N.Z.I.A. Publicity.

Progress, Volume XVI, Issue 9, 1 May 1921, Page 200

N.Z.I.A. Publicity.

AN OPEN LETTER TO TflE MEMBERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.

The Council desires that some means shall be devised by iwhich members can be regularly supplied with information as to what the Institute, as a corporate body, is doing in the interests of its members, and it has been thought that the best way in which to bring its activities before members is to make use of the space offered by Mr. Tombs, the proprietor of Progress, and supply, say, four pages of matter for inclusion in each month’s publication. ; This would be very much less expensive than printing all this matter in leaflet form and posting it to. .each member; such a proceeding would be very costly. The use of the space offered in Progress, while it secures us an excellent and inexpensive medium for publicity, entails considerable expense, upon Mr. Tombs which can only be met by a large increase in his subscription list. I am therefore to ask each and every member if he will become a subscriber to the paper on the understanding that it records monthly the paragraphs and articles with which the Institute will supply it.

It is also desired to commence a “ Personal ” column dealing mainly with members and their doings. To enable this to be a success I have to ask that members themselves will send me notes of any matter of interest affecting themselves, e-g-, changes of address, partnerships formed or altered, personal notes, etc.

On the question of ,what might be called (for want of a better term) publicity in relation to “ Architectural Politics,” it must be pointed out that the whole-hearted co-operation of individual members is necessary if this is to be a success. It is. not possible for me to peruse all the papers of the principal towns in New Zealand, and so I must depend upon members to cut out and send promptly any matter to which they wish attention directed.

I am to ask each member to give careful consideration to these- suggestions and then to act upon them. . ;

By order of the President,

W. beAuchamp-platts,

Secretary of the Institute.