Feilding Boxing Day Sports

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 57, 20 October 1888, Page 2

Feilding Boxing Day Sports

The annual general meeting of the above was held in Hastie's Sample Rooms on Thursday night. Mr E. Goodbehere vras elected Chairman.

The niinntes ol the previous general meeting were read and confirmed. The minutes of the last meeting of the retiring Committee were also read and confirmed.

The following balance-sheet was read and adopted : —

The Chairman said the thanks of the meeting were due to the Secretary, Mr Sherwill, who had done so much to make the meeting' a success.

Mr Sherwill was elected Secretary for the ensuing year. The following gentlemen were nominated and elected a Committee : — Messrs Charles Bray, H. Worsfold, E. Goodbehere, B. Gosling, F. Y. Lethbridge, J. C. Morey, G. Kirton, D. H. Maiarthur, Walter Bailey, Hartgill, Lovejoy, G. H. Saywell, with power to add to their number; three to form a quorum. The following gentlemen were elected Stewards : — Messrs A. R. Curtis, El king ton, D. Downes, H. Rutherford, Peter Bartholomew, John Bartholomew, H. Booth, C. Bull, W. A. Sandilands, W. Bailey, P. Thompson, L. Clapham, C. Brown, 8. Daw, W. G. Haybittle, F. Goodbehere.

Mr Gosling called attention to the subject of hawkers who took up stands at the gate opening into the Sports ground, to sell fruit and refreshments, and thus injuring the trade of those who purchased the booth privileges. It was an evil, which he believed could be remedied, and Mr Gosling promised he would again bring it before the Committee with a view of putting an end to it.

Mr Macarthur said there was a minute made at the last meeting of the Committee with reference to the tenure. of the Recreation Ground. He explained that the land in question had been properly reserved by the Colonists' Land and Loan Corporation for the purpose of a Recreation Ground for the Borough and settlement generally. He pointed out the objections which obtained against handing the control of the land either to the Borough Council or trustees. He was aware there was a certain feeling of insecurity as t » a possible risk of the Corporation retaining possession of the land. He assured the meeting that that was impossible, because the land had been passed through the Donation Account in the books of the Corporation, and so distinguished on the plan accepted and registered in the Land Transfer Office.

The meeting was satisfied with this explanation, and decided not to disturb existing arrangements.

The Committee decided to meet on Saturday, the 27th instant.

The usual vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.

The usual subscription list was opened in the room, and liberally patronised.

Eeceipts. Balance from 1686 . . . . 15 5 Acceptances . . . . . . 24 3 0 Nominations . . . . ..1280 Booths— No. 1 and 2. . . . 15 7 0 Lawn gate 27 ft 0 - Gates 50 0 0 Paddock rent 12 10 0 Lawful games . . . . . . 1 10 0 Subscriptions . . . . . . 49 910 Sale of rules . . . . . 4 0 Sale of programmes . . . . 3 17 6 Oval tickets 3 15 C " White-eyed Oaffir" entertainment . . . . . . 7 0 0 Change 4 10 5 Advertising on programmes. . 1 17 6 £214 7 8 Expenditure. Prizes paid 142 15 5 Advertising 24 0 0 General 39 18 7 Balance at bank . . . . 7 13 8 £214 7 8 H. L. Sherwili., Secretary.