EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Friday,
2 April 2004
VENUE:
CALTON HOTEL, PALMERSTON
NORTH.
Meeting
commenced at 6.30pm.
Present
Members: Prithipal Singh, Ashok Darji, Ratilal Champaneri,
Kishor Morarji, Amrit Vasan, Naginbhai.G. Patel, Harshad K Patel, Hasmukhbhai
Chhagan, Amratbhai Patel(Manukau), Jerambhai Dullabh, Nanu (Paul) C.
Patel, Paul Singh Bains,Bharatbhai Bhana,Parshotambhai Govind & Champaben
K Patel.
Life
Members: Jagdishbhai Natali, Chhotubhai Sima, Thakorbhai Parbhu,
Shantiben Parbhu, Maganbhai Ranchhod, Harbans Singh Randhawa & Ganges
B Singh.
Late Arrival:
Amritbhai Govind (ChCh).
1
& 13. Welcome: Host President Nanu(Paul) C Patel from Central
District Indian Association welcomed the NZICA Executive members, Delegates
and Life members. Paul Patel briefed the members on tomorrow’s Annual
Conference and outline of opening programme/events and expressed his views
on fruitful and smooth run of today's meeting.
2. NZICA
President, Prithipal Singh welcomed all the members to Palmerston North.
He requested all members to stand and to observe two minutes silence.
3.
Apologies:Dayalbhai Kesry, Mohan Mistry, Bhukhanbhai Parbhu, Ishvarbhai
Rambhai, Ramanbhai Ganda, Bhulabhai Bhakta, Ravjibhai Uka,Parbhubhai Prema,Parbhubhai
Kanji,Harkishen S Kung & Piara S Bains. Moved – Parshotambhai
Govind/Bharatbhai Bhana. _ Carried.
4. Minutes:
The Minutes of the last Executive Committee Meeting Hosted by Waikato Indian
Association on Sunday 16th of November 2003 at Waikato Community Hall,Hamilton,
tabled and read by President, Prithipal Singh.
Corrections & Additions
were made as follows:
Page 1:
Item 1 & 2: Last sentence should be read as smooth running of today’s
meeting.
Item 5 : Third sentence: All branch President’s expressed their views.
Page 2 :
Historical Booklet Data: Should read as branch not branches.
Outward: to be endorsed.
Page 3 :
Item 8 : should read as corrections to report was approved and to be printed
and distributed
Page 4 :
Wider Representation: Add: The branch to be provided the details of other small
existing association in the same interest.
Immigration: Skill & Partnership Policy.
Correction: The Global Immigration & Emmigration Services Ltd. $500 sponsorship.The
minutes were adopted as a true and accurate record of proceedings following
the above
corrections
was made to the minutes. Moved – Naginbhai
G Patel/ Ganges B Singh - Carried.
5.
Matters Arising out of Minutes:
1.Ram
Lila :
Will discuss tomorrow with The High Commissioner.
2. Historical Brochures:
Was distributed to most of the affiliated branches.
3. Historical Booklet Data:
Dr Jacqueline Leckie will talk about later on this evening today.
4. Telephone Directory:
Progress report to be provided at tomorrow’s annual conference.
5. Bhagvad Katha:
Went very well
Moved - Hasmukhbhai Chhagan / Paul S Bains – Carried.
Professor McLeod
will be an important advisor in this project. University of Otago
Press is very happy to Published Indo-NZ’er book which is well
overdue.
6.
Life Membership Nomination:
Maniben
Naik:
Name was put forward for voting. Two srcutinier were appointed and they
were Thakorbhai Parbhu and Harbans S Randhawa. Valid voters were 13 from
the committee present 2/3rd majority required for the nomination to be
put forward at the AGM.
The result was 8/4 against and 1 abstain hence did not reached required
number for the nomination to be put forward at the AGM. The voting
papers were destroyed. Moved – Naginbhai G Patel/Parshotambhai Govind – Carried.
Ukabhai Chiba:
The result was 6/7 against hence did not reached required numbered. The
voting papers were destroyed.
Moved – Nanu(Paul) C Patel/Parshotambhai Govind.
11.
General Business:
Host
President Nanubhai(Paul) C Patel asked all branch presidents to provide
exact numbers of delegates going to present at Annual Conference so he
can organized names, sitting arrangement,food,tea & coffee etc.
Meeting Conclude at 9.00pm.
