BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 548, 1 July 1909, Page 9

BOWLS.

KARORI CLUB'S 'ANNUAL MEETING. 1... ;, ,Mr. C.: H.-Dickerson, (president)- presided iat the annual meotine of the Karori Bowling I'. r Ciub,,; held'on Monday evening.- wm-; ~ v -Tii6.; annual reportstated --that tho season * s closed with a membership of 61. The coramitr tee drew' attention to tho desirability of w iri- s creasing the niemljership. With this end in i r \yaa propobod to submit'for considera- ■ r 1 , advisability of»reducing tho .entrance Is. .to --.10s.-' 6d. .(the subscription to : remain as at present M 2s.V With this' re- • ; 1 -A-would-;-bo,, cheapest "clnb ! ¥ l n district. The committee f op f£ fesidents of Karori would respond I.v inntation- to.- support <a, local instituf .vthich is endoarounng the I . y,wel{arej»f .the district. The finanoial position ~v , was, perfectly sound, there being a credit balance of about on the basis of the Govern- ■ , ment , valuation, , but the income did not show the increase that the com- ;:. pjttw. v, would wish. An additional itiem- . - pership 01, 20 would \ enable the ' club ! ' nIX £ ¥ comfcii-tably, 'and to reduce an. -its ;liabihty., ,lhe best 'thanks lof the ilub were due to Mr. G. V?.' Bingham for again ' £™ tmt , OTIs ly the levels, and ttf the _,i, Oronnds Committee and Messrs. f Burns and . Eewer m assisting, with the levelling and topdressing, thus reducing the cost of tho work. / ;t .An expert'tiad .been;'engaged.:to rapsrvise' this *°J ' A ' 3ud ° ln ? 'V wot present appearante, the, greens should. be in -. good * condition Ca V y club wero , !P d f b f ? > tj ?o Victoria Bowling Club for tbeir kindness in allowing their greenkeeper to. advise the committee re tho work on the 1 green.,, In. tho. interclub matches f tho - juniorsivcro succceslnl m wmning the junior stars on nine occasions, losing them on the last game S;: for .the season Jto Nowtown. .'; Mr. Magnua won the senior and Mr. Crawford the junior bowls, with Messrs. Newcombe and-Hope re- . spectively runners^np.'. Messrs. Co*'<and Mi>g- • bus won Cook 3 medals. : .- • °' ec 'i? n of . ofljeers. Tesulted-' as under ~; President,, Mr. H, Cook; .vice-president; Mr.' 3. JKaino; hon. secretary, Jlr. W. F. Now- . combe; ho n . treasurer, Mr. S. B. Shortt: hon. , Mr.__C. Dasent; Committee,, Messrs.. J. ■ i '„ s P 1 0"' .Bennett "Dickerson, Cox, Cathie, tftwn N ry< n. n ' ' t:a ,? le ' 1 ? n(1 pooperMopresentatt ®Tivt North « rl } Bowling ■ Association,: Mr; ■C. H. jDickerson; delegates to .Wellington Bowljng Centre, Messrs. Dickerson and New combe. Different matters were in conneel,^o„welfar®, of the club, also the muoh-debated open door" policy. VV X ot , e . 3 .. of ,thanks passed t.o'-'the'ladies . and. their friends for providing, afternoon tea ■ nurmg (tho season, also to .the retiring 'officers. -