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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1530, 28 August 1912, Page 9

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•HUTT'DISTRICT CLUB. . ' ', Tho report and balance-sheet to be pre- < sented at the lower Hutt District Cricket Club's annual' meeting,. shows that the : results of matches played List season were: r-Senior ele7en: Played eight; won two, lost six. Junior eleven: 'Played eight, ' won three, lost five. The play of the senior eleven was hardly up to standard'dt previous years, a!-' ■ taough no team scored a three-point win ,| against them., The batting average was I won by A.-Staples, willi an average of 27. | runs per innings, arid he was closely fol- j lowed by &. Aldersley, L. Isherwoo'd, and • G. F. Judd. B. Judd was successful with ! the bowling average, taking 3u wickers at ; a cost of 14.63 runs per wicket.' The • junior eleven throughout the season were below usual form. J: Pilcher secured the j batting average with 31.8 runs, G. S. j Pringle being runner-up.' Withjin average of 5:9 runs per wicket, the Kev. Mr..! Bawden Harris came, out on top .with the i bowling analysis. D. Yeats is to be con- | gratulated on making 'the first, century ' since the inception of the district scheme. During' the season several friendly, games .were played, and a ■ most successful tour jpas made of the North Island. The; club desire to congratulate the , Sround Committee on the very : high standard the wicket . maintained right through"the season. ■■• • The finances of the club are in a very satisfactory state, there being a credit , balance of j» Bs. Bd. The thanks of. the dub are due to Messrs. E, P. Bunny, T. U. Wilferd, M.P., D. Eiddiford, Aldersley, T. Coverdale, and J. T. Hawfhorno for assistance. Special thanks are also accorded Ales-' j' femes' Teats, Wilson, Judd,' and Miss I Veals for their services in 'presiding pver :he afternoon teas., Excellent committee < meetings were hald during.the. last season. FARMERS', CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF'CANTERBURY. (By Tclesrarb.•—P:e?3 Association.) Chrkstcrmroh, August ,17. At a meeting of directors oE tho "New XeoJand 'Farmors' .Co-operative Association of Canterbury, 'ltd., held'on Saturday, the . .balance-sheet for tho year ended July'2l' ' last was considered. The nroiHs amount to £51,027 G3.'3d., which, with £21d3 18s. 2d. | brought forward from last year, giros i .553.195/43. sd. to deal with. It was re- ! rolved to recommend the following alloca- j 'ion:—To nay-6 r»r cent, interest on preference ehare capital and 8£ per cent, 6ii ■ ordinary share e-Tnitnl; to pay a. bonus of 6 per cent. 6n shareholders' purchases of | general merchandise (net items excepted): i to rebate 30 per cent, on Ivt I business e:e-2pte'D; to carry 10s. to I reserve fund, which, with £3500 now at, | credit n" sT)ec''al'ri'rorve account, will stand j at £!CO.O(!0; to write the usual 10 per cent, i off maehinirr n-nd n!->nfc: rind to enriT'thi I balance forward. Interna, the profit c-nd > losi account sho*r? o.?rnin r r c on mercKin<h\-e j n.rr,^-Titm ? to ,£7' 603 13-. ICd.. w,M,r!-, r „ \ £25 £33 12=. -'d.. discount, exchanges, and , iii.'.'.resi f-U.liZ 55., grain store earning'.; ' £997 15s. Md. ; 'Ask for "Bovcil" served hot. 1 The Philosophical Society has an ad- I .vertteement in this issi'e referring to an j ordinary meeting of the society, which ! is to be held at Victoria' College this evening at S'. o'clock.for Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great.Peppermint Cure. Is. 6d.?" Messrs. Maokay and Jones, To Eniti, adrertiss a farm of J'iCO acr=s for sals—all ploughabls and well-watered. ]■ r/OTJTH Bed Tonic Pills. .They enrich eJ tils blood, invigorate . tho , system. Tor anaemia, loss of strength; vigour. *tc, results, are_wonderful... A Woiiderul Restorative. '. Store prices, 40 pilla'23. jd„ 120 ss. Thn-Best Tonic, -