GOLF CONTROL

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 18, 16 October 1943, Page 7

GOLF CONTROL

Annual Meeting Of N.Z.

Association

The report submitted at tins annual meeting of the New Ze a la nd Golf Association in Wellington yesterday stated that, as might have been expected, there was a considerable falling-off iu finances dure imr the vear, the total revenue being £<>io 15/4 as y agMuet £923/12/6 the prevwue the reserve for special purposes, leaving hat resort at £129/1/9. and the accumulated fund at its previous figure,-M9OU. tiia latter fund is invested in. , D Loans (£1500) and Savings Bank deposits Of clubs due to the war had continued? and the membership at July JI. 1943, was 202 clubs, as against -4o a yea l a£ ln moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, th« pra l J Mt the association, Sir Alexander Roberts, who presided said that the statement of ac counts showed a. very satisfactory portion in the circumstances. P ur ing thes ear the association had lost a further leaving 203 affiliated, a« against 3-3 in pre war years They were, indebted to the secretary, Mr. G. O. Sutton, for requesting that bis honorarium sh °]^_ r b e t r ?„ U the during” the war years. The grant to me S research committee had also been ?educed but it- was very necessary that the splendid work this committee had been carrying on for golf clubs should be continued The clubs which were carrying on under .the third party insurance scheme were well satisfied, ae, when a claim did arise, it was usually an expensive matter. He thanked members of the council for the manner in which thez had supported him during the past year. Be hoped clubs would be able to carry on till it was possible to get necessary supplies of balls. There was a time when some play ers would not think of using a ball for mpre than one round but to'lay 'lla-Y®” did not much care whether the ball was round or oval so long as they could o ct a 'lJie motion was seconded by Mr. W. A. K The council consisting Ot Sir Alexander Roberts and Messrs, W. A. Kiely; V L. A. Gill, J. H. Drake, A. R. Sclander.s, D. R ■ Richmond and V, A. M ard, was reelected without opposition. Messrs. Hunt, Turner and Co, were reappointed as auditors. Greens Research.

Mr A. Seifert (Palmerston North), chairman of the greens research committee, said that if the committee received a grant of £250 for 1944 it should be able to carrj on next year. The reduction in expenditure had been brought about by etrmt economv without impairing the efficient) of tlie research work. The Scientific and Industrial Department had taken over onefifth of the area for aerodrome grass and nianurial trials, and from these trials were carrying out valuable work on airports throughout New Zealand. As they supplied their own fertilizer and labour, tins bad reduced costs for the greeu research committee. , ... The committee was anxious to, keep tne research work going during tlie war period because of the great benefit, it would bo to clubs when the war was over. Mr. Seifert said that in the 11 years since tlie greens reeearch work had beep established it had cost the association about- £6OOO, bitt tills did not take into consideration the invaluable services given gratuitously by such eminent Government specialists as Mr. E. Bruce Levy, agrostologist at Hie plant research station, and tlie assistant agrobiologist at tiie station, Mr E A. Madden, who had at all times given their expert advlee most freely. It would have cost tlie association much more than £6OOO to have engaged tlie services of such highly qualified specialists. Mr. W. M. Horton, supervisor of tjie grass plots and advisory officer to cluns. said the research area was in firts-cln.sS condition and the work was being expanded as necessary. The data secured from time to time enabled the committee to keep clubs informed along the’most modern linos for turf improvement, and maintenance. T,t was hoped Unit tin* association would provide a graht for 1944 to keep tlie research work going. 1 On the motion of Hie president, seconded by Mr. B. C. Keillor (Mauawatu), it was decided to write to Mr. Bruce Levy expressing the nssoelation's deep debt of gratitude to him for the valuable tidvieo lie had given to tlie greens research committee, and requesting him to hand on tlie association's thanks to. Mr. Madden and tlie other Government officers wiio have assisted.