WAIPUKURAU GOLF CLUB

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 58, 1 December 1937, Page 8

WAIPUKURAU GOLF CLUB

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MANY QUESTIONS DISCUSSED

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WAIPUKURAU, Last *Night. A recommendation that tke club revert to qualifying rounds for tke men's ckampionskips was made at tke annual meeting to-nigkt of tke Waipukurau Golf Club. Tke meeting decided also to kold tke annual , ball as early as possible in tke coming season. Otker matters discussed were tke rai.sing of tke men 's subsoription to £5 5/-} tke ^ provision of a system for watering tke course, and alteration of tke conditions for, tke Divers Cup. Tke need for continuing riiver-pro-tection work was stressed on several oecasions by Mr A. M. Joknstone, wko empkasised that tkis was an important matter, calling for'probably £20 or £80 during next winter. Tke president, kfr Joknstone, presided over nearly 40 members. Tke club had ended tke financial year witk a total memberskip of 204 &nd receipts amounting to £758 8/8t said tke ckairman in his annual report. Tke profits amounted to £87 12/10'. Tke purckase of a new triplex motor mower and tke erection of a skelter formed part of tke expenditure. Tke funds benefited by £67 from tke two open tournaments. During tke year tke course was top-dressed, tke club bearing kalf tke cost (£24). A furtker sum was spent on Tiver-protection work, and tke sixtk green was opened for play. Tkirty-tkree trees kave_ been planted on tke course as tke beginning of a tree-planting programme, and 500 willow cuttings were planted along tke rivpr bank "Tkis committee desixes to recom* mend to the incoming committee tkat it is imperative to carry on the Tiverprotection work. during tke of? season, and tkis skould be continued over a number of years, " said tke report in conclnsion. 'SOur tkanks are dne to all wko -bave assisted, to Mrs H. A. Speedy, Mr C. G. Speedy, Mr and Mrs Billington and .to tke Press." Mr J, Reid was elected a life member. Slve new lady members were proposed for membership. Last year's officers were re-elected as follow !— -President, Mr Joknstone j vice-presidents, Messjrs J. E. Reid and F. A. G. Dunn; captain# Mr P. L. Peacock; kon. secretary and treasurer, Mr G. E. Styles; kon. auditor, Mr C. R. Moore. A new committee was elected . as follows: Messrs V. H. Bradley, C. G. Speedy, J.'G/ Stewart, L. Reid and L. Beacken. Tke secretary 's konorarium.was fixed at £15 15/-, witk a free subscription. A motion was passed. tkat in future tke wife of a secretary skould also be granted a free subscription. .Mr R. Haldane moved tkat it skould bo a recommendation to tke incoming committee tkat tke club revert- to qualifying rounds (best: two out of tkree) for tke men's ckampionskips, as tke existing system was not satisfactory. Tke effect of the proposed system would ba tkat a junioT player could qualify in any one of the tkree grades. _ Tkree grades were lixed, it boing stipnlated tkat a player migkt 'play in not more 1 tkan one of these grades. A proposal to kold "fatigue parties" on tke links on Sundays was made l^y tke presi.dent and fa/vourably reoeived. Saying that the Divers Cup at present was a fiasco, Mr Roack asked tkat tke conditions for this competition skould be ckanged^ and mentioned tkat tke donor was agreeable to a ckange. It was decided. to recommend tke matck committee to investigate the matter, the president remarking tkat "members seem to be dissatisfied witk tke existing conditions. ' ' A system for watering tke course is to be gone into by tke committee, wkick will call an emergency meeting to discuss tke matter if tke cost is found to be reasonable. A note oi warning in tkis connection was sounded by Mr Dunn, wko pointed out that tke land was only leasehold, and some agreement witk tke landlord would be desirable before proceeding witk expensive .works. . "You skould increase tke men's subscription to £5 5/-," suggested one member. "You would bave no difficulty in getting it, I am sure." "But we kave got to encourage tke young men to join," observed Mr Joknstone. "It is not rigkt to ask them to pay £5 5/-." Remarking tkat moneyf will be xequked skortly for tke purchase of a tractor to pull tke mower, Mr R. Haldane suggested tkat tkis could be financed by aebentures. No decision was made in tkis matter. r ^