LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 647, 26 October 1909, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL REPORT. The ajvoual report of tho New Zealand Lav, a Tennis Association, to bo presented at the annual meeting on Tndaj evening, states that the affiliated associations continue to, add fresh clubs to the l'st, and a considerable mcieaso of players is recorded for the past season The increase has been so great in somo prbvmcos that tho committee recommends that clubs in tho outlying districts, and those at somo consideiahle distance from tho headquarters of their association be permitted to form sub-associations The results of the ohampionship tournament- at Nelson aie recorded, as af-a) aro the tournaments authorised by the association The 1900 New 1 Zealand ohampionship meeting has been delegated to the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association, and the meeting (championship events only) will be held on the Eden and Epsom Club's Courts, Auckland, on December 27( 28, and 29, 1909 The Au6Wand ohampionship and handicap meeting follows Immediately on December 31, 1909, aid January 1, 3, and i, 1910. The committee's report regarding the Sykes ball was adopted at the February council meoting, and that make of ball was adopted for the Now Zealand championships, 1909. The aswciation resigned from the Australasian Acsociatio last . year, and ei or since the 'two:,bodies-nave'-been in '< correspondence with tho'idea of nrrangingjnatters regarding the Davis Club contest. The committee; decided to hasten'.the. healing of the breach by agreeing to most of Australian proposals, althoughit* was generaly agreed that New Zealand waS waiving somo of hor jiist claims;, A settlement' seomed likely, and -yiotorla backed up New. Zealand's proposals, but the Austrft. nsiah' Association decided tbatr.New: Zealand would have'to rejoin tho ' Australasian" -Asso-' oiation, and ! on this one point the two countries ore now disrupt.' ■; " ;.. The total'receiptsifor.the'sensoh, including a balance: of .£74 12s, lid. brought forward froin last"season, amount to .£221 17p., Tho expenditure' amounts to J8169 3s. 7d;, which leaves a balanco of X 52 13s. 6d. The assets airiounted to .£123 0s 5d., andtho liabilities are nil.,;; ,ii