N.Z. ACCOUNTANTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 7

N.Z. ACCOUNTANTS.

. ANNTJAIi MEETING. The annual meeting of: the N.Z. Accountnnts'. and Auditors' Association was held at the Chamber of Commerce last evening. There were.' present: Messrs. Henry Shaw, president (Auckland), in tho chair; Q. W. Hutchenson, registrar; W. Takle (Auckland), G. O'HaUoran (Auckland), J. C. Port (Wellington), Torsyth (Wollingtoil), Rowley (Wollington), F. H. Lnbatt.: (Christchurch), ,T. Compton (Cfaristchurca), D. M'Kay (Wellington), H. P. Corkill (New Plymoath), P. AVUberfoss OVellington), F. H. Thompson (Duuedin). The, iinjjual report stated that (;he association has: secured fair representation on the counoil, and tho experience which the gentlemen connected with it have gained in. connection with thq affairs of the association' should . prove of great benefit to the .new- society. • An amendAct was introduced into Parliai*mt in the, closing session of 1909 ,and passed, the result being that applications for registration will.again bo received up to March 31, 1910. Tfi.e council reports with regret tho loss which the association has sustained, through the.death of two of its members Messrs. C. W. Cato and W. A. Clatworthy, both of .Napier. In accordance with tho regulations, the following grants to local centres were made— Auckland, Wellington, £11. 10s.; Christchurcli An lOs.; Otago, f"l f So "S l a nd . -£10. making a total of m. ■ &S .intimation has been received from the secretary of the, N.Z. Society, of Accountants that fho society, proposes tpholdjts first examination in October next The council does not conftLll necessar - v f oi' the- association to conuuet an; examination"■ this year. The abu .V° f «»J«W examination is now obtainable ;m the various centres. -The: ..balance-sheet . showed receipts i 0 tUe Kreat increase, of the association's accumulated funds, and Wl, f an f the-association, had now both decided not to conduct examinations. Kiifi " ? f r v a ? d the MW sooifit y would « i- ww-' in October next. • Whetuer.the association or the institute would ever again hold examinatjous he. could, not say,, but at-the present time he considered it .very unlikely, He then referred, to the large number of : failures; among, thoss who' sat' for the asaooiatiosi's.examiiiatioiis' last vear.' Out or, ■110 candidates, .'only- one had passed .as fellows, and 10 as associates, while 1£ had. secured partial-passes as associates, t\u'- had -/ all « 1 ' ■ What the reason was ot tais-mpst unusual percentage of. failures h« could liSt'say.jbut.he inclinedbecause the candidates-, had not put- enough heart into the examination.'■'■ A"'large number ot, accountants, who had not passed an examination had been admitted'into the newly-formed Society of Accountants, and many-of'the-candidates could not see why they,should.work to pass' examinations ,when, they could be,admitted without any such effort :It was.also noticeable that .the candidates,.who-failed were almost invariably those who. had-had ; class tuition, while-the successful candidates to alarge extent had been taught by cofrespondencp., ■: •'.■„■- ■ , ..'-.'■. ... ' / -

•Mr; T. H. Thompson (Dunedin)seconded -tne-'motion, aTi<} .the, report was , formally adopted, ' • -• . , - • , ' ■The. following, oilicsvs were el«oted, for, £he ensuing .reari-Prcsident,- Mr. Henry bhaw; (re-elepted). ■Vice-presidents, Auck- ™& Mr. E. W Evans; Canterbury, Mr. I'. H.Labatt; Wellington, Mr. R. Wilber--Mr..C. H. Statham; Tara- ™*\ Mr.V.. P. '.Cortill'j Southland; Mr. W. A.,Ott.. -Members- of Counoil; Auck»ni' Messrs..G, O'Halloran, gun., E. H. •A. Potter, H.-.8.- J, Short, W. TaUe, W. B -/ordyce; Taranaki, Messrs. H; Baily,' andlE. EHis; Wellington, Messrs:'T. Forsyth , J;,C; Port, J. H; G. Rowley,, J. II- Fleming, 'D. M'Kay;' Canterbury, Messrs.: W. E. Best, W. H.'.Cheesmnn T. CoinptmvA. Marshall, E.H. Modlin Otago,.ilessrs,'-G, Blyth,.G.vM. Maclean - J. G. Patterson, W. E. C, Eei'd, T. h! Ihompson; Southland, , Messrs. R.-'A'. , Anderson, J. ..•• Cunningham,; ■ '.\V.' S/ Scand-' 'rett. '" • ■■' ."■■•"■• •■:'■■ • - ■'■•

•_ Various patters ;■ dealing with the future of the ..association Hvero brought forward consequent on : the recent accountancy legislation and were keenly discussed with a'result that the , continuance of the.association , was enthusiastically determined upon. A number' of important .alterations in the regulations were decided ; upon. It was- also' decided 'that the-next annual; meeting should he held at Dunedin. ■ . . ~'; ■• .•■■■■ ' ;

'At. the- conclusion of the meeting'a hearty, vote of thanks .was'.accorded-to me president, who in -replying congratulated members on the fact that the personnel of "the . association'. was 'now of a higher standard than' ever previously attained.■:, : ' ';" ;:' . ! : . ■