The Institute of Noxious Plants Officers Inc,

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NEWSLETTER

NO. 10

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MEMBERS:

I trust that this Newsletter reaches you before you depart forConference in Timaru.

Firstly I must apologise for the delay in publishing this pre-conference edition. As you will notice, not all branch reportsappear. If yours is one of those, I am sorry I could not wait anylonger.

This issues includes the following:

Branch ReportsTreasurers Report and Balance SheetNominations for National Office (as at 16 April, 1989)A.G.M. Minutes, New Plymouth

A.G.M. Agenda ) Reprinted to includePresidents & Secretary's Annual Reports) all reports etc. intoRemits ) one issue.

Note from Treasurer:

At the time of writing, 60 subs still remain outstanding.

Please post through to Murray without delay. Thanks.

Nominations for National Office (as at 16 April, 1989)

National President:

D. Brown - Northern South Island and Others

J. Craw - (withdrawn) Northern South Island, Northland, South-land and Others

Vice-Presidents:

Jack Craw - Northern South Island, Northland and Others

Peter Ingram - South AucklandBob Blick - Northern South Island

Keith Herbert - Wairarapa Branch

National Secretary:

Eric Eden - Northern South Island and Southland

National Treasurer:

Murray Turner - Northern South Island and Southland

Editor:

The Institute of Noxious Plants Officers Inc

TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1988

Mr. President and Members:

It is indeed a pleasure to be able to report to you and present you with asatisfactory balance .Sheet.

The Institute's finances remain buoyant with net assets totalling $21,000 plus_.which represents an asset of approximately $125 per member.

The Institute is in the fortunate position of having its total operating costsapproximately equalling income from subscriptions and nearly the entire surplusof $2,543 coming from investment interests.

Even although the Institute appears to be enjoying a period of financial solidity,members should r;ot be complacent about the speed that funds could. dwindle shouldthe unsuspected occur.

Consideration should be given to the fact that interest rates have been halvedand it is likely that incidental costs will rise; accordingly I will be recomm-ending to the A.G.M. that we endeavour to maintain our income/expenditure at itscurrent level.

The position of Institute Treasurer is far more demanding than 1 ever realised,involving many hours of work. I have enjoyed the challenge and have agreed tooffer my services for a further term should the A.G.M. approve.

M.MeD. Turner.

NATIONAL TREASURER.

THE INSTITUTE OF NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS INCORPORATED

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 1988

THIS YEAR LAST YEAR

OPENING BALANCES

Bank of New Zealand Cheque Account 1,602.07

Bank of New Zealand Deposit Accounts 15,780.87

15,132

17,382.94 15.132

PLUS INCOME

Subscriptions 5.174.80 4,594

Protect

Advertising - 300Conference - 29Bank Interest 2,505.76 1,846

Sundry ItemsDonation 220.00 100

Sale of Weed Books 11.55 23Petty Cash Refund 47.04

Transfer from Term Deposits - 16,000

Total Income 7,959.15 22,892

25,342.09 38,024

LESS EXPENSES - -

Honoraria

SecretaryTreasurer

Editor

500.00 400

450.00 350

200.00 150

1,150.00 900

Printing and StationeryName Tags, Conference - 142Miscellaneous 593.42 25

593.42 16T

Protect

Printing Charges 874.50 1.296

Sundries 143.63 198

1,018.13 1,494

Executive ExpensesTravelling Expenses 85.00 1,361

Accommodation 525.60 247

Sundrv 191.51 91

802.11 1,699

Office ExpensesLegal and Accounting Fees 110.00 40

Petty Cash Secretary - 150Petty Cash Treasurer - 100Typing Treasurer

30.00 30

Insurance and Maintenance Office Equip. 114.12 52

Postages 125.00 170

Private Services and Sundries 698.10 320

Bank Interest and Service Fees 37-59

1,114.81 862

Banking300Transfer to Conference Account -

Transfer to Tert Deposits 4 Auto Access - 31.000Loan South Auckland Branch 633.00

63S.00 31,300

Total Expenditure 5,313.47 36,421

Clo;ing Balances- B.H.Z. Cheque Account - 0/D (32.09) 1,602

- E.N.Z. Depojit Account5 20,060.71

320,028.62 1 1,602

THE INSTITUTE OF NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS INCORPORATED

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 1988

THIS YEAR LAST YEAR

INCOME

SubscriptionsCurrent Paid 4,227.80 3,761

Arrears Paid 210.00 300

4,437.80 4,061

Protect

Advertising300

Sales -

- 300

Conference - 28

Bank Interest Received 2,505.76 2,627

Sundry ItemsDonation 220.00 100

Sale of Weed Books 11.55 23

47.04 - I

Sundry

278.59 123

TOTAL INCOME $7,222.15 37,139

THE INSTITUTE OF NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS INCORPORATED

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE - CONTINUED

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 1988

THIS YEAR LAST YEAR

LESS EXPENSES

Honoraria

Secretarysoo.00 400

Treasurer 450.00 350

Editor 200.00 150

1,150.00 900

Printing and StationeryLetterheads and Certificates - -Name Tags, Conference - 142

Miscellaneous 593.42 25

593.42 167

Protect

Printing Charges874.SO 1

Typing Charges -Editor's Petty Cash -Magazine SubscriptionsPostageSundries 143.63

,296

198

1,018.13 1,494

Executive ExpensesTravelling Expenses 85.00 1,361

Accommodation 525.60 247

191.51 91Sundry

802.11 1,699

Office ExpensesLegal and Accounting Fees 110.00 40

Petty Cash Secretary - 150Petty Cash Treasurer - 100Typing Treasurer 30.00 30

Insurance and Maintenance Office Equip. 114.12 52

Postages125.00 170

Private Services and Sundries 698.10 320

Bank Interest and Service Fees 37.59 -

1,114.81 862

Transfer to Conference Account - 300

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 4,678.47 5,422

SURPLUS TO ACCUMULATED FUND $2,543.68 $1,717

0.5 3

THE INSTITUTE OF NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS INCORPORATED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER, 1988

THIS YEAR LAST YEAR

ACCUMULATED FUNDS

Balance 1 January, 1987Plus Surplus for Year

18,913.94

2,543.68

17,196.57

1,717.37

-- <7

ACCUMULATED FUNDS 31 DECEMBER, 1988 $21,457.62 $18,913.94

INVESTED AS FOLLOWS:

CURRENT ASSETS

B.N.Z. - Cheque Account (32.09) 1,602.07

- Term Deposits 8,403.48 7,310.63

- Auto Access 11,657.23 8,470.24

Subscriptions in Arrears 302.00 330.00

Loan - South Auckland Branch 635.00 -

20,965.62 17,712.94

LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

Subscriptions in Advance 1,068.00 359.00

19,897.62 17,353.94

Plus Fixed Assets

Typewriter 1,400.00 1,400.00

Briefcases 160.00 160.00

1,560.00 1,560.00

NET ASSETS $21,457.62 $18,913.94

THE INSTITUTE OF NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS INCORPORATED

NOTES TO ACCOMPANY ACCOUNTS TO 31 DECEMBER, 1988

NOTE 1

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

GENERAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPALS

The attached Accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statements ofStandard Accounting Practice issued by the New Zealand Society of Accountants.

