ACCOUNTANT STUDENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 9

ACCOUNTANT STUDENTS.

;;;■ SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING,;: ■ ;;V; The seventh annual meeting of the Accountant Students' Society was'held'in the-Cham-ber of Cominercoon Wednesday evening, Mr. D. T.Stuart, president, occupying tho chair. ,Tho annual report remarked on tho good work which had been done by the society, although regret was oinfcssed at the .fact. that , similar sooictics in other towns, with the exception of Dunedin, .have ceased to exist, but it is hoped that the interest due to tho registration of accountants may. do Eometliihg; in tho direction of resuscitating some of the 'defunct societies. The membership now. stands 'atv.l2o, being an increase of 20 for tho year. Tho success of tho: society was duo to.th,e talented lectures given , during tho year, and thanks ate .'extended'.to , those who gave addresses.; Tho average attendance at meetings had been' 33, but the committee consider the discussions r at' tho closo of the lectures.could well be improved on, Messrs. F. A. Allen and F. J. Hardwick-.were first and second respectively. in .the essay, competition' instituted by tho --Now Zealand Institute of Ac-: couutants. ■ This is the. fourth year in ' succession theorizes have been carried o£E by members of the society. The -library proved of groat Valuo to members, and thanks weiro extended to the Council of the Incorporated In-. , stitute of Accountants for their assistance in this connection. : The -balance-sheet showed cash in bank to be .£5 13s. 6d., and cash in hand J6S 10s. id. The balance; on the Library Fund account is X 33 10s.'3d. .;■ ..■..■■'..• In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the chairman said : the society haddone good work,-.and the lectures had been excellent. . The: adoption of. the report was agreed to., • '■■'• ' : -.. -~ The following-otlicers were elected for the ensuing year :—President, Mr. H. C. Towsley; vico-presideuts, • Messrs. , John S. Barton, S. C. Leary, C. P.Powles, A. T.Clarke, and E. W. Hunt; hon. secretary, Mr. J. L. Arcus; hon. treasurer, Mr. T. , Ballmeall; committee, Messrs.- W. Harrington, C. H. Matthews, H. W. Mackisack, J: S. Day, H. A.jQold, and A. J* Petherick; hon. aTiditor, Mr. G. W.inarj Topresentatives' on Joint Committee of Students' Union, Messrs. 'J. L.' Arcus and E. W. Votes of thanks were 'passed ;to the officers and committee for the work done during the past year, special reference being made to the .work '*done by Mr.. Arras. '.;■..,_' ;."'..:.:.." , .