THE PRESS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1916, Page 5

THE PRESS.

ANNUAL MEETING Ol[ PROPRIETORS,

By Telegraph,—Press Rotonia, Last Night., At the annual meeting of .the Newri paper Proprietors' Association, Mr. P f Selig (Christchtirch) presided. Thtlf was a large attendance from *ll parti of tlie Dominion. The ;ueeti*g passed vote® of appredv tion of the action of newspaper «nw P'oyees who went to the front, and »yw< pithy with the relatives of those wW have fallen. Tie president's address referred at length to the difficulties in connMtiOß with supplies of paper, emphasising th« seriousness of the position as to' tb# question of extra freight on paper* and the increased charges of press telegrams. Regarding paper, it was pointed oui that many offices are Bhort of supplies, p.nd the position is getting more scats daily.

A very heavy agenda paper was gono through. It was decided to consider the question of paper supplies at *j special meeting on Wednesday evening. Mr. Selig was re-elected president; Mr, F. Hyman, vice-president; Mr. J. S. Berry, secretary and treasurer. A vote of thanks was n.t«sed for the) hospitality extended to the Association'* delegates to the World's Press Congress at San Francisco, and it was decided to invite the members of the Press Con* gress, to be held at Sydney in 1918, to visit New Zealand, and to request til* Government to grant them facilities for travel in the Dominion.