PARTICULAR ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following particular accounting policies which have a significant effect inthe results and financial position have been adopted in the Accounts.

Investments

Investments have been recorded at cost.

CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There are no changes in accounting policies during the year under review.

NOTE 2

There were no commitments for capital expenditi:.e at 31 December, .1988.

NOTE 3

There were no contingent liabilities at 31 December, 1988.

AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF

THE INSTITUTE OF NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS INCORPORATED

I have examined the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Income and Expenditureand Balance Sheet together with the Books and Records of the Institute and

obtained such information and explanations as considered necessary.

1 am of the opinion that the attached Financial Statements present fairly thestate of affairs of the Institute as at 31 December, 1988 and the results of itsactivities for the year ended on that date.

R.A.467 B.Comm A.C.A.

AUDITOR

14 MARCH, 1989. ALEXANDRA

The Institute of Noxious Plants Officers Inc.

LIST OF PAYMENTS MADE DURING THE 1988 FINANCIAL YEAR

ChequeNo. Payee Amount Partlculars Code

910491 State Insurance

910492 D. Brown

910493 Eltham Dlst. Councll

910494 Wellington D.N.P.A.910495 D. Brown

910496 N.Z. Post

910497 ..910498 D. Brown

910499 R. Merrilees

910500 Blenhelm B.C.

910501 Hubbard & Co.

910502 - C.F. Hastings910503 Kevin Worsley

910504 Eric Eden

874531 N.Z. Post

874532 N.Z. Weed & Pest Soc.

874533 John Swan & Co. Ltd.

874534 Furn-Pak N.Z. Ltd.

874535 Waimea County Council874536 Waikato " "874537 Southland "

874538 Keith Crothers

874539 Vincent County Council

874540 M. Turner

874541 Admark Industries Ltd.

874542 Waimea County Council

874543 National Treasurer

874544 Sth. Auckland Branch

874545 Banks Peninsula DNPA

114.12 Insurances D4

85.00 Travelllng Expenses El65.00 Accommodation E2

50.80 " £2 4,

13.80 Sundry I.P.D.O. meeting E370.00 P.O. Box Rental - Ostend Dll

100.00 .. - - Blenhelm Dll

500.00 Honorarlum - Nat. Sec. Al

450.00 " - Nat. Treasurer AZ

22.87 Photocopying - Exec. meeting E3110.00 Auditing Charges Dl30.00 Typing Charges - Nat.-Treas. D1094.84 Sundry - Tolls etc.

Nat. Pres. E3

200.00 Hororarlum - Nat. Editor A3

25.00 P.O. Box Rental - Clyde - D13

30.00 Annual Subscription Dll

27.70 Rubber Stamps D6110.00 Transport Field Day Display 07711.70 Protect Printing (2360.40 Cost Share - Nat. Field Day Dll

163.70 Attendance I.P.D.0.

Conference - K. Crothers E2

20.00 Expenses I.P.D.0. Conference E3246.30 Attendance I.P.D.0.

Conference - M. Turner E2

40.00 Expenses I.P.D.0. Conferenc E3593.42 "Ask Us" Stickers B6

306.43 Newsletter Copying & PostageC E2 &C8

100.00 Petty Cash, Postage, etc. D13

635.00 Suspensary Loan F350.00 Refund on F/D Display D12

INSII]UTE OF NOXIOUS PLANJS OFFICERS

IMINUIES OF IHE 3 9 +1 H ANNUAL GENERAL MEEiiNG HELD Al

1 1 -·i m COUNTRY LUDGE. HENWOOD ROAD. BELL BLOCK.

Mt. W 1.- ' 1 v ",1... 1 1 1Ol.j I r·1 UN IUESDAY JUD MAY 1988 COMMENCING 8.40 A.M.

OPENING:

1" he Pres]. a )nt (K. Worsiev) declared the 39th Annual General Meeting

open and in session with 91 members i.n attendance.

APOLOGIES: K. Massey. R. Dodd. R. Hodgson. B. Menzies. T. Hartley

P. Hatton. L. Scott. R. Iremonger, G. Foster,

R. Van Zoelen, M. Shepherd, T. Regan, B. Hough.

W. Stahel. P. Barlow, E. Gard. A.G. Leighton,

P.F. Morgan, A.J. Healy, R. Wilson, R.S. Campbell.J. Doyle, R.E. Thompson. C.D. Edminston. and

L. McDermott.

7 MINaught moved. seconoed M. Ferguson that the apologies beWI

sustained. CARRIED.

MARK OF RESPECT:

Members stood in silence as a mark of respect for the followingmembers.

D. Carneale. and L. Menzies.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES:

Collins that the Minutes of theK u {.5 r- other-s moved. se(Ionaecl J...J .

38th Annu.01 General Me e-t i nu be ta ken as read and confirmed.

CARRIED.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICAT]UNS

E. Eden moved. seconded J. MENaunht that the followina applications

f (-3 r tu l L me m 13 ershi p be appr oved .

1--1. l.-,1,1]i.ti (H.arold) I --1< i wet-a Dist. ruct Council

D. Foolev 1046) Whakatane UNPA, Whakatane

L „0„ 1-,eades i J o ) Franklin UNPA. Pukekohe

, J . 1.' 1. HOSS (JOI'lt) Ellesmere DNPA. Leeston

C. Edmi nston (l.ly'le) ULamatea UHF'A. Paparoa

G.J. Wi lghtS(Dli (braefne) bouth Auckland DNPA. Manukau

R. Mallinson (P]::hard) Rangitikei DNPA. Marton

CARRIED.

H O N C) 1-(i 41 J + 11 lt. P i BERS I ··1 1. P

It w.as moved H. Krett , seem'i €.led J. Craw that the follow 1 11 cl

app ·lical j ons lor Honorary Member·ship be approved.

E. Bolton (Laward) Rodney UNPA

b. Durnaide (Geot) Manukau Citv Council

CARRIED.

REGIGNATIONS:

P. ingram moved, seconded J„ Stachurskl that the followingresignations be received with regret.

J.D. Davidson Manukau DNPA

C.M. Jeffrey Piako DNPA

T.W. Pavne Hamilton City DNPA

D. Carnegie Christchurch DNPA

J. Challis N.P.C. WellingtonH. Neale Ruakura Research Station,Hamilton

S. Dulleu Taumaranui County CouncilG. Burnside Manakau City CouncilH. Herbert Dannevirke County Council

M. Bolton L Thames Coromandel District Council

H. Buraisser Hawera District Council.

CARRIED

ANNUAL REPORTS

NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S

K. Worsiey moveo, seconded R. Morgan that the National President'sreport be received.

J. Craw moved. seconded P. Ingram that the report be adopted.

CARRIED.

