Letters St Aubyns Potters 1982

March 3rd, 1982

The Chairman,
St. Aubyns Potters Co-Operative,
P.O. Box 378,
Havelock North.

Dear Jackie,

As a result of your telephone call to us yesterday saying that “It was being bandied about among the other members of the group that we were not working in the best interests of St Aubyns Potters”, we feel that there is no alternative but to apply Rule 19 to us.

Under these circumstances we would rather tender our resignation than be dismissed.  Therefore, please accept one months notice from March 3rd, 1982 of our intention to resign, concurrent with our present leave of absence.

Yours faithfully,
Estelle Martin
Bruce Martin

St. Aubyns
Potters

VIDALS WINERY, 913E ST AUBYN STREET, HASTINGS
PO BOX 378, HAVELOCK NORTH, NEW ZEALAND

22nd March, 1982

Bruce & Estelle Martin,
Kamaka Pottery,
Valentine Road, Ngatarawa, R.D.5,
HASTINGS.

Dear Bruce and Estelle,

The co-operative at its meeting last evening voted to accept your resignation to take effect from April 3rd, 1982.

Yours faithfully,
for ST AUBYNS POTTERS
J Crespin

QUALITY POTTERY FROM HAWKE’S BAY’S LEADING POTTERS

ST AUBYNS POTTERS

Meeting of a sub-committee held at 17 Whakariri [Whakarire] Avenue, Westshore on 29 March 1982 at 7-30 p.m.

Present:  Denis (Chairman) Graeme, Jeff, Keith.

The sub-committee met to consider, and make recommendations to the next full meeting regarding

1.   Pay-out to Bruce & Estelle
2.   Payout to other original members if they should discontinue.
3.   Cost of entrance for subsequent members (not including Wendy)
4.   Refund to non-original members if they discontinue.

The Martins:  It is submitted that the Martins should be paid out on the basis of the wording of what was originally the suggested Rule 19 and although that rule has probably not yet been renumbered and passed, it was undoubtedly their understanding that in fact it was passed.  However the words ‘non-recurring expenses’ should not apply and should be changed to ‘current market value of assets’.

The payout recommended for the Martins is therefore

$350 being original contributions, plus
$332 being 18.74% of $1768 market value of assets.

Other Original Members:  It is recommended that the appropriate rule be renumbered and that it should provide for repayment to original members when they leave, the same amount as paid to the Martins, payable when a replacement has paid the required fee. – Original members have equal payout.

i.e. Denis and Fairlie $682, others $582, except in the event of the final para below.

New Members:  Initial contribution to be on the basis of one sixth of initial cost of ‘non-recurring expenses’ and this is reckoned at present to be $800.  Payment after the required period may be by instalments.  Any future contributions for any major capital item or unexpected major expense will be equally shared by all existing members.  On leaving, the new members will receive back their contributions less the sum of $200.

Jeff requested a further rule to be added to the effect that if it should happen that the Co-operative ceased to operate, then the terms and figures that may be set out in the rules do not apply, and that in that case all the disposable value of the assets at that time are divided equally among the members at that time.

P O Box 673
Napier
20/5/82.

Dear Bruce

According to a resolution at the last Potters meeting I am sending you a cheque for $100 being repayment of your original contribution.

Wendy is now a fully fledged member and this allows us to pay back the first of the changes back to a “unit”.

When the next one is accepted into the Co-op, Denis will get his $100 contribution back.  Then when the following potter is accepted the balance of capital refund will be paid to the “unit” of Estelle and yourself.

With kind regards to you both.

Keith Brown.

27.5.82.

Mr. Keith Brown,
Treasurer, St Aubyns Potters Co-op,
P.O. Box 673, Napier.

Dear Keith,

We Acknowledge receipt of your letter of 20/5/82 containing cheque for $100 being repayment of one half of our original contribution.

This $100, as well as that owed to Dennis and Fairly should have been paid out when St. Aubyns Potters decided to accept these two couples as ‘units’.  It was left in by us in good faith to assist the finances of St Aubyns Potters at that time.  The repayment of this amount should have been made some time ago without any reference to the acceptance of new members.

We disagree with the interpretation of the rules as stated in your letter regarding the repayment of the remainder of our capital input and share of the market value of assets.  The rules stated quite clearly that this was to be repaid on acceptance of a new member.  Therefore, with the acceptance of Wendy Cook as a full member, we expect the remainder of our original contribution ($250) plus our share of the market value of assets ($332) to be repaid immediately.

If the group had the expectation that we should resign because we were supposedly not supporting St. Aubyns Potters, then we expect them to act with the same integrity with regard to this payment

Yours faithfully
Estelle Martin
Bruce Martin
Estelle & Bruce Martin.