WSPNZ GAC Minutes for January 2014

WORLD SOCIALIST PARTY (NEW ZEALAND) – General Administrative Committee

Meeting held via mobile telephone at 51 Weymouth Road, Manurewa and 15 Tanera Crescent, Wellington

DATE:                                Sunday 5^th January 2014.

CHAIRPERSON:                 V Lovatt.  Moved M Grayson, 2^nd C Matene.

OPEN:                                2:30pm.

PRESENT:                          (Committee)      A Coombs, M Grayson, M Gribble, T Lovatt, C Matene.

                                          (Members)         V Lovatt.

APOLOGIES:                       None.

PREVIOUS MINUTES/ERRORS & OMISSIONS:                     

Previous minutes read.  M Gribble moved the minutes be accepted as true and correct, 2^nd T Lovatt.  Minutes accepted.

DISCUSSION ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES:

1.            No reply from internet committee.

2.            No reply from Zeitgeist correspondent.

CORRESPONDENCE:       

1.            Socialist Party of Canada – Newsletter for January 2014 received via email.

2.            Zen Group – Letter received via post office box.

3.            SPGB – Email sent to SPGB regarding WSPNZ vote to re-instate WSP India into the WSM.

                A Coombs moved the correspondence be accepted and endorsed, 2^nd C Matene.  Correspondence accepted.

LITERATURE SECRETARY’S REPORT:

1.            Socialist Standards for December have arrived and will be posted to subscribers as soon as possible.  Socialist Standards for January have not yet arrived.

TREASURER’S REPORT: 

M Gribble presented the treasurer’s report.  PSIS term investment accounts have matured.  $1000 has been transferred into bonus bonds, the rest put into a term deposit.  M Gribble moved the treasurer’s report be accepted and any outstanding accounts to be paid, 2^nd T Lovatt.  Treasurer’s report accepted.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

1.            Discussion on a property for sale in Manurewa for $400,000.

2.            Latest WSPNZ ads on Face TV still screening.  Last ad will screen tomorrow.

NEXT MEETING:                     Sunday 2^nd February 2014.

CLOSED:                               2:50pm.