HUNT CLUB

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2026, 11 March 1907, Page 2

HUNT CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of tho Poverty Bay Hunt Club was held at the Masonic Hotel on Saturday afternoon. Mr J. A. Harding (President) occupied the chair. The balance-sheet showed receipts totalling £125 17s 2d (including £7 10s 5d brought forward from last year) and expenditure £ll7 0s 7d, the balance in hand being £8 16s 7d. The balance-sheet was adopted. Mr Pattullo proposed that the subscription be raised from £2 2s to £3 3s, and that no family tickets be issued. Two guineas would not provide enough funds for a limit club.

Mr Harding said it was a matter on which every member should speak, if it was likely that the membership would thereby be reduced. The Master was quite right as to two guineas being insufficient. A member, thought that before this matter was considered it should bo decided whether or not hunting was to continue. Consideration of the question was ruled out of order and the motion was carried. ' The Secretary reported that Mr Pattullo had resigned the position of Master. Mr AV. G. Slierratt was elected in his stead, Mr It. Slierratt being elected Deputy Master. The election of the other officers resulted as follows: —President, Mr J. A. Harding; vice-presidents, Messrs Pattullo, E. Murphy, and Dr. Scott; committee, Messrs Hine, T. Slierratt, C. AVliito, Jackson, R. Reynolds, and S. Newman; secretary and treasurer, Mr AA T . G. Slierratt. Mr Harding said that Mr Slierratt was the best possible man for the secretaryship. There was nobody better able to do the work, and nobody took more interest in the sport—a sport which everybody should support. After the close of the general meeting • a committee meeting was held.

The matter of kennelling the hounds was left in the hands of the 'Master and Deputy Master. Before the meeting dispersed Mr. Harding asked the members present to drink to the health of the retiring Master. He - had carried out his duties well, and to the satisfaction of most of the hunting people of the district. As far as ho (Mr Ilardingl was concerned he thought it was a pity (with all respect to the present Master) that Mr Pattullo could not see his way to continue. During liis occupancy of the office of Master he had run the Club on economical lines and in the best interests i f the people of the district. The hospitality of himself and his good lady was appreciated second only to his excellent work as Master.

Mr Pattullo, in reply, said he thought that with the present officers the sport this year would he even better than last year.