| MINUTES
OF
THE 7TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BEAUMARIS TREE PRESERVATION
SOCIETY
HELD AT 51 DALGETTY RD., BEAUMARIS, AT 8.45 PM ON WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 1959 |
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| Present | Mr (Edward) Hassett in the Chair. Mesdames (Catherine) Carroll, (Edith [Bea]) Hosking, (Susan) McDougall, (Sheila) Ridland, Stock & Weate; Messrs (John) Carroll, (William) Elliott, (William) Leech, Scott, Stephenson, (Colin) Macrae, Weate & (Maurice) Wilson |
| Apologies | Mesdames Rodger, Russell, Simons & (Patricia) Sinclair |
| Minutes
of
previous Annual meeting |
The minutes of the previous Annual
General Meeting
held on 12th November 1958 were read.
Proposed by Mrs (Edith [Bea]) Hosking and seconded by Mrs (Sheila) Ridland that Minutes be accepted as correct. The Chairman then signed the minutes. |
| Treasurers
Report |
The Treasurer presented a statement of Receipts and
expenditure for
the year which showed a Credit Balance as at 18th November 1959 of
£285-15-9.
The surplus of receipts over expenditure for the year amounted to
£131-11-9.
Proposed by Mr (Maurice) Wilson and seconded by Mr (John) Carroll and resolved that the financial statement as presented be accepted. |
| Accounts for
Payment |
Cheque for £1/13/- payable to Mr R Heberle Albany W.A. being freight on specimens forwarded for our Annual Plant display was passed for payment.. |
| Chairmans
Report |
The Chairman (Mr (Edward)
Hassett) read his Annual Report as President of this Society. He
outlined
the Society's activities of the year, which embraced the Foreshore,
Gramatan
Ave Reserve, Street Tree Planting, Lectures, Native Plant Display and
reported
progress in all these fields and hoped that more would be accomplished
next year. Finally he thanked the Committee for their support and
activity
during the year.
Proposed by Mr (William) Elliott and seconded by Mr (Colin) Macrae and resolved that Presidents Report be received. |
| Election
of Office Bearers |
The following Office Bearers were elected for the year ending
31st
August 1960
President
Mr (Edward) Hassett
Vice
President
Mrs (Sheila) Ridland
Secretary
Mr Stephenson
Assistant Secretary Mrs Rodger
Treasurer
Mr Scott
Publicity Officer Mr
(John) Carroll
Auditor
Mr (Rae) Sinclair
Committee
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| Annual
Subscriptions |
Proposed by Mrs (Edith [Bea]) Hosking and seconded by Mrs (Susan) McDougall and resolved "That Annual Subscription of members be raised to 5/- per annum". |
| Gramatan Ave
Reserve |
Messrs (John) Carroll
and (Edward)
Hassett reported that they had recently discussed the lease with The
Mayor
of Sandringham (Councillor (Jack)
Martin),
which the Council desire the Trustees of this Society to sign. However
decision on the Society's action in relation to this proposed lease was
deferred pending further clarification of certain clauses in the
lease.
Mrs (Edith [Bea]) Hosking was requested to obtain the opinion of Miss (Winifred) Waddell of at what intervals should a census be taken of Flora on the Reserve. |
| Correspondence | Letters from Kuranga Festival Committee, Red Cross, and Sandringham Council were read and proposed by Mr (William) Leech seconded by Mr (John) Carroll and resolved the correspondence be received. |
| Committee
Meeting |
It was proposed that 1st Committee meeting be held on Wednesday 2nd December 1959 at 51 Dalgetty Rd. |
| Closure of
Meeting |
The Meeting closed at 10:30 PM. |
| A True Record | |
| Chairman E. Hassett | |
| Date 30/11/60 | |
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