THE CADET CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5051, 1 June 1877, Page 7

THE CADET CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND.

The cadet championship of Now Zealand is at length decided, the last rcpnrt having just come to hand. The cadet championship of the colony again falls to Waiuku, as also two of the four prizes, Cadet Mowbray being the champion of 1877, while Cadet Currie, who takes fourth place this year, was champion in IS7O. Wellington takes second place. The prizes are ns follows : —lst, Mowbray, Waiuku, champion belt and £6 ; 2nd, Hale, Wellington, £5 ; 3rd, Ausell, Auckland, £3 ; 4th, Currie, Wainloi, £2. The following were the highest scorers, ties being decided by best score at longest range:—

100 200 300 Tl. Cadet Mowbray, Waiuku .. .. 25 22 25—72 Lieut. Halo, Wellington .. ..28 23 19-70 Cadott Anscll, Auckland .. ..20 24 18—08 Cadet Currio, Waiuku .. ..20 21 20—07 Sergeant Kettle, Dnnedin .. ..28 23 10-07 Cadet Williams, Auckland ..20 10 22—04 Cadet Gionvillo, Thames .. .. IS 24 ID—Ol Corporal Ballinger, Wellington .. 27 SI 12-00 Cadet Madcly, Wellington ..24 22 14—00 Cadet Broughton, Wangamil ..23 23 14-00

None of the other twenty competitors made 60 points. The remaining Wellington competitors scored as follows: Cadet Miniflo 23 19 13-55 Cadet Ponlson f 26 20 7—54 Cadet Crouclier 18 15 15—48

WELLINGTON ATHENAEUM AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

The following report was read and adopted at the annual meeting held on May 29: —

"1. The General Committee of the Wellington Athemeum and Mechauics' Institute have pleasure in placing before the subscribers the report of the proceedings during the past year.

"2. This year's report shows that the institution has made fair progress during the past year, and there is every reason to believe that, with the increased advantages it will in a short time be able to offer to subscribers, its future career will be all that the most sanguine could desire.

"3. The revenue shows a slight increase over the previous year, the receipts for the past year being £642 14s. 2d., as against £532 Is. Gd. for the year 1575-6. Of this increase, £76 ISs. Bd. was derived from the sale of the old building and a quantity of sundries. "4. The number of members on the roll, on the 30th day of April, 1877, was 715, composed of yearly, half-yearly, and quarterly subscribers. This number shows an increase of about 100 members during the year. "5. The library and reading room have been kept constantly supplied with new books, magazines, and newspapers. The amount expended, inclusive of outstanding liabilities, in these departments, is £4lO 12s. 3d. This sum includes the cost of re-binding and repairing 760 volumes. The volumes added number 560. The committee hope, during the ensuing year, to make great and important additions to both these dejiartments. " 0. At the close of last year the committee were actively engaged in negotiating a loan, to enable them to erect a new building for the institution. They succeeded in obtaining the sum of £OSOO for five years at 0 per cent interest per annum, and immediately called for tenders for the erection of the building, in accordauce with the plans prepared by Mr. Thomas Turubull, architect, which plans were submitted to, and approved by, a special meeting of the subscribers, held on the 27th March, 1876. Mr. J. Hanson was the successful tenderer, at £6350; contract to be completed by the Ist August, 1877. The committee are glad to say that the building is in course of erection, and bids fair to be an ornament to the city, as well as of great benefit to the subscribers.

" 7. AVhen definite arrangements for erecting the new building had been made, steps were at once taken to obtain temporary accommodation, and the premises at present occupied iu the City Chambers were secured at a rental of £156 per annum. Although they are not so large and suitable as might be desired, the committee are glad to say that subscribers have willingly put np with all inconveniences, and fairly supported the institution in its temporary quarters.

"S. The committee are glad to say that there is little doubt the revenue estimated to be derived from the- shops and offices in the building will he fully realised, the two shops having already been leased for twenty-one years at a rout.d together of £-100 per annum, being the r.mo'int originally named by the committee as the probable rent to be derived. The committee desire to put before subscribers the fact that the ordinary revenue of the institution will be unable to bear the cost of fitting up the new building with gas, furniture, &c, estimated in all to cost £IOOO, and they therefore propose asking contributions from the subscribers and the public generally, in order to make up that amount. When it is borne in mind that the new building is so constructed as to be ample for the requirements of the city of Wellington for many years to come, and that it will afford advantages to the public hitherto unattainable, the committee have no doubt that in this, as in every similar case, the citizens of Wellington will aid them worthily in their object, and that the sum named will be cheerfully subscribed.

" The committee have to return their thanks to Messrs. R. H. Carpenter, Thompson, Churton, Black, Plimmer, Batkin, and the Rev. J. Simcox for various donations of books and newspapers.''