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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1928, Page 16

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AUCKLAND CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The fifty-ninth annual general meeting .of thc Auckiand Rowing Club was held i> Mr. Cleat's rooms last night. The clul captain, Mr. R. K. Stacey, presided, afi<. there was a large attendance of members The report and balance-sheet as sub mitted were adopted. Keen interest was evinced in.the business •f the meeting, and several matters, after :. lengthy discussion, were left to the In coming executive to deal with. In al' except two offices an election was neces sary. The officers elected were : President Mr. H. Cleal (re-elected) ; commodore, Mr. G. Hogan (re-elected); vice-commodore, Mr. H. Schmidt (re-elected) ; vice-presidents, the same as last year with the addition of Mr. J. Bygate, senr.. and the committee to have power to add; club captain, Mr. R. K. Stacey (re-elected) ; reputy captain, Mr. It Mahon : hou. treasurer, Mr. R. Leabourne: hon. secretary, Mr. M. Barrett; executive committee. Messrs. A. Doull, G. Field, A. Ross, J. McComish, A. Andrews, J. Bygate. < W. H. Eaddy; trustees, Messrs. H. Cleal, J. Gentles, R. B. Young: hon. solicitor. Prof. R. M. Algie; hon. auditors, Messrs. R. Chappell, R. Rose; delegates to A.R.A., Messrs. G. Jonson, A. Ross. R. Mahon ; advisory committee, Messrs. A. Doull, R. K. Stacey. R. Mahon ; selection committee, left to the executive to decide.

The notice of motion introduced by R. K. Stacey. "To Increase the personnel of the executive from five members (as at present) to seven, and the quorum from five (as at present) to six," was carried. Owing to business reasons. Mr. A. Doull (secretary), and Mr. J. Jonson (deputy captain) did not seek re-election, and a resolution was carried expressing the mem- ,'? rs gratitude for the very valuable serTilfi ? e J I,nv, > rendered the club during thc last four years.