PIPING AND DANCING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18201, 28 February 1929, Page 5

PIPING AND DANCING.

OFFICERS UNSEATED. The Otago Centre of the Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand held a special meeting on Monday. Mr J. W. Voting (president) occupying the | chair. A very large number of members were present. The special business of the meeting was to discuss the following motion, of | which notice had been given:—“That I in accordance with the association rule j 45 (a) tha.*' the whole of the officers i and all other members of the centre : executive as elected at the annual meeting of the centre be removed from ! office forthwith as a body, and that jo'her officers and all other members of ! the executive be elected forthwith in ; their places to carry on the business of the executive until the next general meeting of ‘the centre.” As the roll was called th e financial position of a number of members was questioned, and in ?ome cases their standing as to a right to vote. One member had joined just before the close of the centre’s financial year, and when askd for his fee said that he was up to date, and would not pay bis 10s again. The chairman said that it was hardly reasonable to except the member to par under the circumstances, and took him as being a fully-phid member. At the commencement of the meeting ! the chairman said that be was exceedj ingly sorry that such a meeting had to be called. j It was proposed by Mr F. Chevne I that the meeting go into committee. ] It- would be done to te-s't the feeling j of the meeting, and it was thought- that j matters to come before them should he | dealt with in committee. The motion was seconded bv Mr Cameron, who thought that quite a number of things would bo said which, for the sake of the Association, should not be reported. The chairman explained that at the last meeting of the executive it had been decided that the press be invited to attend the meeting. A member said that it would be better if the public knew “the ins and outs” of the meeting. The motion was put, the result being twenty-five eacii side. The chairman gave Ins casting vote against the 'motion, and declared it lost. ! A recount, was made, and the <le- : eision was reversed, the motion being ' declared carried by a narrow margin ' The meeting then went into com mi tAn amendment was moved and seconded that members of the execu- ] five he removed from office and others be elected. A further amendment was moved that the meeting request Mr Chevne and the chairman to appoint t-hre* members each to no into the whole matter and bring back a report within I a month When put forward the second amendment was tost, and a ballot taken on the first, which was also lostThe motion, was put by ballot the result being that thirty-one voted in its favour and twentv-four against it The motion was carried. The chairman said that ho was sorrv the vr.-t-e had gone the way it, had Why the executive had been put out. he could not understand. The election of office-bearers was then taken. Mr Youn«r was again nominated for the presidency, but "iimediatelv declined, saving that it would not b P fair to his fellow member* if he accented the position. Mr M elected president, and oeeureocl o f-hair for the remainder of the meetin tr Tt was a difficult task to Get members to toke office, several <3«chn-

j ing nominations fo-r positions. The other officials elected were: Vice- ] presidents—Messrs A. Wheeler. 'J'. Johnston, and 11. M Allen; treasurer. Mr F. A. Chevne: auditor. Mr 1,. Maclean: committee—Messrs G. Yardley, I*. Davidson, and I). Livingstone; official pipers—Messrs A. Rayner, K. Agnew, A. Hastings. A. Dunn. R. Willinnis, J. Reid. K. Cameron, A. Cormack, W. H. M'Ken/.ie. .T Davidson, sen.. R Stewart. K. J. Bennett. C. Connoly. M. Campbell, and R. Cameron. The appointment of a secretary was held over in tlx* meantime.