WELLINGTON KENNEL CLUB

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2180, 19 June 1914, Page 9

WELLINGTON KENNEL CLUB

ANNUAL MEWING, At the aiiiuial'iiKwtifig of mowbi-i's ultlio \V ..K.fflliwl Club oil ttoiliiosday,, Mr. A. W. filnir jsresidfid. Tlic annual report nnii the bfthm«cshoot were adapted, -on tiro 'motion of the chairman. _ A very satisfactory stiite of Affairs was disclosed by tlio TStc irtomlwsr-' ship of the chili l\ai increased .frwn 51 to 80. At the nn.iui.fil fttwmjJionship siiow hold last Augtist, t-tie i.uwnlior «» dogs .(370) .boncWi sonst.itHtcti a s-emti for tlio club,' and the entry fees rose from £172 to £.1:95, while tk> prlzftirioney given away was o-rer' £1!A), as against LUG tbo provioiia year, Tlio club recorded its appreciation of the assistance rendered by the I'os Terrip-r Club and tlio Airedale .'iw*'wr Ctub, Thanks wero osteiutel to those membersof specialist chtb-S who Wud'ly gave assistance during the ammoi' stev, to Messrs. Paul Mxmter.j'. Stafford, l\ B. Watson, J. PhJtpot, n, J. liiirpcr,. and M. Lory, tho jwlges. at tbe ai.vn:ii.al stow, to all thoso who sq kindly donated funds and spedais. duriflf; tjio'vear, also to Messrs. Sam B-rflwit, iAd., who agft-to placed a room at the convenience 'of,thoclub for holding committee meetings and gratuitously sujrpiviftg tlio -club with straw and ssw-dust tor tlio show, The club was iigaiit fortunate in obtaining tho. use erf one of the Harbour Board sheds for the aknuM show. Ref;ret was expressed ni the- departure from Wellington'of Mr. f. H. Smith, who had worked assidtioufly as a bor of the committee* Several new rooftibe.rs w«ro elected, Officers for tho ensuing year wero elected aa follow Mr, A. \\\ Blair; Austriiliaii reprose'-KtA-tives, Mrs. Garnet SoifeK arid m. MllJKtosh} 1-ice-presidents,. Mrs. A. E, Kcrnot, Hon. F. M. B.'Fisher, M.P-, Br, W. K. Fyffo, Dr. Faulko, Dr. A. W. Iwtrd. Dr. Newman, M.P., Major Hume, Messrs. J. Godber, W. H. S. Moorhotiso, T. G. Coltman, w. A. Smith. F. Cyosslcy, T. M. Wilford, M.P,, W. E- M<wris, J. Webster, J. Fuller, W. Jmwan, Paul Hunter, C. &, Kline, sod K, Triggs; executive visc-proßidorits, Mrs. A. E. Kcrnot and Mr. F. F. pfewmaft; delegates to N.55.K.C.,' Messrs. A ; . Ve. Blair and F. F. .bowman ; ho-'n, nufeitor, Mr. A. \V. J. Ceftlij koa. secretary, Mr. E. D. H. Eeatoji; hoft. treasurer, Mr. J "W. Daym-a-n j hon. veterinarian, Mr. F. Crosslcy, M3.C.V.5.; wanagßment committee, Jfassrs. H. W. Browit, W. H. Simmons, S. George N#flfl, fc. ,T. Bethell, P. j. WfigW, J. K*nMd?, J.'H. Wright, F. Gweft, J. IJ. PyeSmith, .and P. H. PycSroitli.