MINUTES OF THE 6TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BEAUMARIS TREE PRESERVATION SOCIETY HELD ON 12TH NOVEMBER 1958
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APOLOGIES | Mrs Nichels Mr Forbes Mr (John) Carroll Mrs Pettersen |
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS GENERAL MEETING | Moved Mr (Maurice) Wilson 2nd Mrs (Edith [Bea]) Hosking that Minutes be received. |
MATTERS ARISING | – Nil |
CORRESPONDENCE | – Letter of resignation from Mrs Nickels Letter from W.Cane ” ” Mrs Gray Moved Mr Stephenson 2nd Mrs (Susan) McDougall that correspondence be received. |
MATTERS ARISING | – Nil |
TREASURERS REPORT | Balance in hand £154-4-0. Moved Mr (Maurice) Wilson 2nd Mrs (Catherine) Carroll that the report be received. |
A/C FOR PAYMENT | – Nil. |
PRESIDENTS REPORT | Mrs (Sheila) Ridland gave a report on the past year’s activities of the Association. She outlined such activities as the working parties each month on the foreshore reserve, and the successful conversion of the Parents’ & Citizens’ Association to our ideas on the matter, the bimonthly meetings at the Kindergarten Hall so ably arranged by Mrs (Patricia) Sinclair, and the work done by the Society in connection with the Moomba Nature Display. Mrs (Sheila) Ridland also reported the welcome news of the fencing of the Heathland Flora Reserve in Gramatan Avenue after four years of effort to get the area set aside for the protection of the last of the Beaumaris Flora. The White & Anita Streets tree planting was The Annual Native Plants Show was a success Mrs (Sheila) The resignation of several of our committee members, Moved Mr (Maurice) Moved Mrs (Edith [Bea]) Hosking Mrs Susan McDougall |
ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS | PRESIDENT – Moved Mrs. (Edith [Bea]) Hosking 2nd Mrs (Susan) McDougall that MR (Edward) HASSETT beelected President. carried unanimously unanimously unanimously AUDITOR – MR SINCLAIR Moved Mrs (Edith [Bea]) ASSISTANT SECRETARY Moved Mr (Maurice) Wilson 2nd Mrs PUBLICITY OFFICER – Proposed Mrs (Edith [Bea]) COMMITTEE – Mrs (Edith Ridland NEW COMMITEE MEMBER – MRS SIMON |
GENERAL BUSINESS | BEAUMARIS TELEPHONE EXCHANGE – Mr (Maurice) Wilson informed the meeting that he had approached the Postmaster-General’s Department regarding the planting of Native Plants around the New Beaumaris TELEPHONE EXCHANGE in Reserve Rd. The Department appears to be willing to agree on this matter. Mr (Maurice) Wilson to report further to the Committe on this project. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND Mr The GRAMATAN AVENUE RESERVE – As the new fence Mr (Maurice) FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB It being brought to the NEW BEAUMARIS SANCTUARY – The meeting was GRAMATAN RESERVE PUBLICITY Position [Bea]) Hosking to arrange for a lock MELBOURNE WIRE WORKS – Secretary to write and convey Council – Secretary to write and thank them for ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS – It was moved by Mr It was further moved by Mrs (Sheila) COMMITTEE MEETING – The next meeting to be on NATIVE PLANTS PRESERVATION SOCIETY Moved GRAMATAN RESERVE – It was suggested by Mr BEAUMARIS RESERVES – Mrs Rodgers suggested |
The meeting closed at 10:30 | |
PRESIDENT | |
E. Hassett | |
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