N.Z. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 52

N.Z. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING., ' " The twenty-third annual meeting of the ! . Neve- Zealand Commercial . Travellers and f Warehousemen's Association was' held on Saturday night in; the Commercial Travel- ; , lers' Club, Dowling street; TBe President : -of the association • (Mr^ F. H. King) ' pre- • sided-, and about 60 'members were present. • BEPOBO) * AND BALANCE SHEET. * : ,In 'moving the adop'tion";of "the report t ' and sheet (previously published) the , ' Chairman referred to - the substantial - pro- ► g'ress that h«d been made 1 during the past ' year. The report'showed a record adyance, ; - the-net result being a gain- of" £700, after. i ' making liberal allowances for depreciation. i There had beena. considerable increase' of 'association,, members, which augured that business men "were realising the advantages 'of belonging to" the ranks-* of the" club:- ." whilst the privileges -and comforts afforded club members-:" were much appreciated. It - ! was hard to" know" that -come commercial travellers, possessing business acumen, could resist the inestimable benefits accruing from, membership.- The committee wa» always prepared to. entertain - candidates, I but it also wished that every precaution 1 ' might be exercised to -prevent fch« incoming , of members who might bring discredit on [ the association. •He was sure that the fact--.{'of being' a- member of the association was . some evidence of business ability and ' integr:ty. As 1 retiring president he wished to thank the committee for its hearty cooperation- The committee had been 4rawn from ranks representing employers, , commercial travellers, and warehousemen, and | all had' worked smoothly together, their meetings being* characterised by order and unanimity. - Everything pointed to progress, and he congratulated members on the ■ proud position of the association. — (ApplauseJ , t . • , Mr H. F. Moss seconded the motion, and congratulated -members on the work' and success- of* the past year. After referring- =" to the value of the mortuary benefit fund, which, he considered,- represented an irrefutable claim for the value of the membership, he «said that"* the association was founded "on merit, and anything founded on merit waft .bound ,to have' ■». successful issue. He concluded -by making complimentary reference- to the , immeasuraole value of tKeir (secretary (Mr James Brown). The-, report and _ balance sheet were , unanimously adopted; -,-,■- ■ ' -> ".ELECTION.- OP OtfFIOE-BEABEKS- - . ,"Gn the motion of . Mi-., F. W. Mitchell, I seconded by Mr.D: M'Ph*rson, -Mr F. H.I King, was unanimously, .and -amidst loudapplause, ..re-elected president, for the ensul ing year. The following other officei,bearers - . were : — Vice-presidents— i Messrs D. M*Pherson, R. Turnbull, F. Peake, W r Binnie, John Mitchell, and W. Frictor; committee-^Messrs -E.- .A. d« Carle, A. M. Bridger. A.- Wright, A. S. Owen, A. G. Barclay, F. W. Mitchell, and G. Cross; .auditor,- Mr J. F. Peake; treasurer, Mr James Todd..- . -" " , ' COMBI.IMBNTABSV . Very hearty -votes' of - thanks were accorded the , retiring officers of the. club and the club. officials, after which the proceedings terminated.' f