NEW ZEALAND CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1755, 21 May 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND CLUB.

THE CRUSH AT THE LUNCHEONS. The annual meeting of the-New Zealand Club was held last evening. Mr. C. M. Luke presided over a gathering of about twenty. Tho report and balance-sheet (already published) were adopted. Tho president, who moved the adoption, said that the year had been one of very great success, and from an educational point of view tho club had achieved a great deal of good. It had come into touch with a gcod many notable people who ■ passed through tiie- city during tho year, and had been delighted with tho addresses of these visitors.

It was dccidcd to increaso tho annual subscription from ss. to 7s. Gd. It was resolved that the rules should be altered by making the following amendment. to Clause G:—"(a) Tho officers of the club shall consist of a president, two vice-presidents, tivj past-prc&idents, secretary, treasurer, official reporter, and auditor; (b) tho executive of tho club shall consist of tho above oliiccrs, with tho exception of the auditor, and together with five members of tho committee; (c) the officers and the committee,, with the exception of tho past-presidents, shall bo elected at t.lio annual meeting." Officers were clected as follow:—President, Mr. A. I!.. Atkinson; vice-presidents, Messrs. R. H. Webb and F. S. Pope; committee, Messrs. C. E. Wheeler, W. Hobbs, L. Birks, R. B. Davis, and Professor I'ickeu; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. G. O. Sutton; hon. auditor, Mr. G. A. Hurley. It was decided to ask his Excellency tho Governor (Lord Liverpool) to accept the office of patron. The meeting resolved to thank Mr. E. Schwabs (who recently left Wellington for Sydney) for the services he rendered as oflicial reporter. Appreciation of the services of Messrs. C. F. IT. Pollock (ex-secretary) and R. If. Webb (ex-trea-surer), and C. M. Luke (ex-president) was recorded.

Oil the motion of Mr. C. E. lVlieeler ifc was resolved: "Tlmt no visitors who aro rot Wellington residents or business people should he permitted at club luncheons, and that if this does not effect an improvement in regard to overcrowding at the luncheons' the committee lis empowered to close the membership list at 200."