UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14235, 1 March 1917, Page 7

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

RIGHTS IX) GREAT CABLE

SERVICE

OVER 750,000 WORDS SUPPLIED.

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, last night. Ihe annual meeting of the Preas Association was held thi s afternoon. Present: Messrs P. Selig (chairman) H Brett, G. Fenwick, Hon. G. Carson, C. S. Smith, F. Pirani, H. . Horton L. Blundell, P. Bond, C. East, C. H Walker, R. P. Furness., J. A. Mackay, 1. Clist, A. McNicol, J. Coombe, W. C. Weston, B. J. Gilmour, E. A. Jones, E' O. Huie, E. G. Kerr, R. Bell, F. E. Hvman, H. A. Duigan, G. T. Allen A. E. Copping, W. Dinwiddie, E. Darley, W. MoCullough, W. R. Kettle, C. J. Night ingale, W. Atkin, A. E. Manning, A". A. Lucas, A. L. Muir, W. J. Geddis, C. Earle, and G. H. Dixon.

The annual report made allusion to the fact that the Association had secured the rights to both great cable services now supplying the Australian papers, and was able to give the pick of the messages of both services. During the year over 750,000 words were supplied, and the amount was likely to be increased. Owing to the pressure of Government work on the cable lines, there had been delays m transmission at times, which had caused some inconvenience to subscribers, but everything possible had been done to improve matters. There was 'also congestion at times on the New Zealand lines, and, most unfortunately, the Cook Strait cables had several times been under repair and had interfered with loqal transmission to some extent. Tho post was now being used to distribute certain Keavy budgets that could not be conveniently telegraphed. Therewere 74 subscribers to the Association.

Discussing the report, suggestions w«re offered by several members as to the course which should be followed when the time came to renew the cable contracts.

The chairman delivered an exhaustive address covering the work of the Association m many branches, and, on his motion, the report and balance sheet were adopted.

Messrs Brett, Horton, Carson and Pirani, the retiring directors, were reelected without opposition, and Mr F. Sbaw was re-elected as auditor.

Wellington was selected for the next meeting.

A suggestion was made that the casualty list posted up by the Government would be much improved if the next-of-kin were inserted instead of the bare names as at present. From further discussion ifc appeared that the possibility of amalgamating the Press Association and "Newspaper Proprietors' Association was under con, aideration.