BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1734, 26 April 1913, Page 13

BOWLS.

AMALGAMATION PROPOSALS. CONSTITUTION OF NEW COUNCIL. CENTRES OUTLINED. Mr. T. Bush (vice-presi'dent) presided at an important meeting of the council of tho Northern Bowling Association, held at tho Wellington Bowling Club's pavilion last evening. Messrs. W. Hucston (K-eefton) and Buick (Daimevirke) wero welcomed as new delegates. The chairman, in referring to tho last tournament held in Auckland, said that tho credit balance was £10 7s. They ™uld. bo askeil to certify to tho accounts at tho annual meeting of the association. There was also a credit balance of 13s. M. in connection with tho accounts consequent upon tho visit of tho southern team of bowlers last October, which was niJ n *' 10 . 6ecr ctary's hands. Tho chairman elated that they had been pushing ahead with tho amalgamation scheme. A good many letters had passed between tho Northern Association and the southern body nnd also with Dunedin. One or two alterations in tho rules were found to 'bo necessary. One was nn alteration to Rule i (Clause 10). ic p !" o P osa ' was Mat before September 15 a player had to declaro which club he intended to play for, and that thoreafter , I| 0 V' e r to alter such declaration bo vested in tho centre concerned. Another matter was a proposal to extend tho boundaries of tho Canterbury Centre northward to tho Clarence River and to include the town of Kaikoura. Question of Tournaments. Another important matter to be con*, sidered, continued tho chai'i'man, affected. tho holding of tho tournaments. Tho proposal was that a tournament was to be held m each island every year. That was to eay, that the year the Island tournament was played in Dunedin tho northern, tournament would bo held in Wellington, and when tho southern tournament was held in Christchurch tho northern touTiiameut should-bo held in Auckland. It was likewise proposed that the first championship tournament bo held in Dunedin, the second in Auckland, the third in Christchurch, and tho fourth in Wellington, and that the othet tournaments count merely as by-tourna-ments. That was .to say, that during the first year of the amalgamation, when the tournaments wero held at Dunedin and Wellington respectively, tho former would bo tho championship tournament and the Wellington fixture a by-tournament and vico versa. Similarly when tho tournament Was held in Auckland, tho one In Christchurch the samo year would bo a by-tournament. All the proposals were agreed to practionlly without discussion. The Centre Districts. Maps of ' the North Island were displayed outlining tho proposed centre districts.. Tho Auckland North. Centro (22 clubs) took in tho whole of; tho Auckland district north of Mercer and east fo Coromandel, but did not includo the Thames. The .Auckland South Centre (19 clubs) woitld extend from Mercer in tho north to Taumarunui in tho south and east to a point beyond Opotiki. The East Coast Centro (11 clubs) would extend from tho latter point in the north to Dannevirko in the south, and westward to Uio eastern boundary of tho Wangaliui Centre. The Manawatu Cei tro (seven clubs) would includo Feilding on-the north, Woodvillo on tho east, and south to Levin. The-Wairarapa Centre (seven clubs), extended from PahiatUa to the north, and Featherston to tho south. Tho Wanganui Centre (seven olubs) extended from Patea in tho north, Oha'tuno to the east, and Marton in the south. Tho Taranaki Centro (eleven clubs) went north to Waitara, and south to Ilawcra. Tho Wellington Centro (seventeen clubs) extendedfrom Otaki to 'the north, down to Wellington (including Upper Hutt). Tho boundaries ot centres so defined wero tentatively approvcu, the chairman explaining that they wero arranged only with the idea of making a start somewhere and did not defino tho boundaries 'irrevocably. The Financial Aspect.

Tho chairman said that a statement of tiho association's finances had been prepared in view of the approaching amalgamation. It was found that tho association had a sum of JCISS invested on deposit at call at -1J per ccnt. Mr. Ledger: Not at call. Tho chairman: Yes, at call. 1 Mr. Ledger: You must have a friend in tho company, (Laughter.) Tho chairmen: "No, ii) only shows that you havo shrowd men looking after your affairs." (More laughter.) They had altogether a etedit lxJanco of ,£2oo 9s. 2d., of which oGIIG wasi lying to credit at tho bank. They proposed to place another .£IOO on deposit at will until tho amalgamation came about, when they would havo between and X2GO in cash.

It was proposed that each of tho three associations (tho Auckland Provincial Association ■ had always been recognised by the Now Zealand as a separate association, though the Northern Association regarded it as. a centre) would pay in tho sum of ,£75 as a nucleus of a fund for the new association (the amalgamated body). In order to ascertain how this matter stood, they hod writ ton to Dunedin to inquiro as to whether Auckland was favourable to putting .£75 into the new association, and had received an answer to the effect that tho Auckland Association's secretary had been telegraphed on . tho, point, and Mr. Brydon had replied! "No." In view of that ho (tho chairman) did not think they could go any further until they knew tho purport of Mr. Brydon's letter covering his telegram. The payment by the Northern Association Of its quota would leave a balance in hand of .£175, and it was a question for tho council to decide how it was to be distributed. Ono proposal was that it should bo held in trust for a certain length of time, and another was that it should be distributed pro rata among the centres. As to tho winding up of tlio association, he thought tho records should be placed in tho hands of trustees, / Mr. F. Townscnd proposed that the money should bo deposited in tho hands of trustees. Mr. A. Hamilton seconded.

Mr. Buick asked who had committed tho council to contributing .£75. Tho chairman: "Your executive."

Mr. Buick: Then don't you think it ought to be confirmed by tho council. Tho chairman: I have to thank Mr. Buick for tho suggestion. • I would ask the meeting to approve of the action of tho executive in this matter.—Approved^ Position of the Auckland Association. Mr. Ballantyno said that as an Auck-I laud delegate ho did not sco why Auckland should bo asked to pay—they wero members of the Northern Bowling Association. (Cries of "No. no!" "Not half!" "Not a third!") Mr. J. Keith explained—there ■ arc 33 clubs in tho Auckland Provincial Association, of which ten were generous enough to subscribe to tho Northorn Bowling Association, as well as the Auckland Provincial Association, but tho othor 23 clubs havo never contributed a ponnypicco to the Northern Bowling Association. Mr. Kelly: "Then this is a'rock to wreck us on. If Auckland will not pay, the w'holo thing falls to tho ground." Tho chairman: "Oh, no! Not at all. Another, arrangement could bo made." Mr. Buick deemed it premature to poso of tho balance-money in any way, and suggested as an amendment that Mr. Townsend should withdraw his motion. Mr. Brunskill seconded the amendment. . Mr. Townsend withdrew his motion, bui\ stated that he was agaiust giving tho money to tho centres. Mr. Keith moved that a tonus of £10 10.1. be voted to tho secretary (Mr. J. J. Hoberls) for the grent amount of extra work entailed by tho last, tournament. This was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Townsend suggested that maps showing tho centro districts he distributed to each club. On this point, Mr. Ballantyne promised that when the boundaries wero finally fixed ho would supply prepared maps to representatives of centres. (Applause.) A. vote of thanks to the chairman closed tho meet lug. A friendly Iwo-rink-match will he played between 11 if Thonulon and tfciilnun Clulis this ai'lenionn al Sealoiin. The seaside dull will be represented by ilir> following rinks:-- \ Wf'sM, !'i('lff?, ijcHMU, Hill (».) i and , Rlslurds, Cramoad, Vance,. It'CUrr (s,),