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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

PresentMr (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

ApologiesMesdames 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 

Proposed by Mrs. (Edith [Bea])
Hosking  Seconded by Mr (Maurice)
Wilson 

Vice
President         
Mrs (Sheila) Ridland
 

Proposed by Mrs (Edith [Bea])
Hosking   Seconded by Mr (Colin) Macrae 

Secretary                
Mr

Stephenson 
Proposed by Mr (Colin) Macrae  
Seconded

by Mr Scott 

Assistant Secretary  Mrs Rodger 
Proposed by Mr (Maurice)
Wilson  Seconded by Mrs (Susan)
McDougall 

Treasurer               
Mr

Scott 
Proposed by Mr (William)
Elliott  Seconded by Mr (William)

Leech 

Publicity Officer      Mr (John) Carroll 

Proposed by Mrs (Susan)
McDougall  Seconded by Mrs (Sheila) Ridland 

Auditor                  
Mr

(Rae) Sinclair 

Proposed Mr (Colin)
Macrae   Seconded by Mr (Edward) Hassett 

Committee 
Mesdames (Catherine) Carroll,
Hickey,

(Edith [Bea])
Hosking, (Susan)
McDougall, Russell, (Patricia)
Sinclair, Simon & Weate. Messrs William Elliott,
William Leech, (Colin)
Macrae, Weate &  (Maurice)
Wilson 
Proposed by Mrs (Sheila) Ridland  
Seconded

by Mr Scott

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.

CorrespondenceLetters 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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