(b) NAIIONAL SECRETARY'S

D. Brown moved. seconded J. MENauoht that the National Secretary'sIrle O ort be received,

J„ Craw move('1 q sect.)1 -1(.10(i F. L nor' am t..hat -the report be a oopted.

CARRIED.

NA ilUNAL IREASUREE'S

i f „ |·1€3 rr 1 1 €.01.-, S iIi (..j --·· 1 ··7.1 . seccji' i derl 1). Col L .ins that the I·la l. lonal

I reas I...l rer;' s r' e por'l.-. a nl. 1 balane:e sheet be received,

1 1-2 was moved try- W. l) i. Cl·: Lit S. sec: onaed J„ 1'1(-2 Nallf.-1 1'11, 1.--hal ther e i.) ort. al --i d ne'i..I. o r-i (.2 e 1:... I i f.··· et be ad(3 t.) t. ed.

CARKiED„

1. Fr'izzell a.sl·<ed about the float given 120 Conf erer-icef.jr-aric:ties. M. Fur ner 1 ndi cated that i l:was normal i or the

float to be p.aid I. ) acl . E. Eden advised that the North bouth

1 31 arid Branc 11 (1 1,1 I j,„,t. Pi,A ve a +1· 1. c.) a 1...

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NEWS. L E T [ 13 l€ E j) 1 1 OR ' 0 1- 2 1·:·. F·' c.)1: 1

Eci en move o. se t··· oncied F'. Chapman 1.:Inal.: the News.1. e't 'ter ' 1.n. ch tor '' s

Fel*wu- 1*· 01? 1· 14·3- ·1 v ed

J.) " i ·< 1 I i.·.i t. | ,--' : + l i • j vef..1 9 ·D,H. 0.-' ··.". 1' 9 -1 13 €? d t-' „ .1. 1--! t.11 -- 4-1 11 j t ri a t. t h e r' (2 1-j i j F- l.. lo e < -1. (.1 t.--) 1-1 -1 j , 9 cl .CARRiED.

SUBSCR 12 1 1006 1989

K. Crothers moved. seconded J. Clapham that the subscriptions -tor

1989 be as recommended bv Execul:ive.

Noxlous Plants Officers and Associate Members 030.00

Honor.ary Members *12.00

CARRIED.

CONFERENCE FEE 1989

J„ MINaught moved. seconded F. Marsh that the Conference feefor 1989 be Eighty Dollars ($80.00) as recommended by theExecutive CARRIED.

On the motion put one voted against.

I„ Frizzell spoke against the Conference Fee being so hiah.

F. Marsh replied that these fees go towards running the Conferenceand that by doing so will enforce that it remains a Noxious PlantsOfficers Conference.

HONURARIUMS

(a) NATIONAL SECRETARY

11 „ Nrel·· C moved. seconoed bv W. .l) 1. (. 1·: L n that the National Secretary 'honorar-Lum remal n the same as last -year as recomn-iended bv theExecutive,

INational Secretarv F]ve Hundred Dollars (1500.00)

CARRIED.

NA 1 10NAL FREASURER

R„ Herrllees moved. secunded by J. M«Naught that the National1 reasu. rer' s hon or' ar-1. 1..1!rl a L s o remain the same as last year

National Treasuref Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars (1459CARklED.

1...11.:. 1.i..] SLE I TER 13 j.) 1. 1 OF

P. I.I 11-1 ram m(.j v e c.1 , 1:>,2 ('.. (_Li ncleu D. 13 abe t. 1 1 6,1. 1.- I te i· (-') 1 1 (-+) winu i·'- (.2 c.: o mmendat 1 0ti'-oin t I i e t:.:<ecutive Commit t. ee be ail c.11.9 Led,

That the Newsletter Eal

I l···10 |·!l.ll -1.I r ed l) o I lars (12

12 or rece .1 ve an ain-u..tal Hon or- arium 0+

CARI-<1 IED.

VENUE FOR 1 99 3 CONEEMENCE

L„ Crothers advised thai the Otago Southland Branch had put

E C) rward a pronosal to host the 1 971 Con·terenee. The venue decided

upon was 1.- 1 1 + 1-- Al n l... c) 11€3 1--1 e. l..; 1",t 1 St (Ill..l 1--- (I l i.

L. Crothers

at Lincoln

iii the firs

moved. s ec C) ; 11] ed J. Eraw that the .1 991 i.... onerei i ce be held

201 lege, Chr ista hurch. further that the Conference be held

t week of the Mav School Holidays.

Concern was expressed thet. the chancie o·+ Conterence dates may set a

precedent and cause difficulty with travelling arrangements.

J. Craw replied that the same procedure will be adoptea for the 1990Conference to be held in Waikato.

N.Daniel still opposed holdina Conference in School Holidays.

There being no further venues forthcoming the motion was CARRIED.

ELECTION OF OFF 10L. 1 % 2 . -C' D CD .

PROXY VOFES:

N. Daniel moved. seconded J. MeNaught that the fourteen proxvotes be received.

y

SCRUTINEERS

F. Marsh moved. seconded J. Stachurski that J. Cherry ana G. Ward

be appointed scrutineers.

NALIONAL PRESIDENT

the following nominations for the postion of National President

were irece i 've u

D. Brown -- R. Broadhurst nominated. seconded J.McNauaht

J. Craw -- P„ Jovnt nominated. seconaed K. Crothers

E.. ac:13 I' Nimt. 11€9 e SE· L:) (..) 1:.le t· 1·1 hi 1% ru:) I 1-1 1 1 I a t...1 11) I i ,

Hs a resul r ot :ne ballot. D. Brown was declared National

J . Mt-.1\Ic,|41!.111!I. iii(.j·j€:·li.1. s€-)(:2(11;tle·d J „ IN..int-.fiet-- Llial: 1...Ive voting Dat..) 63!'-' s be

destroved

V 1 l.... i-+. 1 --' 1 -,' r.. :-i.. j I.)i... :.1 i t.

f he ·follow.11. nu ia.-im:li,a t. 101 i s were rece -1. ved .

J ., 1... r..i w

J. Mchoun

E. EMen

L. l.. rot

M. 1-.1 - e +

he

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r-93 1--Ii...)iiI .1,1ated. seconded P. .1 E-)vi--it

Nominated. seconded C. Stark

114.jifil.lh.,Et·2(.1. seconded D. Col I J n ':

4-

E . 1.1 11.Il€'13 W .1. l.. 1-1(1 1--- e I.···4 1'1 1 E. 1 ,()1111 Iii:A 't. 3 (3 1 1 ,

1 1 -1 e re be:Ine 1,0 -1 1..l f |..her num]. na'(.1. Ons a :'(.211. e was t. a ken to selec:t

bel--1 1. or and ·.J 1.1 1-i i or V:1. Ce i·-'reslil ervt s.

