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MINUTES OF THE 8TH ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING OF THE BEAUMARIS TREE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

HELD AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HALL,
BEAUMARIS, ON WEDNESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 1960

PresentMr. (Edward) Hassett

in the Chair. 
Mesdames (Edith [Bea])
Hosking, (Susan)
McDougall, Russell, Synott, (Patricia)
Sinclair, Rogers, (Sheila) Ridland

& Weate 
Messrs (William) Elliott,

(William) Leech, (Colin) Macrae, Scott,
Stephenson & Weate

ApologiesMrs Hickey
Minutes of  

previous meeting
The Minutes of the previous
Annual General Meeting held on 18th November (1958) were
read. 
Proposed by Mr. (Maurice)
Wilson and seconded Mr. Weate that minutes be accepted as
correct. 
The Chairman then signed the minutes.
Treasurer’s  

Report

The Treasurer presented a statement of Receipts and
Expenditure for the year which showed a Credit Balance of
£167-12-5. 
Moved by Mr (Maurice)
Wilson and seconded  Mr (Colin)
Macrae that report be received subject to audit.
Accounts for 
Payment
City of Sandringham – Current year’s rental Gramatan
Reserve £5. 
Moved Mrs Rogers seconded Mr (Maurice)
Wilson that account be paid.
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. 
Finally he thanked the Vice President, Mrs (Sheila) Ridland, who took
his place during his absence overseas, and the Secretary,
Mr Stephenson, for his assistance during the year. Also
other committee members for their support during the
year. 
Proposed Mr (Colin) Macrae and seconded
Mr (Maurice) Wilson
that President’s Report be received.
Election
of  
Office Bearers
The following Office Bearers were elected for the year
ending 31st August 1961. 

President                 
Mr

(Colin) Macrae 

Moved Mr Weate  seconded Mr (William) Leech 
Vice President 
Mr (William) Elliott 

Moved Mr Stephenson  seconded Mr (Maurice) Wilson 
Mr (William)
Leech 
Moved Mr (Colin)
Macrae  seconded Mrs (Edith
[Bea])
Hosking 
Mr (William)
Elliott was elected. 

Secretary                
Mrs

Weate 
Moved Mr (Bea) Hosking  
seconded

Mr (William) Leech 

Assistant Secretary  Mrs Rogers 
Moved Mr (William)
Leech  seconded Mr (William)
Elliott 

Treasurer               
Mr

Scott 
Moved Mr (William)
Elliott  seconded Mrs Rogers 

Committee  Messrs
Stephenson           
Mesdames

(Catherine)
Carroll 
                             

(John)
Carroll                           
Hickey 

                             

(William)
Elliott                   
     (Edith
[Bea])
Hosking 
                             

(William)
Leech                 
       (Susan)
McDougall 
                             

(Edward)
Hassett              
      
Russell 
                             
Weate                               
       
Synott 
                             
Buff                                   
      (Patricia)
Sinclair 
                             
Gye                                    
     (Sheila)
Ridland 
                             
Maurice
Wilson                      
Buff 

                                                                        
      (Nancy)
Gye

At the conclusion of the
meeting Mr. Roenfeldt, a member of the newly formed
Landscape Preservation Council addressed the meeting on
saving the natural landscape. He explained the formation
of the Landscape Preservation Council by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), as a central
organisation for tree preservation societies throughout
Victoria, which will encourage the formation of local
groups, and negotiate with government departments and
public utilities.
The meeting closed at 10 pm.
                                       
A

True Record

                                       
Chairman:            
C.

(Colin) Macrae

                                        
Date:                   

1/11/61

           
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