INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 666, 17 November 1909, Page 11

INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISTS.

MANY RESOLUTIONS. . • Three ■ Mondays . were, required by the N;Z. Institute, of Journalists to.transact the. business of. the' annual Meeting,' ''th'e 'fin"al/'sitting';/qf .'which . was held on ''Monday last. ' . -./-' Mr.' "I<\ K. KceVos '(retiring president) was in the chpir for the.iirst two sessions, and.Mr. :M; C./Keane (the now president) was chairman /fit the" final gatbe'ring."' . :JTlie.: 'council's/ annual'. .report,';-.which 'was' lengthy, ,was' chiefly'concerned with a'difference of opinion, between the Auckland and .Wellington. branches,'in reference to an occurrence at Auckland on August 20.' The committee of the Wellington branch v." adopted , tho: following resolution «4''.'That, this' branch,'of,the institute, ■views'/with',disapproval ..the-rocent action ofan Aubklaricl reporter - in obtaining admission, by a false,: pretence, .to a meeting . which was not open to ;the press,^and' r'cnottlifig'■■ the. proceedings thoroat." The Anekland branch informed .the council that it would-.withdraw : from'tho.institute;unless the Wellington branch unconditionally withdrew its, resolution. The council:- invited -'.-both branches to i -uivo'-rcisons ■for their attitudes, and the; Wellington branch -complied with the request, but the. other-branch did .not accept the •, invitation.'.. Tho : accordingly tlccide.d.. thrit Jit.' conld not jrecbinmend the ' Wellington' brancli to withdraw' its resolution.. and - also expressed ; the opinion that "tho Wellington branch was fully justified in attempting .to uphold. tho.:statij.V\pf. which -was pTcjudiced-.by-.theiaotion complained Of." ■■ ■ 1 .

i-The report and i balancc-shqeta. (showing a 'credit of JC2-10s.-74d.)'Veto adopted. , A inotiori was passed voiciDgin hope that the dispute between the two branches, would bo amicably settled, and expressing regret that the Auckland branch had the 'information' desired;' 'It-was'£"gre'ed l7 .tb' tho incoming council to send circulars explain.ing the wholeiposition i 'to each member of tho Auckland branch. . '. ' . . : Another resolution ordered that fbe'.aavantr' Cages' -'of ...'th(> : v eniplqyment , circular should - be; available- to oiily members' of the institute, but it' was; agreed.-that tho ' general, secretary should liaye - power. 'to . exercise his discretion to the contrary in exceptional cases.. . : ; ■/'A. meiribbr ( .dreW'iattention'.to the occurrence, of, advertisements: in /which' . 'applicants ' were asked ' tender for -positions. The meeting decided:.to suggest; to' -members 'of tho insti.tute ".tho/impyopriety/.of tendering-in reply, to', advertisements /asking'. applicants :to slate : the ■ lowest terms;' at /which • th'ey : ■ will*, accept such: '.o -. - •'/y:/.V' '. i A ' question concerning l .the .rpadmission of' :mcmbersj considerably in- arrears with ; thoir subscriptions) was:■ referred to tho new council.

A proiiosnl was carried Recording, the: meeting's pleasure on receiving the cabled informa.tio'n: thiij:' tho New South Wales journalists intended-'to affiliate, with -similar organisations in: other' parts of Australasia. The secretary read ' a letter, recently .received from ' .Sydney,/ in which it was mentioned that the institutes of New Zealand and New South Wales might benefit each ,other'by "exchanging information regarding vacancies. Several /members advocated tho fconvbeation of a, representative; conference.of New Zealand journalists, but the proposal, which had been introduced without.' notice, lost.: r V ; /On behalf of the institute ,the retiring president' presented a set of books to Jlr. C. E. Wheeler (general secretary-treasurer, for the period .1907-8) in/ partial , recognition of - his sfplid .."service to., the -/ organisation. Mr. ■Wheeler's .work was. warmly praised by the chairman "and other spchkers.' , ../'; ; The following officers wer6 : elccted:—President, Jlr. if; C. Keanb; vice-presidents, Messrs. l'. K. Reeves, C. E. Wheeler, and G.-P. Brown: honorary, secretary land .'treasurer, Mr. L.'/S. Fanning. --. . -'~ :,r '- ' ,

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