RANGIORA BOWLING, TENNIS AND CROQUET CLUB.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14980, 29 May 1914, Page 10

RANGIORA BOWLING, TENNIS AND CROQUET CLUB.

AKWUAI* MEETING.

The ninth annual m*oti&g of the " '. Bowling -Tennis, and Croquet Club iwaa jbcJo. last evening. Tbcro was a good attendance. .' t> Mr J. Sawsoin (pieeideat) oocupica toe chuix. The annual report of ihe general commit- _, too congratulated the club upon a. euoocse- ,- ful yew. Twenty-four new members ha<i been elected, twelve of each sex, "»d • i had been seventeen resignations. In addtfios -, lio tho withdrawals, tk« roll had been pnrgta . , of these who had kft without resigning, and . tho total number of members was now-2w— 83 3sdi<s and 121 men. The memborebip . tj ; the previous yoar m-ea 209- The, bolsuK*sheet must be considered » satisfectory ob*»;.-v tho debit balance h*ving "been icduwd by,- ' iE69 15s lid, being waw £231 12a £d. income from the billiard tables Iras, £Xlp •• r Us 3d, an increase of £10. In tbie oonnenon. •,; tie oommittco Tccently docided to wxmcg, tbo charges for games, and it remained h> ' ■ bo eeen whether this would •increase ii« ,-'- ---play to an «itcat that would maintain t»» Sicomo from tbotiblea. Iho income &«%•-> subscriptions amounted to £319 Ba Cd. Tht • " etatciuent of asset* and ltabihUce eSoiree tho club to bo in a sound financial ccndiUoo. „ the balance to credit having: increased troa),■'„-.» JE3IO Oβ 5d to X33S 0a 4d, althoug-h a. reaara-' ' able amount had been off the.-nfi»« of buildings !tnd plant for -*.__ Several eociaJ ge'thennge had "b«n IkW , - during the winter neason, β-nd had moat cnjoycble. The balance-eheet 6howee y receipts £351 13* <Jd and expenditure £SX Vie 3d. The assets were set down at ilSlfl , . 2s 6d, and liabilities £1118 *3e 2<L -' • The report and baliHace-ehtet wero adoptedThe reports of tho different wsction&l eernrmittees enbmitted showed that the' dub . had had a succpgafiil Ecason'e play, w* ■,*, bowling section having a specially goed v • reocod. • ' ' • The'elcction of officers resulted aa -Proeidont, Mr T. R. CraseweU; • ; "Scat, Mr W. E. Barton; treasurer. Mr H» C. Wilson; general eccrotary, l£r C. <fc " Jennings; auditor, Mr J. Marahall; geu«f»l t , committee, Mcears T. W. Ambrose,. JAver*, E. K. Good, C. M. Pinfold, B. "W. - L. Morton, F. Webber, H. ChappjsH. J. " Marshall. A. Glasgow, A. E. Goldinjr. H, ; Boyd, W. McKenzie, J. Sansom, and B." Sinclair. A proposal itaving , bocn mado by the ittdw . of the croquet section that th« annual eufc* ecription "for ladies be increased from I=*/, to £1 Is, it was resolved that it be a icons->* niendaticn to the- general committee io **• into consideration thn' ( rcvieion of tho ettb* > , tscription» all round. i" ■ A cordial, vote of thank* «iae accord«o to J. SaDeom for hie valuable eorviooe ac-pr» , sident of the club sine© its formation. SicVi.? 1 ■ j-ears ago. Votee of thanks wcro aleo *tfy c-or<ie<i tho ether xetiring officer*, and 'o>t c , eecretary an<l tho Ireaiiirer wcro to'.cd^.■a?'"'. honorarium of Svc puinpsts each. __"' t