WELLINGTON CITY RIFLES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 154, 24 March 1908, Page 5

WELLINGTON CITY RIFLES.

ANNUAL MEETING. ' Tho annual mooting of the Wellington City Rifles was hold last evening, Captain Esson presiding. The balance-shcet showed that tho total receipts for the year wero £318 12s. 9d. (ineluding a balance from last year of £76 14s. 4d.). Tho capitation for the year was £137 10s., tournament fund £39 7s. Bd., socials £21 2s. 6d., daylight parades £20 10s. Gd. The expenditure amounted to £244 17s. Gd., the chief items being uniforms, £67 Is.; tournament expenses £39 7s. Bd.; daylight parades, £2l) 10s. 6d.; socials, £21 2s. Gd.; defence store charges, £18 14s. Gd.; secretary's honorarium, £15; attendance prizes, £10; and presentations, £6 os. A credit balance was left of £73 15s. 3d. The assets totalled £250 19s. 3d., and the liabilties £182 195., leaving a balance of assets of £63 ob. 3d.

Referring to the balance-sheet, Captain Esson paid a tribute to the way the secretary, Col.-Ssrgt. Davis, had attended to the finance of the corps. In regard to tho defence stores charges of , £18, ho called the attention of the men to the fact that every neglected rifle meant a charge upon the corps. As to the tournament fund it was satisfactory that, after paying the expenses of a team to Cliristchurch, a nest egg remains of £14. The year's work had been very satisfactory, and tho City Rifles had held pride of place. They could do with a few recruits, but were in tho happy position of only requiring good men. The balance-sheet was adopted. Col.-Sergt. Davis was re-elected secretary, and Sergeants Hower and Lovo auditors.

Tho following were announced as the attendance prize-ivinners for the year:— Bugler Rollins, Privates Edwards, StrangeMuir, Evans, Napier, sen., Wiren, Napier, jun., Spurway, Corpl. Milfcrd, and Private Norgate.

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