -which' w0e5215.:; The Now Zealand Society of Accountants Act was passed in August, T9oß; arrangements were made by which examinations were conducted by the society on papers set by the examining committee of. the Institute of Accountants of Victoria, and students’ societies were established and branch libraries for the use of members wore set up in the principal centres. The membership of the society was now 1753. In 1911 an important advance was made by an arrangement‘ for the University of New Zealand to conduct the examinations of ■'society:*'A bookkeepers’ examination also was arranged. and a Civil Service . partial recognition. In 1913 a subsidy was voted by the society and supplemented by the Incorporated Institute, thus , enabling lecturers in accountancy and commerce to bo appointed by the Universitv Council. Ho claimed-, that their, society had done remaxkataly„,goarl ~w.ork. during the short period ol...their..bsis-, tence. They had set Up a, high standard for their members, and had gone far to build up a society of which they could be proud. . (Applause.) Mr W.- McCulloch (Napier) seconded 1 the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr J. 0. Porter asked .if any steps had been taken by tho society to enable wounded Now Zealand soldiers to be taught- accountancy while in hospital in England, thus usefully - employing their time,and fitting them for a new career. • • ■

The president said that no such steps, so far as ho know, had been taken in England; but, as the report: showed, the ■ provision for free clerical training for partially disabled wounded- , soldiers was being continued in New Zealand. Mr Hemmiiigway said that- he had learnt from a recent letter that Mr L. C. Gibbons (a member of the , society) was lecturing on accountancy to 115 wounded Now- Zealand soldiers at Brockenhurst, and that they were making excellent progress and were going to ask that an examination should be held for them in November next. (Hear, bear.)

The president declared the following duly elected as members of the council for the ensuing yean—Messrs G. W. Hutchison (Auckland); C. M. Bowden and E. B. M. Dymock (Wellington), E. Davis (Wellington North), K. J. Harvey (Marlborough, Nelson, and Westland), and James Brown'..(Otago). .... . Mr James Hollow was appointed auditor at a foe of 30 guineas. 1 , ,