WELLINGTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5181, 30 October 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

The adjourned annual meeting of the Caledonian Society was held , last evening at the New Zealander Hotel, Mr. K. J. Duncan in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and adopted, The Chairman stated that the business of the evening was to elect office-bearers for the ensuing year. The society was indebted to the Corporation for the assistance which had been rendered in improving the ground by planting shrubs and forming the walks. The society was also grateful to Mr. C. O’Neill for his aid in sunerintending the improvements. He trusted that the society would shortly be in a position to contribute towards keeping the ground in order. The following gentlemen were elected members of the society:—Messrs. C. O’Neill, J. Russell, G. E. Barton, Tolhurst, Reid, McDonald, Mills, and J. Sawers. The following members were elected directors for the ensuing year Mr. E. Pearce, M.H.R., Mr. G. Hunter, M.H.R., Mr. J. S. M; Thomson, Mr. G. S. Sellar, Captain Sellar, Mr. J. Dransfield, Mr. R. J. Duncan, Mr, T. McKenzie, Mr. A. Young, Mr. J. H. Pollock, Mr. H. Mace, Dr. Diver, Mr. J. Lockie, Mr. J. H. Bethune, Mr. J. Martin, Mr. R. Greenfield, Mr. McTavish, Mr. Reid, Mr. E. 'VV. Mills, Mr. Tolhurst. Mr. T. McKenzie proposed Mr. George Crawford as President of the Society ; seconded by Mr, J. S. M. THOMPSON", and carried unanimously. Mr. Crawford, in taking the chair, returned thanks, saying that he would endeavor to his duty for bis term' of office, and trusted all others connected with the society would do likewise. , Mr. Bbthdne proposed,, and Mr. Duncan seconded,— That Mr. , Buchanan be VicePresident of the Society.—Carried unanimously. • • , , , . It was proposed by Mr. Thompson, secondedby Mr. McTavish, and carried, that Captain Mclntyre bo treasurer for the ensuing year. Mr. McKenzie proposed that Mr. Kerby .be secretary of the society. Second-d by Mr. Bethune, and carried, the Chairmaa paying a a high compliment to Mr. Kerby for the efficient manner in which he had discharged his duties in the past. ■ On the motion of Mr. Dransfield, seconded by Mr. Young, Mr. S. Levy was appointed collector. - , . , Messrs. McTavish and Sawers were elected auditors. The following were appointed a committee to draw up the programme of sports Messrs. Pollock, Lockie, Buchanan, McKenzie, Mace, Young, Bethune, Thompson, and Reid. Mi° Reid said, on looking over the programme of last year, he found there was almost an absence o£ really national Scottish, games. There were about a dozen races on the programme, and lie would suggest that some of them should be left out, aud that there should be inserted in their stead such games as quoits, tossing the caber, &c. j£ r . Lockie said it had been found difficult in past years to find competitors in the Scottish games, and the society had been com polled to abandon themA slight discussion ensued, and there was a general expression of opinion that a few Scottish games should be inserted in the programme. Mr. Crawford stated that for some years past there had been a misunderstanding between theCalodonian Society and the cricketers; buthe thought the misunderstandingwasjohiefly

on the part of the latter. They had got the use of the grand stand so long that they began tothink that they had got an interest in it. The cricketers were given notice twelve months ago to remove all their gear from the grand stand. That had not been done, and the society had not even got thanks. When new locks were put on duplicate keys were used or the locks were broken. He thought it was time an arrangement should be made with the cricketers. The President, and Messrs. Buchanan, Lockie, and Young were appointed to confer with a committee of the cricketers. It was arranged that a committee to arrange the programme should meet on next Monday week. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting.