LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14711, 28 July 1921, Page 3

LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS

NEW ZEALAND ASEOCfAXIOM'S ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of I lie Dominion Estate Agents and Land Auctioneers' Association of New Zealand was held in Wellington last week, Mr A. A. Geilally (Wellington), president, occupying the chair. Also present were Messrs Bryrton, Ihirrop and Clayton (Auckland), Stanley and Cribble (Waikato), l-ynskcy and Humphries (Taranaki), Ballot (Hawke’s Bay). A. L. Wilson and Stott (Wellington), 11. W. Hcslop (Canterbury''. The president’s report staled that the income fur Hie year was £llO 8s od, -.nrl (lie expenditure h i 00 10s !)d, leaving a further amount of ,015 Hi 9d to he added to the accumulated fund, which now stands at £37 5s 7d. Witli one exception all the subscriptions were paid prior to the close of the financial year. The formation of an association in Hawke’s Bay had completed the bringing of the whole of Hie North Island under affiliation with the New Zealand Association. The president added that with Hie secretary lie had wailed on the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. W. Downie Stewart) and urged that Hie proposed new Land \gcnts Bill should lie brought before Hie next session of Parliament, and subsequently representatives of the Otago Association waited on the Minisle,r in Dunedin with a similar request, in response to these desires Hie Minister agreed to bring down an amending Hill next session and do ids lies! to have it enacted, provided no unduly ■onlroversial amendments are pul forward wliieh the Government might not lie willing to aeeept. This was most sntisfaclory, and the association was to he congratulated at such material progress being made in Ihe attainment of its efforts in I his direction. It would however, be necessary to give their most serious and earnest consideration lo Ihe matter at Hie annual meeting, so as lo assist Mr Stewart in every possible way, and to see that no vital portion of their proposals arc omitted from Hie Hill during iis passage through Parliament. The, report and balancesheet were adopted. In reference to the Reid, Restriction Art, it was derided Unit an effort he made, to have I lie present Landlord and Tenants Act amended owing to numerous Court rases, ele.. showing Ilia I, Ihe operation of Hie Art was melTeelive in meeting Hie delhied objects of the Acl. as building by landlords for occupation 1 1 y ten,nils had quite ceased. It was aiso derided lo send a leller In Ihe Minister pointing out thal the. Art was iielirienl in wlial il was inslilnled for. and should now he repealed, and poinlrng onl further Dial if lids were done a large niinilii'i' of houses which are now empty would he al once ,|el, and further building would he undertaken. II was derided Rial if was desirable Hod aflilialed associations should have a uniform lariff for Hie whole Dominion. II was resolved lo again appro,o-li Ihe GoviTiunriil and urge Ihe desirableness of having inisoM Grown and nalive lands placed in the hand . of land agenls. There was a lengthy discussion on ihe proposals in Ho- I,and \genls Hill now he Toro I lie I h iverimu-iil.