Minutes of a Meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Institute of Architects

Progress, Volume XII, Issue 6, 1 February 1917, Page 876

Minutes of a Meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Institute of Architects

Held at the Accountants’ Chambers, Johnston St., Wellington on Thursday, 20th November, 1916, at 10 a.m.

PRESENT: There were present: President, Mr. W. A. Gumming; Past Presidents, Messrs Chatfield, Mountfort, Atkins and Wales. Vice-Presidents, Messrs Allsop, Clarkson, Lawrence and Gough. Elected Members, Messrs Gumming, Crichton, Dawson, Fielding, Hurst Seager, and Walden, together with Mr. J. S. Swan and the Secretary,

APOLOGIES : Apologies for non-attendance were tendered on behalf of Messrs Brodrick, Hunter, Warren, Hart, Collins and Mandeno.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT; The first business of the meeting was to elect a President. On the motion of Mr. Lawrence, seconded by Mr. Roberts, Mr. W. A. P. Clarkson of Christchurch was nominated for the office and in making the nomination Mr. Lawrence said that he considered it a fair and reasonable proposition for the Presidency to move round the different District Branches, so that adequate representation might be enjoyed by each district in turn. In his view the Presidency this year should go to Christchurch, and he therefore had pleasure in nominating Mr. Clarkson, who was the Chairman of the Christchurch District Branch. Mr. Chatfield agreed with Mr. Lawrence as to the wisdom of his suggestion and desired to nominate Mr. Hurst Seager, as one of the Senior Members of the Institute. This was seconded by Mr. Allsop. The President thereupon requested Messrs Crichton and Atkins to act as scrutineers for the election, and on a ballot being taken Mr. W. A. P. Clarkson was declared elected. Mr. Clarkson thereupon thanked the members for the honour they had done him. Each Branch Chairman present also voiced the congratulations of himself and his Branch, and expressed the hope that Mr. Clarkson would have a useful and enjoyable term of office. ELECTION OF COMMITTEES: 1. Executive Committee. The Executive Committee by Rule 96 consists of the Wellington members of the Council, together with the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer. 2. Finance Committee. The Finance Committee to consist of the Honorary Treasurer and the Honorary Secretary, together with Messrs Atkins and Chatfield elected by this meeting. 3. Committee of Architectural Education. The members elected on this Committee were the President, together with Messrs Lawrence, Gray Young, Hurst Seager, Crichton, Fielding and Dawson, together with Messrs Vanes and Glimmer-as Advisory Members. , ■ 4. Committee of Practice and Discipline. This Committee is to consist of the President, Messrs Chatficld, Atkins, Wales, Gumming, Crichton and Lawrence. I

6. Honorary Secretary. On the motion of Mr. Lawrence, seconded by Mr. Gumming, Mr. W. Gray Young was re-elected Honorary Secretary. 7. Honorary Treasurer. On the motion of Mr. Crichton, seconded by Mr. Walden, Mr. John Sydney Swan was re-elected Honorary Treasurer. 8. Honorary Editor. On the motion of Mr. Atkins, seconded by Mr. Chatfield, Mr. Gray Young was re-elected Honorary Editor of the Institute’s Journal. TRAVELLING EXPENSES: On the question cf the payment of travelling expenses it was decided to allot a sum of £IOO and to leave the allocation of this money in the hands of the Finance Committee. ANNUAL MEETING OP MEMBERS: Mr. Wales brought up the question of an Annual Meeting of Members generally, or in the alternative the admission of members to a portion of the Annual Meeting of Council. It was finally decided on his motion seconded by Mr. Gumming,— “That the Annual Meeting of the Council be “held in that City where the sitting President “resides—and that the Annual Meeting be “followed by a general meeting of all mem“bers at which the Presidential address shall “be delivered and brief papers readthe onus “of preparing the papers to be on the District Branch of that centre in which the “meeting is to be held.” SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS: On the motion of Mr. Atkins, seconded by Mr. Walden it was proposed “That it be a direction to the Education Com“mitteo to arrange at once a special examination for those applicants who are now in “practice, the syllabus to be of a special “character suitable to the applicants; the “examination to be held at such period or “periods as may be found most convenient.” Mr. Hurst Seager moved as an amendment that one examination only be held in each year, in accordance with Rule No. 166. As the amendment found no seconder it lapsed, and on the original motion being put it was declared to be carried. RETIRING MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES: On the motion of Mr. Roberts the thanks of the Council were accorded to those Members of Committees who were now retiring from office, especially Wellington Members on whom the bulk of the work had fallen. The Council also thanked the Secretary for . the interest he had taken in the work during the past year. Mr. Chatticld in reply thanked the Council for their consideration. On the motion of Mr. Chatfield, seconded by Mr. Atkins, the Council recorded a hearty vote of thanks to ibe retiring President for his invaluable efforts during the past year. q'j Several other members having spoken the motion was put and carried by acclamation. Ull The meeting then terminated.