COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 38

COMMERCIAL TR AVELLERS' ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the_ New Zealand Commercial Travellers and \> arehousemen's Association was held in the Club Rooms, Dowling street, on Saturday evening. There was a very large attendance of members, over which the association president (Mr F. H. King) presided. The Secretary announced that seasonable I greetings had been received by cable from Messrs Davis (general secretary of the Australasian Association), Searle (the newlyelected president of the Victorian Association), Wallace (president of the Taamanian. Association), and Wallace (president of th 6 j New South Wales Association). Messrs | Thomas Watt and R. Hudson apologised for absence. The Chairman said he was sure they were all very gratified with the progress made- | by the association during the past year. J They had had a more satisfactory year , than in 1907, which was a record, making i 1908 a record for the association since its I inception. They would notice that, as regards the mortuary benefit fund, they had j increased the dividend by £5, and as thd years went on this would be materially increased. In this connection he wished to . reiterate the remarks he had made last I year : that it was inconceivable that business men eligible for this fund could stand I aloof. The immeasurable benefits to b» i gained were out of all proportion to the I small sum they asked as a subscription. In regard to the club, its affairs had gone on veifv satisfactorily during the year. They hacf endeavoured to promote the welfare and happiness of those who belonged to tho association, and he was sure they provided excellent value for the small sum asked as subscription. During his term of office as ! president no question of burning iraportI ance had come up w ith the exception of onej which would be dealt with later on — he rei f erred to the proposed federation of th« | New Zealand associations. He moved th* ! adoption of the report and balance sheet. Tne motion was unanimously carried. The following office-bearers were elected j President, Mr F. 11. King (re-elected) ; vice-presidents — Messrs D. M'Pherson, R. j TurnbuH, F. Peake, John Mitchell (reI elected), H. K. Wilkinson, and C. S. Owen ; committee — Messrs F. W. Mitchell, Alex. Wright. A. H. Bridger, und E. A. De Carle (re-elected). A. G. Barclay, T. R. Burt, and J. K. Glover; treasurer, Mtf j James Todd ; auditor, Mr J. F. Peake. j It was unanimously re»oived amidsfc I choors to continue the- relationship with I the United A»-iOfiat.ion of Australasia, a.n<i | that the best wav to promote the general j welfare of tlie New Zealand Association, I and bring- about the unification of their j interests, would be for Wellington ari<S j Auckland to accept the United A^ceiation'ai \ invitation to join its ranks. | Votes of thanks to Mr John Mitchell (lion, librarian), ilic- House Committee, the stevards. and the president concluded th« business of the meeting-.