SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1515, 10 August 1912, Page 9

SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS.

ANNUAL EEPORT. Tlio third annual general meeting of tho New Zealand Society of Accountants ! is to bo held at His Chamber of Conn mcrce, Auckland, on August 2S). The. annual report; states that the total membership on Juno ,'!0 Just iva<i "075, a net decrease of l! 7 for tho year. Thirteen members hnd Ix-sn lost through dentil, 15 by resignation, two vein , struck (iff for discreditable! conduct, and 117 allowed their membership to lapse through lion* payment of the aiinunl Mih-m'nlion. ' 01 , , the 274 ncr>im« whose moiiil.vL'sll'ip hiul Inpscd ut tho dale of tho liisV report on account of non-payment of subscription. CI had since been readmitted underClause 30 (1) of tin.' Aef, leaving « balance of 213 wliosu membership had lapsed absolutely.'

Referring lo the inauguration of ac* countancy examinations under tha auspices of tlm Sew Zealand University, it is observed that the papers *et were flironglt" out of nil exceedingly high standard, and (lie council is confident; that, (lit , nrrangement's entered into with the University Senate will enhance Iho value of (lio examinations in tliu eyes of tho- profession, and of tho commercial wimnuniiy in N««; Zoalaiul, and throughout the British Empire. The council views with very great satisfaction the proKi'CFS of I lie student Kociolic.s ill tho Dominion. The societies in Auckland, Wellington, Duncdin, and Nelson have, during the year, continued to carry out: valuable instructional work, mid the recently-formed societies in Timaru, Napier, and Ilaslings have already exluliiled signs of activity.. The willing assistance afforded to theso societies liy way of lectures on technical ami professional subjects, by members of tho legal and accountancy professions, is deserving of specinl mention. SI embers of tho council havo rendered practical assistance where possible, and in several ca=os have made lecturing trips outside thoir own districts. Steps havo Ih'cu taken by the council to ensure ..(hat all student MicicHos are worlciiif; under the auspices of the New Zealand Society of Accountants. It is tho intention of tho council to foster and enconrago those, valuable societies. Tho accounts of the head ollieo for the period under review show o. surplus for the year of .£451 Os. !ld.. and tho accumulated fund stands at ,£2Gll ss. 3d.

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