J„ l.3 aw was elec:teel benlor t...11:1. ce 1-··'i-- esl. dent

j „ f'·'121-·j<Di...i.i:.1 1-j -1: was eleclect ,--11.-1.1'i.1. or V i ce President'.,

NATIONAL SECRE FARY

I he +01 low .1.1-1 q nom i nat ions were received for the posit ion ofNational becretary

E. E

K. C

iden -- D. Collins nominated. seconded P. Ingramrothers -- A. Feaver nominated. seconded R. Read

1-liere being no 1- l.1 Ether nominations.

declared National Secretary.

As a result of a ballot E. Eden was

NATIONAL TREASURER

Two nominations were received for the position of NationalTreasurer.

M. lurner -- K. Crothers nominated, seconded M. KreftR . -er·awfuw -- R. Blick nominated. seconded G. Foster

fhere beina no further nominations M. Turner was elected National

Treasurer.

BALL.{.11 PAPERS

J. Stachurski moved, seconded D. Rhodes that all ballot papers bedestroved

f h-e President. congratulat.ed those elected to various positions.

RE;UTS AND NOTICES OF HOTION

REMLI ONE - NC) E< I H 9; l.-jt.J FH ISLAND BRANCH

" i he Ex c i...1 iL:l ie to r eview the (.2,1.) jects of the inst. itute as set out

1 A Lhe ConE..1..] tut:1.,)11 6.lic

p r l..) l..- €1 €.0 d 1 1 1 Cl S W |»OIt C C.) 1 1 S 1 1..

1 HUI

I i·Of-- i.'·01

e s l . E.-1 1 1 HE (71,31nl) r - a l i e d 1 ·:3> C 1. p 1 1 1- 1 a f 'y

I ne cess.ar' y (3 + member' s by tile Exec u tive.

Heant. 011 2 i>.t .1 bmi Ltecl Ij v t..he Worth boul.11 -1 sland was w:I II hdr-aw n.

REM I I I W U ---· 1%1(il-·lic W A l I.J / WE.S I- COMS 1 1.gl€ ANCH

" I hat t.he inst. .1. 1. A .l I. o |.1 est. ow hol 1 (:-,1'- ar- v member- ship to the Noxious

1-·-' lant s (.)·f- ·f i c. er <-: i·liE s i.,(-: 1 ation of New South Wales. "

1- . 1-1...ir-- sh -4 c.·lf.1 r- te <::.E,ecl m, :.,m! ) :. '; s (.,1 1 '1.1 ; e at..) ove iii.at. ter and t h €? 1 ) r op osed mot. l on

WaS re : A 0,

N. Dar--i .1 e I. E; p o Re a €'1 4-'i -1. 11 96 't. t I e mot. 1 0 n . he was 0 -f- L t-i e €j i") 1. i- 3 ionthat the matter should be broucht up each year.

J. Craw and E. Marsh replied.

I he +ollow 1. iici 11 i..) t. .1 ce c)·i mot'.1 on was mov (2 (.| i. Marsh, secondecl

Fhat the .1. 1-1 sti tute bestow assoc late members hip to the Noxious

Plants Ofticers Association of New South Wales at no cost.

further the followinG notice of motion to ammend Rule 4 (d)

by inGer-li :ina the words " or organisation "was moved by F. Marsh and seconded bv J. Salmon.

Amendment 4 (d) reads as follows:

"In addition to the above the Associate Membership may at

any time be bestowed by the Executive upon a person or

organisation who shows special and active interest of the Institute

or its affairs, provided that any such resolution of the Executive-when conferring this status of associate membership shall notoperate until confirmed by a general meetina.

Associate membership shall carry with it all the obligations andthe rights of any ordinary member of the Institute other than the

rights of nomination or·voting or eligibility -for electionto the Executive. "

After a vote was taken the motion was adopted*and CARRIED.

An unanimous vote was recorded.

0 i. Che

he Ne

rry expressed a vote of thanks to the Institute on behalf ofw South Wales Noxious Plants Officers Association

REM 14 THREE - MANAWATU / WEST COAST BRANCH

"lhat tne rules of the institute be changed to allow anv

0-1+ ·i .1. ce r who holds a warrant o + appointment under- the No ;·i l. (-) uS

Plants Act 1978 be entitled to full membership of tne

1 1- 1 9. t.. 1 Lut. e b¥ (-J t.2 tel-1. 1 Il .1 -t.I -1 e w (.21 1-'' (1 s ' ' 1:.1 t:b. soc-: .1. al. ie Ple mbe I sh] 1-3 "from Clause 4 ie) and the deleting ot Clause 4 bl)

||-te I'l :·4 1 ,·a. wal it / W ,--1,12> 1- l. J i,ai€-t 13 1- c.l 11(:Il t·J -1. l.-- 1-H.lr'€3 W 13'-tel f 1-- €91 111. t.

R E P LI. 1 1- i._J l.j H ····· 0 1 A I.·i 1.J SUUIHLAND BRANLH

" I hat the .L I i st. J li l.l t. e w r :1. te to 1.-he Loc: a.1, t.'.·,(lver- nment. Assoc latiOn

reg i.i est Inc] 121 ley U 'J. v e ser'.1. ous cons i der' ation to 51-l pIL) c) 1- 12 the DS .L R ' s

(Isotarry Division) 1. ) 1-' (- )[) cj s a 1 -t· or an annual tee Di· une I |lousal' ClDollars (Al,000.00) 1.) 1 us GSI I.) eiiI u +or 1.8 1. ant identi·t :cation

6363 t-v· I. t. 02 53 1 ,7 4·· 1 1·:, - 1-··, 5-: and -1 he '1. r- 1.J·t t .1. c.:ers

1.. (.. 1(:j -t.. Inei·- -:3 i·.i) c.) 1·:- e (-.111 the al:)(')ve r e mil:.. and I· . t'- i.:A, t' f:B i-i i:A li·.:1.1.4 0.-) (1

that K. -1 homas w t. 1.1 undertake to carry the Institutes 1-e (.i t...1 (-0 51

lic) 1.'. 110.-) 1.... c) cal lf, cj vel"!;ment i.'t 'b EB C.) C .1 ··A l.. 1 1.- )13 ,

E. . 1.-; r- crt.1-1 er- s ft j (. , ve a. se C (2' i &,3-' c.| M. 1 L.1 rl'i if·· 1;-- 'l.- i i At 1.-. 1--i ,·.. · t-· e m.i. -l. 1 ) C· a,--1 (- ) 1.-) 1. ed,.tri ill '

GENERAL BublNESS

(a) NOXIOUS F 'LANIS l._ t..I l...11 1 t. .I. L 7, FUNC[ .I (..j IN S L.J F CLASS .1

COMMJ-[TEE

i·- .l l._.'.4 1 j. (...11-4

R. Blick expressed concern that the NOXi OUS Plants C.1. .3.23.i:31 f l Cation

Commit. *tee 'to his knowled Ne hall not me i.:. 1- i j r 'C w o years vet there

were new weeds being classified ana asked that perhaps the

Field Officer present could explain.

