AGM Minutes 2003 / 2004

 

 

 

THE KARORI HISTORICAL SOCIETY (INC)

Minutes of the 31st Annual General Meeting held at St Ninian's Hall, Karori

Tuesday 1st June 2004 at 7.45pm.

1. WELCOME: The President, Judith Burch, welcomed everybody to the meeting.

2. APOLOGIES: Apologies were received and sustained from: Bob Burch, Anne Carr, David Luke, Jenny Mawson, Ann Norgrove. Euan Pearce, and Renata and Roy Savage.

 3. CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
 Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting were adopted and approved.     Moved Beryl Hughes Seconded Arthur Norgrove

4. PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT: The President presented her annual report. The main areas covered were:   

Archives and Records Stepping Out Programme
Calendar of historic photographs Karori Festival
Committee changes Publications
Finance Publicity

 

 Website
Membership Bereavements
Electronic publishing of stockade - EBESO Thanks
   

                    Moved: That the President's report be accepted      Moved Arthur Norgrove, Seconded Deidre Wogan

5. TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT: The Treasurer presented the statement of accounts and balance sheet.

                    Moved:That the Treasurer's report be accepted.     Moved Judith Burch, Seconded Jan Heynes.

6. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE: The following were elected:

President: Judith Burch, nominated by Beryl Hughes and seconded by Margery Silver.

Secretary: Henry Brittain nominated by Judith Burch and seconded by Arthur Olsson.

Treasurer: Frances Sutton nominated by Judith Burch and seconded by Jan Heynes.

Committee: Jim Brodie Jenny Mawson Ruth Graham Arthur Olsson Jan Heynes Euan Pearce Frances Sutton Philip Rogers

Nominated by Judith Burch, and seconded by Daphne Sutton.

Auditor: James Graham      Nominated by Judith Burch , and seconded by Don Silver.

A letter of thanks is to be written to James Graham for his continuing work for the Society.

7. GUEST SPEAKERS: Fiona Foster, Roseanne Carrol, Frankie Delaney, Kelsey Josling and Eli Martin, year 9 pupils of Samuel Marsden College then spoke to the Society about their family history projects.

8. THANKS: Jan Heynes thanked the speakers for their reports on their family projects, which illustrated to the members of the Society how young people are tackling the challenges of research.

9. GENERAL:  Robin Ormerod, a member of the Society and past president of the New Zealand Antarctic Society showed the meeting a bronze cast of “Mr Chippy”.  This was the cat belonging to Harry McNeish the expedition’s carpenter who is buried in the Karori cemetery.  The bronze will be installed on his grave.  Info on: STUFF - STORY - HOME : Mr Chippy

10. A presentation was then given to the outgoing Secretary with thanks for her work over the past 4 years.

11. Supper was then served by Jan Heynes

 

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THE KARORI HISTORICAL SOCIETY (INC)

Minutes of the 30th Annual General Meeting held at St Ninian's Hall, Karori

Tuesday 3rd June 2003 at 7.45pm.

bullet WELCOME: The President, Judith Burch, welcomed everybody to the meeting, which was also the 30th birthday of the Society.
bullet APOLOGIES: Apologies were received and sustained from Mr and Mrs T. Wood, Mr R Lithgow, Mr H Brittain, Bill and Margaret Alington, Mairi Clark, B J Honore, Sally Baber, Judy Siers, Philip Vallance and Diane Staniland.
The meeting agreed to send flowers to Bob Lithgow who is currently in hospital.
bullet CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting were adopted and approved.                            Moved: Beryl Hughes Seconded Euan Pearce.
bulletPRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT: The President presented her annual report. The main areas covered were:

Archives and Records Oral history
Calendar of historic photographs Outings
Committee changes Publications
Finance Publicity
Futuna Chapel Website
Karori Heritage trail Bereavements
Membership Thanks
Morning Star Goldmine  

           It was moved: That the President's report be accepted. Moved: Judith Burch Seconded Jenny Mawson CARRIED

 

bulletTREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT: The acting Treasurer presented the statement of accounts and balance sheet, copy attached. It was moved That the Treasurer's report be accepted. Moved Frances Sutton Seconded Judith Burch CARRIED
bullet ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE: The following were elected:
President:            Judith Burch Nominated: Beryl Hughes Seconded Frances Sutton.  CARRIED
Secretary:            Daphne Sutton Nominated: Judith Burch  Seconded  Bob Burch          CARRIED
Acting Treasurer: Frances Sutton Nominated: Judith Burch  Seconded Arthur Olsson      CARRIED
Committee        Jim Brodie   Jenny Mawson   Ruth Graham  Arthur Olssen        Jan Heynes         Euan Pearce                       Adrian Humphris Nominated: Judith Burch  Seconded Deidre Wogan      CARRIED
Philip Rogers Nominated: Frances Sutton Seconded Judith Burch     CARRIED
Auditor: James Graham Nominated: Judith Burch     Seconded Frances Sutton CARRIED.

 
bullet THANKS: Kitty Wood thanked the speakers and the 30th birthday supper was then served by Jenny Mawson and Jan Heynes.

A letter of thanks is to be written to James Graham for his Auditor's work.

        APPROVED:                                                                                                     CHAIRMAN:                                             / /2004 

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