N.Z. TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1214, 24 August 1911, Page 8

N.Z. TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

THE ANNUAL MEETING. (By TelcsraDh.-Presa Association.) Christchurcti, August IS. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held this afternoon. , Mr -\. L. Myers, lion, treasurer, reno'rted that the 'balance-sheet for the. past twelve months showed receipts from all <oi'rc»s to be .5930 11?. 3d., and cxiwnuitiirc X'Xti Is. 2d. Starting with a balanca in the bank of .Eli Is lid;, the season ended with a credit balance ol .£,l lis. Compared with .that of last year, I Ins venr's balance-sheet ini K ht bo consulere:! \cv\- The expenditure of the had'bcfncoHiimratively small, hi addition to the credit balance relorreu to there was a reserve fund '.if MW, the lrnximiim anionnt that can earn interest. The. statement in connection with the provident fund was given by the trust»cs in a separate account. Inn income w-is i slight increase on that of las: year, but the claims paid away were srealor both "in number and amount. In his la*t report he exmffspd the hope that th.tiiislecs would soon have n nun of jint less than .£IOOO for disposal to person;, in times of need. The credit balance on May "0 la-t on which the accounts were closed, amounted l» a litth- over .£1)00. pe understood the fund hud now about reached the amount he anticipated. - The balance-?heel, showed lint the tof.nl •receipt" had been -.1:974 13s. Sil. On the pxiioiiditure the chief items were saln'riVe ( 'UK: nieinbcrs' travellin;; expen-cs, 'cilll'. r )s. Sil.! and office rent, .tOU.' The n'-se'ts were cCS-IO 12;., and (here were no lialjiiities. ■ . The pre.-ident commsnrril nn Hie (ivenls of the past' year. Ilfferriiij? to the reiiovt of Ihe liaciiift Commission Mr. Selii: ■leploi'Pil the turn the attack on thif work rif Ilie cT.imnission had taken, tie n> IVrred more particularly In (he determination nf ropreseuliitivfs (if snini! counlry raciiiß clubs to work oßainst the retention of the tolalisator. In regard to the Knor's Vrotectimi League ho had no dniibt i-. ! would nvike'it>plf felt in Ihc proper direction. It remained for tlu:-e mosl to extend ' substantial -uiinort to the movement which sirniigly appealed to trotting clubs, and tlu-ir pntiMi'.s. lie was more than ever satisfied that the friends uf-spm't miisl. ospi'ciiilly in view i.f Hie fdrlht'.miii^' Ki-ncral election, leave no stone untiinicd t.-i prevent undue interference with what Ihev consider natiunal sports and pasliin'fs. .Ml' , ! disi.'K-'sirii: the conduct of trotting Mr. Selig went on to say that tlie growth of th? sport was shown bv tliH fact. thai. I'lofe on 'iV)O drivers, rider?', and trainers' licenses were granted during the season.,

Mr. TloivMl moved and Mr. Duncan stcondiMl a hearty vote uf thanks to Mr. Sclifi' for liis very valtial)le services ihroiißhoiii the .vfiir. 'J'lif motion was cairied hv declamation. Tlie voting for the new board was as follows:Xortli Mancl: lle?sr?. C. V. Mark (21), J. 11. Pollock (21). 8-.mil) Isrliiiirl: .Mo-sv.=. V. fielis (20), R. O. JJimcaji (20), AV. I". Nienll (10), C. S. llowcll (15), W. 11. Donton (15). AV. G. Garnird (It). W. J. Gore (11), W. Hayward Ul), A. 1,. .Myers (II). ,1. Harris (8). Mosrs-. .Mark, Pollock, Solis, Duncan, Nieoll, Howell, JJenlon, Garrard, and Goie were declared elected.