BOXING CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1924, Page 1

BOXING CONFERENCE.

NEW ZEALAND ASSUCIAUOX

lI.MAKU. July 31

'J iie annual (onlereme o: the New Zealand Boxing Assoeiatiyu "as liejd at Tiwaru to-day. '1 'lie annual lep./l t stated :—“At tiie annual eoufe.euee of The Now Zealand Box inti" A-ssotiatiun, liehl at Aueklaud 011 August 0, VJ-2, it was defined that the Dominion should be divided into seven local districts or centres n.s follows:—Auckland, Poverty Bay, Hawke’s Bay. Wellington, Westland. Canterbury and Otago, v'it-li head [Harters ''.respectively tit Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, liicy mouth, Christchurch und Dunedin. At the stunt* time the Now Zealand (oiimil was authorised to appoint a committee at each t.f the lieadipiai to.t; mentioned 'lll e injunction " i tli the eouneii, the committee to remain in ollii e 1 ntiil tiieir suetc.sso.s were appoinlcj in an 01 dance wiili the rules laid do mi at the tonierence. 'I lie Canterbury ((.'lit.:! "as instituted on July 2, 111-xi. Fis-ui a uumeriial point, of view the centre is a small one. consisting of only three local associations, hut teiritixially it is one it ttic* largest; \el despite its numerical weakness the financial position as disvlus.'d hy the balance-sheet is eminently satislac tnry and ioiiL]:a:es lavouiably with those having a i’::.:' gu ator mem 1 eis'oip. The nnii.ei iea-"eakm.'-s of the edit re and the pcss:hiiitii.s of the formation of other local a*: a: bilious a.e matters which, in the *>;.inioa of yi.nr cxc.'iliivo, can well lie discus-ell l.y felegates with a view to action by tile in: onn-n,g (oimiiiittee. Owing to calls upon his time, the* hoimiary secretary. Mr (». j!i!ti.!.iT. was (‘impelled to tender his resigna--1:011. and the va anaey "as filled by Mr T. Ji. Hobson. The halance-slicet showed a credit halaiuc* of £lB !)s Id up til! April 1 last. The main swines a eeiitie’s revenue wen; from amateur registration fees, permit fees, and 2.1 | i ml of j rofession.il j rises. At the Wellington conleiencc* in (ictobrv last the rule with respect to peiinit

I: . ; wr.i altered, and those fees 1:1" go to the New Zealand Council, l’rc- ' istiiu "r.s also i.ta/’e for the holding of an annual centre championship meeting, half of the profits to go to the centre. Hides for the government ol the centres’ affairs uill hi* submitted to delegates for eon.siderat.ion. Your committee has endeavoured t cover all essential points, hut havii no similar rules for guidance, possibly some matters have been overlooked. It will he the delegates’ responsibility to perfect the rules. Jf was a matter lor great regret that the council of the New Zealand Boxing Association resigned in a hotly in May last. The icason for their action was set forth in a circular letter to local associations. and while there may he a iliflercncc' of opinion on the ijuoktion of the present, status of the New Zealand Boxing Association, the council is to he eeiiiiiii'uded for acting ill :n : 111 dance " ith its views.” An alteration »n- made to the rules to the ell'ect that if only one delegate "'as nominated, or there was only one present, that delegate should exercise the vote of two delegates. After roii-.-.idering the voting power of the chairman, the words '‘the chairman shall have llic usual power of voting” were deleted and the fo'linving substituted : - “That i'll the ease of a delegate being elected chairman, the chairman shall have a delihe alive and casting Vote.