The Field Officer, G. Strickett, replied. At the conclusion

of the discussion R. Blick recommended that no further action

be taken.

(b) NATIONAL FIELD DAYS DISPLAY

The following extract from the Executive Committee minutes wasread by the Secretary together with the Committees recommendation„

"J. MINaught advised that it had been elected to have another

Display at the Field Days and that this year they did not havethe same site as they have elected to be under canvas.

Further. South Auckland region has called for donations of 5150.00

from regional DNPA's also the Noxious Plants Council has been

approached tor 9- 1.nancla.1 Ass.1 st ance. "

Recommendation

"Ihai:. the .1. 1.1 .3. tltute t.j.1. (J k (.1 1.) an-.-+ short*all t. nat the Noxious

Plants 1....(..)LI. ne: 1 1 01 (3,9::6 nOL il'ileet SLUDJ ect +20 a maximum C)+

1.1. ve hundred dollars ( 5.:- 5 00„ 00) „ "

D. Ful .1. 69 rton urged the Institute to consider giving more thai1. 1 1 1.9 ··i l VE.-? Al.-1 nOI--e (.1 de) 1. I. .:I-, r-S 1- 6.9 CI) ili irl €·.·) Et f.1 62(. i by 1.- Ine E xE·3 (I l..l t. 1 VE? l... C) i fi fri 1 i t.€.) €3 0

Fc).1- .i, C) l.···J L 1-'i ('1 .l (P I i (-111 1-ly (.11 i:/1. l·3·31 L (-2111 :.> It. WEI. E-· Moved J. Merlaullht

SOCOndE· 0 1-U Her' i--) (.+21 -'1.-, ,_ &1 4:l ;2 E|-i e 311 -9:> 1.1 j L l..l li-- e L) 1. t.-- 1-< t..41) 611, - i: ;it v thal 1

L hat tina) bl c) r·: 1 (J) 1...l '5 11·' .1. 89 11 1.-1 s l. ,(Zil.ll-li.I 1 1 (1 ij (3 -5 1"K) t. mi·2€6) t. . <f: l ll.) 3 (3· 1.:11. t o a. 1 1 m 1 IL

(3 + (+ ) i e L i } c) ,-1.·:b <Fi. 1-U.3 i i i.)

CARRIED

42) HIREAGE OF DISPLAYS

Cc) 1-1 siderable t..1 -1. 1 2. t..t si:f. 1. i.) I t t.. BO 1-< place with t. 1-10.9 er) V :1. 4-:> A , I e placed on

t.he 1-2. 1. :.1<:E t.-1 (.) + !+11 1, .e 4.-. (+1 f..1 to 1.) NPA ' s who did not' c ( )1-j -l-r' i but.e t. 0 1.lie i nt l.. 1 ..4 |

pt,- ul t.·11 - i-- -

he iD.L lowlilil ref:.(,Illme;Ill<:It.!on irckii, 1 lt€··) l-'+: E)Clil L VE? l.(.)i'mnit to·(.3 W<3.iE f(·-9.6.,(1

" I nat an'v :,r an(.11-' cou L d Iii r o a l.. a char-cue (-11 1-- .I t|2 v

Dollars [)1!.ly· ·trel.tlill 1.4.)|f,111(1 li;}·.3-1.- l.;it? lili·Illt,·iii(LE' 19; Dala

by the Lri<:2.1 I i..,1 £--·. "

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't hat those? <.4 l. i t. 11 (.3 1·* .1 iles who I' 6 V e I1 (.') 1.i ii} acle a ('2 (1) rub·- 1 13 t..l t,- C) 1-1

towards t. ne initial lf. (2) i.b t. (I) + the I-- 1 €·3 1. d Day e 1-1 l.11 1 3 iT-1 el''t't De chargedi ; fl €-3 *1 Ll 1-1 Cl t €·3 (-1

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also

ars (5100. c.) 0) and tri eel-:. lil'-te i i e:Loh-t j. 1 I c.1 c ost- 1.'I o t. l'iat

a oll +C' r ti. it· 11 F-0 11 ':RP..._ .... .... .... .... E y t.1'10 1.4 e Author- 1. t.j es no fur-ther-

€2 1 'ta. rcies w 1. 1.1. be J. 1 i ( l.117-' ecl.

Those Authorites who have contributed shall (:'n 1 -V 1 1 3 C l.1 1 +reiant

charges."K. Crother s seconaed the motion.

The President stated that the Fifty Dollar ($50.00) hire chargewas an onaoing charge which would help maintenance costs.

The following amended motion was moved F. Marsh. seconded J. CrawThat the display be hired for Fifty Dollars ($50.00) plus freight toany person or groups of persons who wish to hire the display from theInstitute.

The substantive motion was put and CARRIED.

The question then arose as to who will be charged with theresponsibility of the display and the debting of accounts -fromthose Authorities wishing to hire it.

It

be

det

was moved D.Brown. seconded R.Morgan That the display careunder the custod» of the South Auckland Branch and the

:) ting to be undertaken by the National Trea Guret'- .

CARRIED.

(d, NON ATTENDANCE Al NELSON CONFERENCE:

N. Mickleson questioned the me thod used by the Execut:'ve and

felt that the three Officers in Question should have been

ap p l -' oac. tiecl prior*- t o t I --t e a c-t '.i. ort 1-2 a I·( en „

The letter in quest L on written to the Author itv concer- ned was rea. tO .

(e; MlNISIRY Or AGRiCULIURE AND PISHEklES:

G. Ward made reterence to a letter dated 14 Al:) r 11 1788 +rom the

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MAI ·· ' s pois.!.'l. 1. on ]. n reqa.rd to a. 1 1 matters re .Latina 1.-) e 1.- W e 6.-)1 1 the 1-1 -1. r-i 1. stre01 1 1 l.-11'--1 (... l.1 .1. 12 t..lt-"e a 1 1 (1 1-- .1 6 1 1 €·3 r-leS an(..1 L... C) C a 1 l..·.1 1...) ·JE) f I 1 iiI len't i

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DEPI OF CUNSERVAILON - CROWN LAND:

Concern with trip enancies thal.: have-) 1.-)een maae ].n re(-16:lt-

an[-1 1.- he I)(-31.) art menr. of Ccu-, serva-i.-i .1. ons (1 01--1 -tr' 01 0+ tile Nox

Lai-i(.1

1. ous Plants on

those lands w a -:5 e ;·< pressea try, members,

6. Strlckett w ·as duked Questions and rel') i. led as a Field 0·ti· 1. cera i-, G i.· j. clare i::et:1 l.- c, ,1 + , ·f.el -1 1....e on 1 !30 L. c.,1 1. t..h' O+ -1. i.-,1.- c.?11 t. 1.1(..) ?< 1. i, t..i S t-' .1 a 11 1 - 1... i

J„ Craw brouaht to the institute's notice the importance of Speakei

papers being submitted to the orgainising Committee prior

con terence.

