THE CLAN MACLEOD SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
Report For ACMS to be presented at CLAN PARLIAMENT JULY/AUGUST 2006 Compiled By Ian F. Macleod, President.
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It is with great pleasure I present this report to you all at this
Jubilee Parliament. New Zealand views Clan Macleod as a worldwide
family where all members are cooequal regardless of Office held ,age,
sex or nationality. It is a family where it is all the members for the
whole membership and the whole membership for all the members. We
believe that all national societies together with the ACMS officers
have a collective co-equal responsibility for the destiny of The Clan
Family. The Clan in New Zealand has seven Regional Societies with their
own elected officers and committees who are responsible for their
administration. The National Society is more of a coordinating body
which has no direct jurisdiction in the administration of the affairs
of the Regional Societies which meet as often as they see fit to carry
out their objectives and maintain the family feeling.
The Regional societies are as follows with the areas the cover and their presidents and Secretaries.
HELENSVILLE
This covers the central part of Northland from the Kaipara Harbour area
in the west to Waipu in the east. Its president is Laurence McLeod and
secretary is Helen Jansen,
AUCKLAND
This covers the northern part of Northland , Auckland, Waikato
and The Bay of Plenty areas. Its president is Don Hammond and Secretary
is Sarah Smythe.
HAWKES BAY
This covers the Southern part of the North Island of New Zealand. Its president is Verna Gillum and secretary is Dot McLeod.
CANTERBURY
This covers Canterbury , Westland , Nelson and Marlborough. Its president is Trevor Davey, and secretary is Mary P. Clark .
OTAGO
This covers the eastern part of Otago . Its president is Rod MacLeod and secretary is Daphne MacLeod
CENTRAL OTAGO
This covers the western part of Otago and Northern Fiordland. Its president is Don MacLeod and secretary is Wilma MacLeod.
SOUTHLAND
This covers Southland and Southern Fiordland. Its president is Graeme McLeod and secretary is Bruce Bartlett.
You will notice that a good number of
the officers do not have Macleod as their surname. I can assure you
that they all have strong Macleod ancestry. Most of our membership is
made up of the 50’s plus age group. This is unfortunately common with
other Societies like our Clan society. The 30- 40 year age group are
all busy work wise and family wise and just don’t seem to have time to
spare for activities like ours. We have youth membership uppermost in
our minds and are continually looking for ways to attract such
membership. It is not for the want of trying. The membership of the
regional societies in some areas is widespread and sometimes not all
members can attend meetings. The regional societies produce their own
circulars and newsletters from time to time informing their members of
what is happening locally and internationally.
The national society puts out two issues of The New Zealand Newsletter
each year in July and December updating things nationally .The regional
societies exchange their circulars . From time to time the national
president receives overseas Newsletters by e-mail which he forwards
onto the regional societies also likewise all ACMS releases which are
for public knowledge.
On the whole the membership is kept well informed.
Also the Meeting accepted an
offer from Central Otago CMS to host a South Island Gathering in March
2007. Otago presented a remit to the meeting regarding setting up a
simple genealogical project being a list of members With the names of
their forbears who came from Scotland and where possible the port and
date of departure, the ship they came on and the port and date of
arrival in New Zealand. Hawkes Bay presented a remit concerning a
possible visit from Chief John and Ulrika. This is to be investigated
and a remit asking for consideration to be given to holding Clan
Council Agms every Second year with a virtual {electronic } meeting in
between. The meeting felt that the Yearly meeting kept all in contact
(physically ) with each other. Altogether it was a most comprehensive
and successful meeting. New Zealand wishes to express its concern about
ideas and Suggestions being put to ACMS Management Council Meetings
which would involve National Societies in a financial outlay. It would
save a lot of problems occurring if the proponents of such would advise
the Nationals Society Presidents well in advance of such meetings of
such proposals. The NSPS would then be able to consult their regional
societies for some agreement to any financial commitment required. and
be able to properly instruct proxies accordingly. This is only common
courtesy to all concerned. Of course such matters should be properly
notified to The ACMS Secretary for inclusion in Meeting agendas.
We are all One big Worldwide Family . Through our unity let us set an example for the World .
We Shall Hold a Light as We Hold Fast To our Proud Macleod Family Fellowship.
Ian F. Macleod
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