THE NEW ERA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 66, 18 March 1936, Page 10

THE NEW ERA

| ACCOUNTANTS’ OUTLOOK i WIDER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC I “Better equipment fur a wider range of service to the public” was the main note struck at the recent annual meeting of the Ne\t Zealand Society of Accountants, according to a review of the discussions by the newly-elected, president, Mr. c/11. AVynyar'd. (New Plymouth). He states that at the. beginning of the depresion in England various politiVal economists were expected to produce solutions of problems as icadily as the old-time conjuror could lift rabbits from a hat. Of course the economists could not work miracles, alt hough they did their best to clarifv clouded issues. A.s time went, an increasing measure of reliance was placed on lead, iug members of the accountancy profession to guide business along safe lines of progres. Files of important British publications showed that the accountants had responded in a manner worthy of the business community’s confidence. The profession in New Zea- i lend had a similar desire to give the i

I utmost help in the formulation of plans for national welfare. Post-Graduate Research ■ “One of the ways in which the i society will strive to give a wider • i range, of service is in the encouragement of pust-graduatc research,” ‘conI t-inues Mr. Wynyard. “A committee has been gathering helpful information about the activities of accountancy , bodies in other countries in this kind of study, and it is anticipated that a far-reaching programme will be put into p acticc here within a measureable future. An encouraging sign of the times is that the younger members of the profession are particularly eager ' to widen their qualifications for service. ' They will have increasing scope for such I service in this age which seems to grow 'more complex from year to year.” Local Body Reform _ “One important enterprise of the society should be very helpful to the Government in its policy for local-body reform —and that is the thesis competition on the finances, accounts, costing I and statistics of municipal corporations, I coutny councils and electric-power I board*,” remarks Mr. Wynyard. Seven I entries have been received for the prize I of a hundred guineas and a gold medal. I

The previous conieptition resulted the publication o-f a big book which is pr i\ ing very helpful to the Dominion. It is anticipated that the sequel to the new competition will be the production of another very helpful book which will provide important information and advice for the reformers of local-body systems and operations.” Gratitude of University At an accountancy dinner in Christchurch, Dr. Hight, Chairman of the Academic Board of the New Zealand University, declared that the University was grateful to the Society of Accountants for its substantial financial ass dance during many years in the ostaj shmerit of commercial courses at affiliated colleges.