D. Collins replied and N. Daniel made comments.

C h> CLARIFICArlON OF THE FIELD OFFICERS ROLE

M„ Holden asked the Field Officer whether the Field Officers

worked for the Noxious Plants Council or had there been a

transition,lf so when did this occur? G.Strickett replied

that he is employed to De a Field Officer to the Noxious Plants

Council and contracted to MAF.

(11 EXECUTIVE TRAINING OFFICER'S

The Executive Trainina Officer presented his report.

(j) T.C. I. TUTOR'S REPORT:

1he I.C.I. Tutor presented his report.

Ii. j AUSTRAI_lAN IRIP - DU PONT:

0. Craw gave a report.

1) BRANCH RE PORT>E

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be published zn the next Newsletter

P „ Mar' sh moved , se€.: cj ! i clec.i M:. I··· €·.0 1'" au.son that lin + i..l 1.1 t..l !·-- e 13 t- ·:3.1 -1 (:h re port:

be oublished in the Newsletter prlor to Conference,

VOIE DE THANKS:

ME Na. 1.-1. il!-'A:, on t) E--) 1-la I. -f ( )·r the I. 1 t il. t .i. 1.-.-. 1...1. E e e' i- ll. i.-C' Il,.led a vote f. j 1 t I --1 £3.1---11., s

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ihe Prel··.1 Ident ( 1 :. Worsle v.) re Flied and thanked the Nat lona L

Secre 12 arv' 4.-1 na 11 1. 1-.1 ar ':h. 11 -1 or t. lie 1. r assi stance over .1.- 14; e vears.

Purther v ute i ) + Li j anks was extended to k. lier riliees Mational

Freas:.lf-€31- 4-1 Ad -1 1%2 1·'It.1-it..lt.Ii·• t..I.1(-)1-"|·: (Mrs b. .Il'11 It-am .,

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SPEAKER'b PAPEHS:

PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT 1988/89

It is with pleasure that I present my Annual report.

At the 1988 Conference in New Plymouth when asked by the "newsmedia" how I felt the Conference had gone, I said that if nothingelse it was hoped that this Conference had allayed some of thefears that Noxious Plants Officers had about their futures.

Whilst that may have been the case then, things have certainlychanged since with the introduction of Local Government reform.

Of prime importance to this Institute during the latter part ofthe year has indeed been Local Government Reform. This Institute

with considerable input from all members forwarded to the LocalGovernment Commission a submission in November. At the time of

writing this report, no clear policy had been made by the.Commission on the future of noxious plants administration, and itis with this uncertainty the final outcome is awaited.

The Institute sought a meeting with the Local Government

Commission but it was fel t that little would be achieved,

however, an approach was made to the National Transition

Committee for a meeting and it was hopeful that this might takeplace.

At the beginning of last year the Institute was invited to putforward its comments to the Ministry for the Environment on thepesticides issues and options report. The submission .was

presented and we now look forward to receiving the report and tohaving some further input into the future use of pesticides inthis Country.

In 1987 the Institute met with officers of the Pest DestructionOfficers Institute with the view to amalgamation of the twoInstitutes. It had been intended to have another meeting towardsthe end of last year but with the outcome of local governmentamalgamation being uncertain, it was with mutual agreement

decided to leave any future meetings until things were moredefinite.

No further information has been received with regard to theLincoln seminar on amalgamation of pests and noxious plantscontrol but it is understood that again local government reformhas meant this being placed on hold in the meantime.

My thanks to Peter Ingram for representing the Institute at theChemical Applicators Conference, Murray Turner and Keith Crothersrepresenting the Institute at the Pest Control Officers InstituteConference. Kevin Worsley for his work on the Training Committee

and latterly the Moderating Committee. Keith Crothers and jack

Craw for their work in getting together the submissions on localgovernment reform and pesticides use respectively. Eric Eden for

his hard unrewarding work in keeping the Executive and memberswell informed of happenings within the Institute and to theExecutive generally for your work behind the scenes during theyear.

Finally, to those attending this Conference I wish you all anenjoyable time and that by your being here, it will be wellworthwhile.

0

D J Brown

NATIONAL PRESIDENT

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The Institute of Noxious Plants Officers Inc.

P.O. BOX 3127, RICHMOND, NELSON.

NATIONAL SECRETARY

Phone (Bus) (064) 48176

Fax (054) 47249

Phone (Pvte) (064) 28694

File Ref.

NATIONAL SECRETARY'S ANNUAL REPORT 1988-89

The following is my report for the 1988-89 financial year.

In compiling this my fist Annual Report I wish to acknowledge thetremendous support that I have received during the year.

Considerable time has been spent in trying to keep Institutemembers advised of the proposed changes in Local Governmentreform. My thanks goes out to Keith Crothers who at very shortnotice tabulated and prepared our submission to the Local

Government Commission. While all may not agree with some 3=-pectsof the report members must gain some satisfaction in the factthat we responded to the Local Government Commissions request forsubmissions. Unfortunately we were not able to meet with theLocal Government Commission to discuss members concern over. theemployment of officers. By the time you read this report DavidBrown and myself will have been to Wellington to meet with MrArcher from the National Transition Committee. We will, throughMr Archer be attempting to set up a meeting with the fulltransition committee and a delegation from the Institute.

Membership over the last twel ve months has shown a slight

decrease with eight resignations and only four applications.

It was with regret that we heard of the passing away of BertGarnity and Samuel Neill (life member).

Members through necessity may need to give some consideration toredefining branch boundaries. One suggestion has been that

branches be formed along the lines of the regional areas proposedby the Local Government Commission.

By conference, five issues of the newsletter will have been sentout throughout the year. Having established a successful formatI now feel it maybe time to pass over the editors position tosomeone else. Anyone interested please contact your Executivemember.

My thanks must also go to David Brown, Kevin Worsley and MurrayTurner. Without their direction and guidance the position ofsecretary would have been that much more difficult. I have

enjoyed the challenge and look forward to the opportunity tocontinue for another year.

0

EJ Eden

NATIONAL SECRETARY

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f\Em G i OTAGO /GooaruARD

"That the National President of the Institute give firstconsideration to holding any future emergency meeting of theNational Executive in Wellington".

Explanation

In the past difficulties have been experienced with memberscatching connecting flights to alternative venues.

All members are able to fly and assemble in Wellington by 9.30 a.m.and return the same day thus saving expensive accommodation nosts.

It is suggested the venue for any such meeting could be held at theLocal Government Training Officer or even the Airport Lounge.

Refer Constitution and Rules, Section llD Page 8.

Re-AG 2- .E?GO / Sot<r,u:52"That the Institutes donation of $50 for the Ladies programme atAnnual Conference be inc.based to a maximum of $150".

