BRANCH REPORTS

improve the Association's viability and influence particularly at this present time when so much new legislation which is in the pipe-line will eventually bring new and difficult problems for its implementors the Council of the Association had given this problem a great deal of though and attention and had brought the Notice of Motion to the meeting in order that members could decide the Association's future.

The recommendation of the Council was that the subscription fees to the Association should be increased, and that every member be asked to make a special effort to increase membership in order that the future activities of the organisation can be assured and expanded.

The Motion was then put to the meeting for discussion. Many members spoke on the issues involved. It was pointed out that too great an increase in subscription could result in a fall in membership. This was countered by The Honorary Treasurer who reminded members of his Annual Report in which he had informed us that subscription to the Association would be a deductable item for income tax purposes. It was suggested that an approach to the petroleum industry for a grant or some other form of assistance might be one other method of easing the financial situation. This proposal was discussed and finally it was agreed that the Honorary Secretary and the other Officers should explore this possibility.

It was then proposed by D. HALL seconded by P. ROBINSON that the annual subscription for Members be increased to £6.00 per annum; that the annual subscription for Associates be increased to £7.00 per annum; and that capitation fees to Branches be increased to 0.50p per Branch Member per annum. The Chairman then put this to the vote and the proposal was carried, only two members voting against.

Notice of Motion No. 2

"That the following persons be elected Honorary Members of The Association. G.N. DEAN, ESQ., C.R. PESKETT, ESQ., H. GRIFFITHS, ESQ., DR. G.J. JEACOCKE, and G. ASHLEY ESQ.".

This was introduced by the Honorary Secretary who spoke at some length regarding the considerable help and advice which these gentlemen had so unselfishly given to the Association over many years. The Chairman and other Officers drew the attention of the Meeting to the great debt of gratitude which The Association owes to these colleagues and friends. The Chairman then told the Meeting that it was felt by The Council of The Association that the granting of Honorary Membership to these five gentlemen would be some measure of the Associations gratitude. The Motion was then proposed by B.W.C. THACKER, Seconded by J.W. FRID, and accepted unanimously by the Members present.

Any other business

Under this item The Honorary Secretary of the Midlands Branch drew Members attention to the next meeting of his Branch which was to be held at the Warwickshire Oil Terminal, Kingsbury.

Mr. B. LOWE of Bedfordshire raised the question of re-forming the old Anglia Branch. It was left for Mr. Lowe and The Honorary Secretary to arrange a first meeting at an early date.

The Meeting then adjourned for lunch at 12.45.

In the afternoon a most interesting talk was given by J.R. RUSSELL, ESQ., H.M. Deputy Superintending Inspector of Factories. He spoke of the work being carried out by the Health and Safety Executive, and gave Members an insight into some of the future tasks which the Executive had before it. His talk was followed by an interesting of question and answer, and at the end of this both sides had a good insigr.t into each others problems.

Mr. Russell was sincerely thanked by Mr. R.P. Holdaway for this talk, and inquisition by the Meeting, upon the conclusion of which the Members showed their appreciation in the usual fashion.

Finally, the Chairman, Mr. H.T.E. Jackson thanked the Chief Fire Officer for the West Midlands County Council, Mr. T. Lister, and his staff, for the excellent facilities which had been given to the Meeting, and for their help in making the meeting so SUccessful.

EASTERN

Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting of the Eastern Branch held at the Cambridgeshire County Council, Fire and Rescue Service, Divisional Headquarters, Parkside, Cambridge, on Wednesday 7th July 1976. Introduction

The meeting was opened by Mr. J.W. Frid, National Secretary of the Association who welcomed the 16 members and 3 visitors present:Mr. Frid, in his introduction, commented that branch activity within the Association was low compared with before reorganisation, and that there was a call from the membership for renewed branch participation. He reported that there had previously been an Anglian branch, and that it was now intended to reopen this as the Eastern branch of the Association. Mr. Frid then introduced Mr. J.S. Crewe, (Beds. C.C.), Hon. Editor of The Bulletin, and Mr. B.O. Lowe, (Beds. C.C.), Council Member. He then invited members to appoint officers to the new branch. Election of Branch Chairman

Mr. T.A. Armstrong (Norfolk) proposed that Mr. Frid be elected Chairman. This was seconded by Mr. J. S. Crewe and agreed by the meeting.

