WESTLAND TROTTING CLUB.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1925, Page 2

WESTLAND TROTTING CLUB.

The annual meeting of members was held on Thursday evening at the Club rooms. Hamilton Street. Mr h. .McGregor presiding over an attendance of eleven members, while apologies were made L.r other members. ANN CAL KKITIBT. Gentlemen- Your Executive has pleasure in presenting the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet for the year ending doth ot September 19‘20. Tlm liabilities over assets at the commencement <U the year were approximately £<loo and at the close ot the year amounted to £9.V). showing a loss of Cob on tlm operations for the year. The Club held its annual rare meeting on bill January. 192 b. the sum of £BOO being given in stake money. Tlm weather was line and the course being in good order tlm meeting passed nil very satisfactorily. There was a good a (tendance of the public, the gate receipts showing an increase oi £. * on tim previous year, this being accounted for mainly by H ■ charge of 'Js fid for admission of ladies which brought in £46. whilst the charge for gentlemen was increased to 7s lid. ilio nominations and acceptances were a hit disappointing and the reveuo I nun this source showed a decline of £l-10 on the previous figures. The sum of £7.BGb was put through the toialisator as against £7199. an increase of £(>64. Air .Malice was in attendance in the eapaeitv of Stipendiary Steward and reported very favourably on the conductof (he meeting. 1 lie Clubs stewaids were all attentive to their respective duties, which were carried out in their usual ctlioiont manner. Tlm Refreshment Rooms' were again conducted by the lady helpers under tlm directions of .Mrs O. Fowler and tlm ( luh is much indebted to them for tlmir valuable services so freely given al all times. The date of tlm next race meeting of the Club is set down for Saturday 2ml January. R)‘26. and as this date comes before the dates fixed for the Grey mouth Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting, il should be a more suitable one than formerly, both from a iinan- , in! ;ni<l n rat inji; point ol view.

As will he observed from the balance sheet to he presented, the Club’s indebtedness IS now ( lose to £lb-l. cono'siii'.g of £S.V2 overdraft at the Rank aml sundry creditors for Die balance of about L'lbO-

Your executive made arrangements with the Bank to increase the present overdraft to £IOO9 with the object of ■paying ol!' the sundry creditors and to consolidate the debt. The extra advance was granted on the understanding Hint the present guarantors should sign tlm now guarantee, hut so tar only a few have done so and it is hoped the remainder will (all into hue m ordei to help the Club along. It is proposed to reduce the liability by at least £l(lf) per vear. and with this end in view, economies will he elleeted in seioia! ways. It is recommended that- the -lakes for the i-oming meeting lie reduced to £7OO. a reduction of £IOO on last year's programme. The relict promised by tlm Government in totnlisator tax should also amount t > a considerable sum and with other economies to lie made, the prospects of considerable reducing tlie liability are distinctly good. In conclusion I have to extend the thanks of the Club to all officials and others who assisted to successfully rarrv out the nperations ol the ( Itlh throughout, t lie year. ’['he report and balance sheet as read were received and adopted. .Messrs V. Bonar. F. Orr, S. \V. Find and F. Lewis were elected members.

The election ot tlm committee resulted as lollow.s: Messrs J. Stafford, l-b McGregor, 11. A. Thompson. d. Breeze. A. \Y. Yarrall. R. Wiiiley, .1. ,‘delntosli. R. Adamson, C. J. Sellers, sd£ M. Houston and 11. Rutland. The chairman moved a vote id sympatic with air \Y. K. Williams in his recent bereavement. Carried iu silence. The meet i lig I imn lel minuted. MEETING (>F CO.M.MITTEK. The Commit tee I hen met. Mr E. .McGregor being elected (’resident. The minutes were confirmed and correspondence approved. llm eh el ion ol (.Hirers resulted ; Judge. Mr F. Whiles-. Deputy-Judge, Mr K. McGregor. t leek of Course. Mr F. Fane. ('!erk of Seales. Mr (’. F. Sellers. Assist a lit-Clerk of Scales, Mr A. \Y. Yarrall. Starter. Mr 11. Rutland. Assistant-Starter. .Mr 11. A. Thompson. Chile Steward. Mr W. A. Jamieson. Judicial Committee. Messrs W. E. Williams. D. J. Evans. J. .1. Mclntosh, R. Wiiiley and F. McGregor. Course Committee, Messrs Wiiiley Adamson and .McGregor. After discussion il was resolved that a suli-rniiiniittec consisting of Messrs Whiley. Sialford, .McGregor and Houston lie appointed lo meet the committee ol the Westland Racing Club to arrange terms in eon licet ion with the amount of rental for tlm course and to report to the committee. The programme lor the summer meeting was fixed at No. I. C'7d ; No. 2. !>(>; No. :t, OH; No. I, Clio and cup i with whip presented hv Mr Knell); No. A. tsil : No. 6. i'9(l: No. 7. CKO; No 8, CMO ; total 97(10. Tla- date for closing uom.iiial ions was left to the secretary to arrange. Admission lo course was fixed atgent mmen 7s fid, ladies .'ls. It was resolved that a letter of thanks !,- -ent to tlm caretaker (Mr G. Fowler, for his exec'loiil services on the truck and general iiilere.-l In his II was ie-olved to convey tlm thanks of the Club to the ladle- who had given tlmir as-i-tain e. It was resolved that the tieicssarv step- le- taken to register under the I at. . I Societies Act. Ii was resolved to procure badges foi’ mom Imi -. ami the meeting terminated.