Refer Constitution aud Rules, Section 21 Page 13. -

Explanation

Self explanatory; a matter of eroding inflation.

REMIT B ..IEKIEEI__s*ei-:-g ·.

This branch seeks to have the rules and constitution reviewed atthe next-A.G.M. with reference to membership.

Reasons

With the reorcani:ation of local government sonic officers job

descriptions Er,4 employment criteria may have changed.

Although 1 11,· 5 •· () 1 1 1 C pr- S could Still 1 a v (' 2 : t. rong interest in

noxioub plants work their time spent may be very low-thus makingthem not cligible for memberhhip.

NORTHLAND

Membership of the branch has remained stable over the last year

although much concern has been levelled at the situation atHokianga, with no N.P.0. employed. M.A.F. - N.P.C. have takenlittle interest in this, yet it is known that Class A plants andTarget plants are in Hokianga area.

Members of the branch have felt the pressure of the uncertain

future with all the changes happening or about to happen, like:

Local Government Reform submission caused some considerablesplit in branch.

- Ministry for the Environmental: Pesticide Use, Issues andOptions. Jack Craw did a great job on this.

By conference the Pesticide Use draft will be out for

submissions, as will the draft on the new Noxious Plants Act forsubmissions.

Publicity and extension work by branch members involved,

newspaper columns, A. & P. shows and Easter Show by the Aucklandarea D.N.P.A's and N.P.0.'s which involved a 12 day marathoneffort.

Special Projects and Training Projects carried out by branchmembers during the year were, Manchurian Wild Rice control,

Nassella Tussock clearance, Latent Plant Identikit, Code of

Practice for the use of herbicides in amenity areas.

Many new Salvinia and Water Hyacinth sites were discovered plustwo other new plants which may end up added to the Latent Plantlist. Also further target plant finds, showing N.P.0.'s worth atthe ground root level.

Most D.N.P.A.'s and N.P.0.'s especially around Auckland have beeninvolved in the anti-pesticides issue, with the result of

controls on spraying for each Local Authority and chemical usedby them.

Even a banning of chemical usage on Waiheke Island.

Meetings were held at Takapuna in June, at Dargaville in Octoberand at Rodney in February.

Guest speaker at Takapuna was Mr. N. Rasmussen from the Ministryfor the Environment and at Dargaville Bob Cathcart the GeneralManager of the Northern Regional Council. At the Rodney meetingPest Destruction Supervisors we re in attendance as well as

M.A.F. - N.P.C. Field Officer Doug Robertson.

Non-Noxious plants coming under roadside clearance work are

pampas, wild ginger and privet.

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Following a busy year branch members have maintained a positiveattitude amongst all the change around, and have kept the flagflying with publicity and extension work plus new plant finds.

I would like to thank the Northland Branch Members and their

employers for their support throughout the year.

D.S. RHODES,NORTHLAND BRANCH EXECUTIVE

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INSTITUTE NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS

HAWKES BAY - EAST COAST BRANCH REPORT

1988-89 has been another difficult year for noxious plants

officers, with job uncertainties and amalgamations very much tothe fore.

It is with some trepidation that we await the outcome of

amalgamations and regional council policy. The possibility thatthere may be a reduction in noxious plants officers numbers,cannot be ruled out. This in itself has made life fairly

difficult, with officers not knowing whether or not they willstill be employed at this time next year.

Two meetings were held during the year both of which were well

attended.

Membership of our branch has now dropped to 10, with WalterStahel having been appointed to Tauranga.

Officers in the Gisborne region have had an eventful year in the

wake of cyclone Bola. Their jobs have been an amalgamation ofproliferated duties, chief butcher of impounded stock, chief

culler of assorted dogs, under secretary to offensive deposits,apprentice huntaway of roadside stock and occasional noxious

plants duties. This shows the versatility of the noxious plantsofficer.

Noxious plants in this area are now showing up in places wherethey have never been seen before.

Those property owners that can afford to do so are controllingplants where possible, others are sitting tight and allowing landto revert to Gorse, Blackberry, thistles and Manuka.

R. PACKE,CHAIRMAN 22 MARCH, 1989

ANNUAL BRANCH REPORT - TARANAKI BRANCH - PAM MORSHEAD

The Branch has had a relatively quiet year since the Conference

at New Plymouth - recovering!

Only four meetings were held during the year, because of all theextra conference organising meetings in the preceding 12 months.

Milton Kreft left our ranks as an N.P.0. in June but continued as

executive member until the end of the year. Now at the crack ofdawn Milton is down at the track watching his beloved race horsesat work. We hope you enjoy your enforced retirement Milton.

Jack Hunter has been hospitalised for some weeks with sciaticaproblems. We all wish you a speedy recovery Jack.

The sudden death of Tom Coupe came as a great shock to us all.

Nearly all north island members travelled to Tokaanu in Augustfor the I.W.D launch of Grazon and Tordon D.K.N.F. I think I cansay a great time was had by all.

In early November we had a visit from Judy Grindell to inspectCinnabar moth and Flea beetle release sites. -

At the Egmont sites only one flea beetle larvae and one batch ofCinnabar moth eggs were found in the cage. Luckily enough mothshatched later in November to take centre stage at two, two day A.& P. shows. These were our major events for the year with

considerable work in organisation and manning these displays.Weed identification competitions sponsored by local nurseries andgarden centres proved very successful with plenty of contestantsat both shows. This aspect will be continued in future years.

The "Ask Us" stickers also proved very popular and in fact we hadto limit the numbers given out to make our allocation last overthe four days.

The weather conditions were such that the Cinnabar moths hatchedin quantity in mid December. David Bayly was kept busy feedingthose in the cage, but by mid January they'd had enough andstarted to pupate. Some caterpillars escaped and wintered over inthe area close to the cage. One Cinnabar moth was seen a

kilometre away, so the climate can not be too bad. We are hopingfor a longer feeding season next summer.

Local Government reform continues to be unsettling for memberswith some Councils in our area continuing to fight amalgamations.

Hopefully the next few months will see matters finalised.

In conclusion I wish all members well in the coming year.

INSTITUTE OF NOXIOUS PLANTS OFFICERS

NORTH/SOUTH ISLAND BRANCH

BRANCH REPORT

Two meetings were held this year; one was a combined meeting withthe Canterbury Branch in August, in conjunction with the IvonWatkins Dow field day for the introduction of Grazon; the otherwas our Annual General Meeting held at Lake Rotoiti.

Alan Roberts, Grey County Council, retired this year after many(how many?) years of loyal service to the Branch. This Branch washeavily involved in decision making for the Executive's LocalGovernment· Re-organisation submissions and we extend our

appreciation to Keith Crothers for the excessive input he had ingetting the submissions collated and off the ground.

Our Branch is in the process of updating a register of all ourolder members; many of whom have done sterling work for theInstitute over the years, but now are virtually unknown

especially to many of the newer members. Once -311 this

information has been collated it will then be di.tributed for

general viewing.