Election of Branch Secretary

E. Brown (Cambs.) proposed Mr. J.S. Crewe as Secretary. This was seconded by Hr. ,T.". Frid (Cambs.) and agreed 'by the r:leeting. Branch TIules

The Chairman then read through the rules of the old Anglian Branch, and there was general discussion of various matters associated with these. It was felt that the existing quorum for a branch meeting of 10 persons present should be retained, and that a branch fee of 50p per person be adopted. It was also felt that, with the present strength of the branch, a branch Executive Committee was unnecessary. After further discussion, Mr. T.A. Armstrong proposed that the old Anglian Branch rules be adopted as the rules of the Eastern Branch, and that a branch membership fee of 50p per person be levied. This was seconded by Mr. E. Brown and agreed by the membership. The chairman undertook to produce copies of the Rules for each Member of the Branch at the next meeting. Branch Funds

The Chairman, Mr. Frid, reported that £16.02 remained from the branch monies of the old Anglian Branch. He proposed that:"Previous monies belonging to the old Anglian branch, amounting to £16.02, be taken over as the funds of the Eastern Branch".

This was seconded by Mr. E. Brown and agreed by the meeting. Annual Timetable

The Chairman then went on to give a brief run-down of the sort of timetable that the branch should be aiming for, with its A.G.M. in April, prior to the Association A.G.M. , with an Autumn meeting initially and other meetings as they could be arranged. He then asked for suggestions from the membership for future venues, and various places were suggested. General Discussion The formal business of the meeting being over, a general discussion took place concerning various matters of interest, including a short talk by Messrs. Holland and Cook, of Forecourt Metrication Ltd., on conversion of forecourt dipsticks from imperial to graduations. A discussion of this tOP1C then ensued amongst those present. General dis-satisfaction was expressed at the ion whereupon tankers delivered to garages 1n . . . t th underground tank metrlc quant1t1es, bu e . . . rial quant1t-dipsticks were graduated 1n lmpe ies. The Secretary was instructed by the membership to wri te to both the Hetrication Board and the Health and Safety Executive, to , express .' t' faction th1s d1s-sa 1S , and to ask for their views on the situation.

The meeting adjourned for lunch at 1.00 p.m.

.Forum

Following lunch, the meeting re-convened at 2.15 p.m., when a forum was held: matters of general interest were Y members, and in each case disCUSS10n place, with members putting the1r own views and those of their author1t1es or , a employers, on wl'de range of topics within the Petroleum legislative and administrative fields.

This discussion continued until 3.45 p.m. when the meeting was closed by the Chairman.

MIDLANDS

The Annual General Meeting of the newly formed Midlands Branch of the Association was held at Warwickshire Oil Storage Ltd., Kingsbury, Tamworth, Staffordshire, on Wednesday, 19th May, 1976.

PRESENT

There were 14 members present.

APOLOGIES

4 apologies were received. OFFICIAL WELCOME

Members were welcomed to Warwickshire Oil Storage Ltd., by the manager, who stated that the Company was formed to distribute oil products for various Oil Companies.

MINUTES

The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at Birmingham on the 23rd July, 1975 were confirmed and duly signed.

MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

There were no matters arising from the Minutes.

APPROVAL OF BRANCH RULES & CONSTITUTION

The draft Branch Rules and Constitution were approved.

BRANCH SUBSCRIPTIONS

It was approved unanimously that a levy of 50p per member be imposed to meet the cost of administration. ELECTION OF OFFICERS & COMMITTEE

It was decided that the Officers and Committee who were elected at the previous Annual General Meeting in 1975, be empowered to carry on during the coming year. DATE & PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

This was left to the discretion of the Officers and Committee.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

During the session various members asked if the secretary could contact the other sections of the industry i.e. the Explosives side, in order to try to boost the poor membership as it stood at the meeting. If .these people were in agreement to jOining the Association a better liaison would exist between the two sides.

Following the meeting a tour of Warwickshire Oil Storage Ltd., had been arranged in order that members could see the layout and discuss the problems which arise on a bulk storage depot.

After lunch members were visited by two Health and Safety Executive Officials, Dr. Johnson and Mr. Nimmo, who answered various questions on general matters relating to Petroleum and Explosive Legislation.

Finally the members were entertained by British Pipeline (U.K.O.P.) Terminal, a large Control Station used to alternate the flow of Petroleum Products from Liverpool to the Thames Es tuary.

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