PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVI, Issue 8695, 1 March 1907, Page 6

PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Annual Aleeting,

(By Telcgravh — Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The annual meeting of the Press Association was held here to-day. The following were present:—Messrs Femvick. chairman ("Otago Daily Times"). Brett ("Auckland Star"), L. Bluudell (•• Evening Post"), Wilkin ("Lytteltou Times". Stead (•'Christ church Press"). Kuowles ("Napier Telegraph" ), Hortou ("N. Z. Herald" ), Nash ("Mauawatu Standard"). Walker ("Wangauui Herald.)". Pirani ("Fcilding Star" ). Parkinson ("Hawera Star"). Hoben (N. Z. Times"), Gilinour ("Southlaud Times"). Muuro ("Timaru Post"), Carson ("Wanganui Chronicle"). Dinwiddie ("Hawke's Bay Herald"). Furness ("Maiiborough Express"'). Afkin (' ; Westport News'' ). Gothard (_" Westpovr Tiiitos." ), Russell ("Dannevirke Advocate"). E. G, Ken; f Timaru Herald."), laannehr (■•Nelson Colonist' ,, .). Hon. H. Feldwick (''Southland. News"). Lucas ("Nelson Mail".). A. McCullongh ("Thames Advertiser"). J. Kerr (• • Grey Argus "). Robi uson I'" West Coast Times"). Smith ("Dunediu Star"). The annual report mentioned that four papers—"Ensign" and "Standard .'' Gore ;' • Express' ; , Eketal iuna ; and "Times. " Tauranga, had joined the Association during the year, making 71 subscribers on the books. '374,47!.) words of cable news were supplied, of which 222,172 were English aud foreign news, and 152,307 Australian. Reference was made to the attitude recently taken up by the Government towards racing by cutting off and reducing telegraph facilities, which was likely to have serious effects on Association telegrams, especially those for evening papers. Also to the heavy telegraphic work caused by the ChristcJiurcli Exhibition, which the Directors thought had been handled in a manner that should be very satisfactory to the newspapers of the colony. After some remarks by the Chairman of a general character, the report aud balance-sheet were adopted. Messrs Feuwiek and Knowles were re-elected directors, and at a subsequent meeting of directors, the former was re-elect ed Chairman.