ROGER BROADHURST,EXECUTIVE MEMBER 31 MARCH, 1989

ANNUAL REPORT - CANTERBURY BRANCH

MARCH, 1989

The Canterbury Branch has held five meetings since the last

Conference.

In August a joint meeting was held with the northern South IslandBranch. This meeting followed on from I.W.D.'s "Grazon" afternoonand evening, which was enjoyed by all, with entertainment beingprovided by John Hore-Grenell.

It was pleasing to note that while all N.P.O.'s present enjoyedthemselves, with some rather late getting to bed, not one steppedout of line. Unfortunately the same could not be said for some ofthe contractors.

The Branch membership stands at 30, with 20 N.P.0.'s, 4 D.S.I.R.2 M.A.F., 1 Nassella Tussock Ranger and 3 retired members.

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Field days have been limited, although some members took theopportunity to visit "Home Bush", one of Canterbury's historicsheep runs owned by the Deans family an situated in the MalvernCounty.

Members from outside the Nassella Tussock Board's area also

enjoyed a field trip to North Canterbury to view the Board's areaand learn how they have coped with the problem.

A considerable amount of members' time has been taken up withorganising the Conference and the Branch hopes the Conferencewill be a success and be enjoyed by all delegates and visitors.

Please remember to bring plant samples for Arthur's weed

identification session.

Once again the Branch held a successful weed display at theChristchurch show, which was well attended by the public, ruraland urban. Through negotiations with A. & P. Association, theBranch no longer has to pay for the site, which reduces the costof operating the display. The whole project is funded by theCanterbury Councils and costs between $900 - $1,000 to operate.

D.S.I.R. Botany Division, celebrated its 50th anniversary this

year, and two members attended the official opening of the

Herbarium wing at D.S.I.R., Lincoln, last November.

Several members also attended the botany workshop on plant

identification and the launching of "Flora of New Zealand",

Volume 4, later the same week.

Like everyone else, all members are waiting anxiously for thefi nal outcome on Regional Government reform and how it will

affect their future. Hopefully by Conference time we may know abit more regarding the future of noxious plant control throughoutNew Zealand.

R.W. BLICK,CANTERBURY EXECUTIVE MEMBER

OTAGO/SOUTHLAND BRANCH'

REPORT TO 1989 CONFERENCE DELEGATES

It is most pleasing to be able to report that the Otago/SouthlandBranch has seen the last twelve months out with no changes to itsmembership in that period. It has indeed been some three yearsnow that our membership stabilised.

The Branch normally holds its Annual General Meeting in Septemberor October, but decided to delay it until February of this year

when we gathered at the Branches Station in the Skippers area ofthe Queenstown/Lakes District Council.

We had occasion to meet as a Branch on two other dates, one inAugust at Gore and the other in October at Balclutha. In additionto the meetings there was a wealth of regular newsletters to keepmembers informed of both local and national issues.

The first issue to involve our Branch was that of "Pesticides

Use". In response to a request from our Senior Vice-PresidentJack Craw a Branch submission was made and forwarded to Jack. He

is to be congratulated for the effort put into completing thedocument on the Institute's behalf and we are eagerly awaitingthe outcome.

Of course the "BIG" issue of the year would undoubtedly be thatof "Local Government Reorganisation" and the subsequent"TRANSITION" that we are all undergoing at present. I can barelyrecall a day going by in recent months when the issue has notbeen brought up in discussion. It has turned us all inside outmany times over and subjected many an officer to additional workfor our respective employers. It has disturbed not only ourpublic life, but also our private lives.

The catch word of the time is definitely "TRANSITION". If youhave not already undergone a l'transition" then you are almostcertainly about to do so. It has no respect of age, service norloyalty.

I was given the dubious honour of compiling and writing theInstitute's submission on what it (the Institute), foresaw asbeing the best for noxious plants control in the local governmentreorganisation. There has been little feedback on the final

submission although I acknowledge that it may very well not havebeen well received by some officers and/or their employers.

To counter that dissatisfaction, every DNPA and its officer/s

have had the opportunity to make a separate submission to theLocal Government Commission in January of this year. I hope thateach officer in this Branch utilised that opportunity.

There is still much to do in the months ahead and I hope that wecan all work together for the common good.

Our Branch was asked by the National Executive to prepare a

Conference Job Description and Branch Executive Guidelines.

Everyone within the Branch made a contribution I extend my thanksto Murray Turner for his initiative and input into that project.I believe the final product was a worthy effort and I hope that

the Institute sees fit to follow both sets of guidelines.

Murray Turner was elected to the office bearing position of

National Treasurer at last year's conference. That decision hasalready seen the benefits in the appointment and I hope theInstitute will continue with his services, not only for hisfinancial ability but general all-round commonsense at Executivelevel.

I believe just about each member of this Branch has gone a fewrounds with Department of Conservation over the crown grantproblem and the result of the pressure place don the Departmentwas the appearance of monies to carry out some work. Yet anothertopic that I am sure will not go away and will undoubtedly occupyour time more than not.

The same can be said of the problem that has developed withdisused railway lines and in some instances, the main trunk linesalso. We must endeavour to keep that pressure on and work

together on the.e matters.

The Institute has been well served by its new Secretarythroughout the latter part of 1988 and earlier this year. Thanks

Eric for keeping up the good standard that Institute membersexpect. You have also made a good job of the Editorship, but alasit would seem the same old problems abound in this area as youwill no doubt elaborate on at Conference.

This years DRG Canon Awards saw last year's Du Pont Award of EricEden's achieve a highly commended prize. Congratulations Eric -well done. David Fullerton of Waikato also made an applicationand while not in the final list of prize winners I am looking

forward to hearing more about the video and static display thatthe submission was based on. Well done David.

The 1989 Du Pont Award has gone to Dick Healy representing theSouth Auckland Branch. The winning project is for the productionof professionally designed and constructed display stands for useby Branches and DNPA's throughout New Zealand. I look forward tolearning more in Timaru.

All of the Otago/Southland Branch should be in attendance atTimaru; a time that we all look forward to, so here's hoping fora good conference hosted by our "sister" Branch. After that isdispensed with it will be the turn of our "buddy " Branch,

Northland to host next year's conference in Hamilton, and afterthat we will host one at Lincoln. We must remain optimistic that

conferences and training seminars will continue.

I have now completed my longer than normal term as Branch

Executive Member and have handed the reins of our Branch affairs

over to Peter Ayson who I hope you will see a lot of in Timaru.Otago/Southland members seem to have something of a penchant forkeeping the National Executive honest and ticking over, not tomention ruffling a few feathers. I expect Peter and the rest ofthe Branch will continue with that fine tradition.

In the meantime I look forward to renewing old acquaintances atTimaru and perhaps also establishing some new ones.

KEITH CROTHERS,SOUTHLAND D.N.P.A.

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VICE PRESIDENT

KEITH CROTHERS - SOUTHLAND BRANCH