LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1556, 27 September 1912, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

THE WELLINGTON CLUB. The' annual meeting of members of tho Wellington Lawn Tenni9 Club was held at tho Town llnll on Tuesday niirhfc. Mr. 11. P. P. Blundcll presiding. • The annual report and balance-Bheot were adopted. A very satisfactory condition of affairs was disclosed by the report. Tho statement of receipts and expenditure attached showed receipts .£2lB lis. 3d., expenditure .£291 12s. 6d., which with tho balance from last year loft a balanco to bo' carried forward of .£l2 10?. 4d. Amongst the items of expenditure, which was exceptionally heavy, was the sum of .£6O, which has been repaid to dcbentiTre-hold-ers; .£32 3s. 9d. for top-dressing and repairing tho courts, now in first-class order; and '-C 25 fis. 3d. for Tates covering a. period of one and a half years. During tho season electric light was installed in tho pavilion. Tho committee propose to use «£2f> of the balance in hand to repay debentures due by the elub, thus reducing the club's indebtedness in this direction to ,C 135, Tho membership of the club for the season was:—Active. Si men and 39 ladies; honorary, 7; and winter, 10. . ' On the motion of Mr. Jeffery, it was decided to alter Rule 13 so as to rednoe the subscription .for gentlemen to J22 12s. The election Of officer.? .resulted as fol-lows-.—President, Dr. young; vice-presi-dents, the Hon. A. L. Ifcrdman, Dr. Gilmer. Messrs. H. P, F. Blnndoll, H. Ticid, C. ' Watson, and T. 11. WilfoTd. M.P.; committee. Misses Francis and Williams. Messrs, W. F. Frnsor, A. ,T. Fernie, and F. W. Crombio; hon. auditor, Mr. G. Shand; hon. treasurer, Mr. M. C. Stranger; hon. secretary,' Mr. C. A. Jeffery.' WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the Wellington Lawn. Tennis Assoojatjcm, OTfi hold - on,

Wednesday evening, Mr. Q. A. Hurlc presiding. Followers of tennis ivill remember tha the final gamt> in the combined champion ship doubles between Miss Travors ani (ho Hon. Mr. Fisher, and Miss William and Jlr. Sulmond vcm not played las reason owing to a miwimderstamiing. I was decided that the players should b bracketed as winners. Tho following officers were elected fo the ensuing year.:—President. Mr. H M. Goro; vico-prusidonts, Hon. A. I Herdman, Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, Profo? sor Hnuter, and Messtfs. ]!. T. ]?edward CI. N. Goldie CWcllingkn), Dean M'Kenm (Masterton), Ker. T. l£Kenna (Pahiatua Messrs. E. H. Morrfth CPalmo-rston North) W. U. Simcox (Otaki), and tho prosiden of the Foildiug Club; vice-presidon of New Zealand Association, Mr. H. M Goro; delegates to New Zealand Associa tion, Messrs. E. S. J. Beerc, A. G. Hen derson, C. A. Lawroaee, G. A. Hurley and I). M. Keaa; hoiu. .secretary, Mr. Tj Murray Keau; lion, niatcli secretary, lef to Management Conmiittoo; lion, tress liror, Mr. W. J. Kobyrtson; managemen committee, Messrs. IJ..S. J. Boere, A. G Henderson, C. t'L JofTesy, C. A. Lawrence F. A. Lewis, E. J. l3impson, and Br hon. auditor, Jlr. J. S, Barton Tho following notice of motion .wa: given _by Mr. F. P. Wilson: "That tin wew Zealand Association's levy on thi association be met, and a fund bo in an gurated for tho provision of grounds ii tho future, by a levy on the affiliate! clubs of one shilling and threepeneo po member of city chilis and Bixiwnci, pc member of country'clubs, in addition ti tho ordinary subscription; sucK sxirplu levy to bo kept in a separate fund, an< that'the attention of clubs be drawn h the benefits-of such provision of erounds and tho small tax imposed on each mem ber. and that Rule 7 be amended accord ingly." Tho application of tho Pahiatitt Clul for the provincial championship tourna ment of tho coming season was reform to the management committee. Tho trophies won during last sea=or were presented to tho winners.