GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1911, Page 5

GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB

■ ■ .- ■» ::■ ••-■•• /- 1 A meeting of the . committee was held at the club room, Albion Hotel, last evening to consider correspondence arid accounts.. Present : Messrs Hannah; /(chairman j; • Olaughesy, Kilgowy, Smith.. Walton, : McCarthy, and O'ieseking. ?<•. \'[ ■ » ■>■).. The chairman explained that the meet ing was xalled principally to consider an interim-balance 'sheet, as approximately correct a statement as could 'be made. The chairman read the list of dates supplied ,by the different clubs within this, metropolitan area for submission .. to the conference at Wellington, to be ;held on -the 24th and 25th of June, one month earlier than usual, no special reason : beinjr jrwen for the alteration from the usual practice. The dates to be applied for by the different clubs were already recognised received and d«alt with. They wttl be forwarded to the Racing Conference immediately. The dates for *he Greymouth meetings were also fixed. The chairman was appointed to be the clubs represencamve at the Racing Conference af "Wellington in June. Mr A. Grogan applied for the use of the racecourse in Jime for the Coursing- Club. Permission granted on the usual conditions, that no erection >be made unless on the approval o.f the caretaker. The following are -some of tJi e principal figures taken from the roueh balance-sheet. Revenue from the totalisator for the two days was £883. The total taking".- from all other sources were £1605 18s 9d. The amount that went to Government as totalisator tax was £227 8s 6d. After allowing for the various outgoings con n^rte^ "with. the conduct of if Jio'mppt. inT, tn e profit amounted to /79 "]?.=, 6^l. The overdraft at the Bank previous to the meeTmcr was £70. A number of accounts --"gainst f1 ir> club were carefully i.orone int^. inclndine tnose iri - f"nnr»ecstioT> M-ith" the rrr»nt. in- | T)royem* > nts, which ne?d riot be enumeratpn.