Boating Club.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1564, 24 November 1885, Page 4

Boating Club.

The adjourned annual general meeting of the Palmiirston Bout ing Club was held at the Commercial Hotel last, eveii,m«f. .■ ; ' : v ■ . ' * .- ; Present — Messrs Ben tie y, Park, Smkli, ] Pirani, T. King, Wray, Rawlins, Fraser, and Healy. ' . j Mr Park having been .voted, to, the chair, requested the secretary to read the following balance-sheet, which \vas duly received oh the motion of Mr King : — , . BECEII'TC. Subsci-iptions, £53 lls ; cash advanced by members of Club and Secretary, £11 2s ; total, £64 13-*. KXVKN'Drf UJIE. W. Park on account for boat shed, ;• (-ontract for additions to boat shed, £14: l'is (id ; Bauckhtuu on account for boats, £11 lls ; Committee's expenses to Foxton, £2; Foxton Club (boats). .£l4 6s ; freight on boats froai Foxton, £1 (ss; freight on , boats to Awapuni. lfia; stamps Ib,' cash on hand 6d, £0 Is 6d'; total £64 13s. ■ ■ ;• , LIABILITIES. ' Balance due to Mr Park on shed £5 ; i balance due to Mr Bauckham on boats, £1 17s; cash advanced by members of ! Club and Secretary, £11 2s ; advertising, 6s ; Park, stationery, 7s 6d ; total, £18 12s 6d ; excess of assets over liabilities, £48 14s 6d ; total, £67 7s. -• *-' - •' ASSETS.' • ' ' Boat ah©3, £39 I'2b 6(1 ; two biitsMruig racing boats and sculls, £14 6s; one ■ ; pleasure boat and sculls, £13 Bs,; cash in' bank, 6d ; total £67 7s.' : ' ' ' k The Chairman said their object m meeting together that evening Sviis to ar-. range matters for the ensuing season; The members present would be required to discuss -the atl visibility or otherwise of going; to the lVocessary expense of. reputing the boats. , - ) The Secretary read a letter from Mr Bauckham, offering to effect the .repairs on the boats at the lagoon a't'a price. ■<•■ The Chairman remarked that believed-, the} ■;■ would be able to pay off -f*U liabilities, put the boats m order, and purchase another pleasure boat out of the funds of the Club if the subscriptions promised came m. He had renewed the insurance on the shed and boats .for the original amount of £48, the policy having expired. He thought they would be justified m procuring a new pleasure boat. A Mr Waters had built a boat house close to the Club's shed and intended to hire out boats by the hour. He also had offered to take charge of the Club's property and keep the key of boat shed Mi" 'JLawUns also thought they should get. another pleasure boat; if Waters started hiring boats out they would find the public patronising him instead of the Club. Mr Bentlev suggested that the reeds growing m the water m the lagoon should be removed as they were a decided nuisance. to inexperienced persons. The fishing stakes it was stated had been taken up. ■.■■>'■ The question of electing a fresh committee was next discussed. Mr Pirani thought that if the: members constituting the present eoujrhittee did, not think fit to attend to their duties they should be dispensed with and- fresh members take their place. v Mr T. King suggested that perhapsit , would be better to call a special meeting for. the r purpose of electing new com~ mittee men. ; • ' This was decided upon, the meeting to take place m a fortnight. , ; : The secretary, Mr Clark, tendered his resignation but the meeting would' not accept the same, and requested Mr Qlark to continue his services for another year, and comolimented him on the energy' and general interest he had taken m the affairs of the Club. . Messrs Bentley and King wereapf pointed auditors. •■ l ' I No further business being to transact the meeting adjourned. *v