PEACE OR RIVALRY?

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17953, 3 December 1932, Page 2

PEACE OR RIVALRY?

POSITION OF SECRETARIES * PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS Relations existing between two professional bodies—the New Zealand Society of Accountants and the New Zealand Institute of Certified Secretaries —were referred to by the Hon. pi. j. Garland, president of the institute, at its: lirst annual meeting in Wellington. Speaking of “opr brethren who are tho keystone of finance,” Mr. Garland said that the Accountants’ Society had actually issued a circular letter to its members advising them to have nothing to do with the institute. Nevertheless, in Auckland, a large number of their members had joined tho institute, and he thought that tho two bodies should work together. It. was regrettable that there should have been any friction between them. “Your council lias made representations to the Government that, in effect, mean that the Society of Accountants should not be given a monopoly of certain accuntaney or audit work, ho related. “This institute was formed with the desire to enlist all secretaries of the Dominion into one general body, to advance their interests and elevate their status. It was not intended as an active opposition body to the Society of Accountants. “I hope that the council will see to It, as far as they possibly can, that a •gentlemen’s agreement’ is come to and that' we shall be walking togothei along tho road, calmly, and doing out work.”