LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1994, 27 February 1914, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

THE NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. WAIKATO'S DEFEAT. THEIR ASSOCIATION QUASHED. The quarterly meeting; of tho Council of the Nov.- Zealand Tennis Association was Ii ? J ( J last evening, Mr. H. M. Goto presiding, Tho secretary(MivPctiteriek) applied for an increase of salary. Moving that an increase be granted from £6*o per annum to £75, Mr. Gore said that Mr. Pelliorick had proved a capable, ceiificientioiiK and courteous officer. It was. a very great asset to have sueh. .an offl-* cor to carry on the work.

Mr. Barry Keosing (Auckland) seconded the motion.

Mr. Henderson (Caaterbury) said that he personally considered that tho secretary was entitled to an increase, but that his, association had instructed him to oppose it. Mr. White-Parsons {Wellington) considered that an increase of £10 would be Kufnc»<mt.

• Hie motion was carried bv 22 v-otes to 20,-' ft was agreed that the increase of .£2a ■ should date from February 1-

_ Mr,' Madray cTiiranaki) said that the Masterton Chib had complained that the Danivevirlco Club had held its tournament upon the same date as had been allotted to Masterton. The chairman remarked that the matter had come before the ManagettiMrf Committee which had written to tho Hawkes Bay Association for miesnlanation. ■ r The Waikato Association. £" ry -, KcMi »g (Auckland) moved.: 'that the permission granted to t-,io proposed Waikato Association to wrm a separate association in'the Auckland Provincial District be withdrawn," hupportmg his motion, Mr. Keying said tlut if the permission granted was not withdrawn it vrcukl-ineai) the break«own of the provincial control of tenws. Tho feeling in. Auckland was that the proposed new association would ferf for a year or two and then fizzle out. it would be far better to leave control or the game m tho hanrls of those, who wore capable of carrying it out efficiently- Another point was that the new association was unlikelv to submit any delmito proposals in regard to boundaries. He would ask the secretary whether this bad been done.

T"P sectary stated that if; had not, the waftato Association, writing on November' 6, promised to submit proposed later on.

luicstiig said that if the Waikafo Association could not submit boundaries in a period of nearly fovtr months at was not- likely to do it at all. They should not give power to people in this vray unless they" absolutely knew their .business, and he. did not. think thevdid. Auckland rAje.cte.fi to tiro territory 'bmng cut «p. Ttai assm-iution -was to he composed of two clubs of sinall membership. It would cut a little circleout of the. Waikato district. This was not fair to Auckland and not good for tennis.

Mr. I'fedorson (Canterbury) said that he would vote for the motion. His association took the view thai a very small association could not obtain the same, advantages for its members as a bigger body, '" ■ , Mr. Gore said lie understood that pcriMssifffi had only been granted to \Ynikatcs by oils, vote.,,. ..... ...

j ; Mr. Kecsing: And ho made a mistake! . i

Mr. Gore sa-kl that if he had been present 1m would havo voted against the proposal, and as he had a easting vote as well it would protrablv havo been defeated. On this occasion he would vote in favour oi the motion proposed bv Mr. Kecsine'. 'Mr. Berry (Otago) said that the Waikato people seemed to have soms griovstice against Auckland, but they had disappointed the expectations formed that the? would succeed in establishing a eennrate association.

Mr. "Vrttuue (Otajto) said that lie would vote with Auckland, it was always best to have as small a number of 'controlling bodies as possible. Possibly a. sub-association .at Waikato would meet the situation.

Mr. kcesing.said that Auckland had .not in any iniy neglected the Waikato people. The motion was carried on the voices. A Motion-Withdrawn. Tho followiaj. motion,,-oi ivhish Mr. Kcesing had given notice, -was withdrawn after a "brief discussion: _ "T'lkt any club or clulss in any provincial district' wishing to form "an association shall apply to the Provincial Association ios' permission to form a sub-asso-ciation and submit the boundaries of tho proposed association .for approval.•'' Tiwr Management Comtisitiee' mentioned -in their quarterly report thai fee following appointments had been made; Chairman of Committee, the Son. F, M. D, Fisher; signatories to cheques. Messrs. K-. St. J. Beer-e and P. WhiteParsons; trustees to Savings Bank account, Messrs, R. St. J. Beere. a»d P. White-Parsons 5 tournament svtb-conmrit-tee, the secretary. the Championship Meatjng. The-secretary reported, that the Ot-aSo' Association had applied to have the nest.New Zealand Cham pi-wi ship meeting held at Dunedin. Last year Ota-go gave way to' Auckland in order■■that the fih;»Bpie.nshi|) meeting might be held .hi the latter city at the-' thiie of tho Bibimtio-n./' It was st'.a'tod that the nwtter of dis-ii'ibuti-Ms the Australasian Association's shr.rt? of tho 1913 Davis Cup Match in the United States (amounting to 11,71.8 dollars) had been postponed pending the production.of the statement of finance of tho nest Davis Cup match.