STAR BOATING CLUB

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 6, 2 October 1943, Page 7

STAR BOATING CLUB

Tenure Of Site Confirmed The seventy-seventh annual meeting of the Star Boating Club lust night was attended by 16 members, over whom t.ie president Mr. A. D. Bayfeild, presided. In moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, the said that out of the 150 members ot the club who were on active service, nm. had been killed, two were missing, five were prisoners of war, and two had b ® ei ?. ed The financial position of the club was better than it had been a Year ago, but it hud to be remembered that the ciuo would be - faced with heavy expen Ji ure when active operations were again comminC secondiiig the motion. Mr. W. IL Dellton said it was satisfactory to notice that there were no subscriptions in arrears. This was a record for the club. The motion to adopt the report and bal-ance-sheet was carried unanimously The action of the committee in allowin"- the patriotic committee to erect a shed on the club’s section was approved Air M. L G. Leask was. elected a Inc honorary member of the club, baying con; Dieted 20 vears’ membership. The P r e°‘ dent said Mr. Leask. by his valuable services in the past, had well earned the hon ° U On the motion of Mr. Anyan, a hearty vet? of thanks was passed to Mr. L J-'-Tapp for the great amount of work he had P done for the club during the past y The hon. secretary, Mr F. B. Anyan. said he had received the following letter from reference to the deputation f r ,°® vour club and the Wellington Bowin, Club which waited on the council recentlv ii'i regard to the tenure of the site occupied bv vour present premises in Jervois Quav 'T Have to confirm the verbal reply given to the deputation by the mayor as ‘‘l'he°"ou7eil Has recently « selipine for a civic centre, and though the layout is not yet final it almost .cortamly will involve at some stage.the erection of <1 new building on the site in Jervois at present occupied by the rowing clubs for whom suitable accommodation will b provided in the new building. 1 "in view of this, the council does not nronose to grant a lense of the area to the clubs, but they can be assured that .here is no intention on the part of the eounci to require them to vacate the area. The president and Mr. Anyan said they were well satisfied with the reception the deputation had received from the mayor and the city council ninklev On the motion of Mr. d. .L I ' r ’” K, , e ’- a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. An van for preparing the case to 111I 11 cl y council, and to Messrs. A. D. Bajfeila, J. G Duncan, and D. R. Menzies for so ably stating the case at. the deputation. The election ot oiDeers resulted as follows: President, Mr. ,4. D. Baytelld (reelected) : vice-president Mr. B. L. B'att (re-elected); captain. Mr. E. G. Mebb, viee-captaln. Mr.‘ J. S. Cowles; hon. secretary Mr. F. B. Anyan (re-elected) , hon. treasurer, Mr. L. D Tapp (re-elerfed), committee, Messrs. T, M. Hinkley, .1. • Turner. G. Little, C. G. Robinson. A. H. Millward and H. N. Bevan: matca committee. Messrs. E. G. Webb, H. D. Bevan, and L. D. Tapp: club race committee, Messrs. P. Ilapleston. L. D. Tapp, and G. Little with the captain and vice-captain ex officio: delegates to Wellington Amateur Rowing Association. Messrs. M. A. Turner, T. M. Hinkley, and L. D. lapp, lion, auditors. Messrs. S. B. Clarke and I‘. H. Mullins. , , ... The newly-elected deputy-captain. Mr. J S Cowles, is one of the first membeis of tlie club to return from active service overseas, having recently been discharged from the army after having been seriously wounded in tlie Middle East.