Manawatu Rowing Club.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3588, 21 October 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Rowing Club.

Th£ fl&t/ elected committee of tbi Manawatu RdWneOlub held lts first meeting in Me rooms pn T*** day evening, a ot members being recorded, "resent--* Captain B. G. Gower (in tbg .Pbair), Vice*Gaptain W, Howan, Sec tb\ tir % E. L. Hilt, Treasurer J. Murray, Messrs Ray, Marsh, and Gillespie. The minutes of the previous con> mittee meeting were read and epufirmed, and five new members were elected* Mr Marsh stated that be yaa procuring an outrigger, and asked par* mission to keep same in thc club's shed.—Request acceeded to; 1 Several minor matters were die* cussed, and it was decided to bold &a ii gening Day,” date to be fixid ft a future meeting. The Committee then Agreed to west again at the boat shed £t ”_ a.ra. oa Friday. The usual vote of thanks to the chair, and to Mr Hill for th * use of his rooms terminated the

On Friday evening the CommittvMJ met at the boat shed and overhauled the boats and gear. The inveatigJU tions disclosed a rather unsatisfactory state of affairs, a great deal of ill-usage having been accorded the Club’s property by certain members, a circumstance which caused much unfavour, able comment as to tit? wisdom of the, action of the previous committee in lowering the sub. to los 6 c?All the boats and gear ete to bo repaired, and inquiries made as tp th# advisability of obtaining the services of a man from Wellington to repair outriggers, sculls, and oars. The Secretary was instructed to have the sliding seats of outriggers repaired by Mr Barber, and to pro. cure'pullies and tackle to facilitate boats being drawn up skids into shed, the same to be fixed by Mr Andrew jonson. It was decided to have a large door placed in south end of shed to enable outriggers to be launched without risk of damage by accident.