HUNTING

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 162, 24 March 1939, Page 2

HUNTING

OPOTIKI CLUB ANNUAL MEETING ■{ _ EXPENDITURE TOO HIGH j There was a .goad; attendance at the annual general meeting of the Opotild Hunt Club held in the! R.S.A. Rooms' on Wednesday night— The retiring president, Mr. S.- D. Abbot, occupied the. chair. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and confirmed, and the - balance sheet and ..the president’s report- were read and adopted: The balance sheet revealed that' although £IOO had been received from the Bay of Plenty Racing Club, and £SO had been drawn from the Savings account, only a small surplus was shown cn the year’s operations. It was decided that steps be taken to run the club on a more economical basis, Election of Officers Patron, Mr. J. H. Reid (re-elected) President, Mr. S. D. Abbot (reelected) Vice-president, Mr. S. Maxwell (reelected) . Master. Mr. G. T. Clark (re-elected) Deputy-Masters, Messrs. T. Clark, A. W. Turner and M’. Hennessy. Committee, Messrs. F. J. Short, J. T. Tabh, 0. Black, P. Looney, N. V. Hodgson, B. Mulhern. Sheeran, T. Hennessy, A. Neilson, J. T. Clark, F. Looney, T. Weston. W. Beaufoy, 1. Rusden, B. Parkinson. T. Black. Fi,eld| Secretary, Mr. 1. Rusden. Auditor, Mr. W. M. Smith. ’ Hon. Surgeon. Dr. Brass. Property owners’ representative:, Mr. F Reid. Subscriptions, Gentlemen 30/-; Ladies IC/G, Youths, 16 to 18. 10/-; •Children under 10, 2/6; Hon. Members 10/6. It was decided that there be no free hunting, and that a/ capping fee of 5/-.be enforced. It was left to the secretary, Air. P. Fox. to see if suitable badges were obtainable, the colour to be emerald green. Air. Smith suggested the formation of a riding school. l and the following committee was formed to- go into the matter: Alessrs. S. D. -Abhot, T. Kelly. A. W. Turner, E. All. Smith. Tlie meeting stood inj silence for a few moments in respect far the memory of a late member, Air. C. Smith. A vote of thanks and confidence in the Huntsman, Air. T. Kelly, was placed on record.

ANNUAL REPORT. The following report was presented by- the president. Air. S. Abbot:I have much pleasure in presenting, the annual report for our third! year of ’ operations. AVe have 81 financial members of the following classes: 47 men and four.< lady follower members, 14' children anil 10 honorary members, a Total decrease over all classes of 27. The bulk of this-drop is due to the loss ot nine honorary members and nine junior members. The number of unfinancial .members is considerably larger than we had hoped. .Subscriptions, however, show an increase of just on £lO, this being mainly— due. to the raising of tlie subscription for men followers at the commencement of the year. Onto again we would urge that the members do their utmost- to increase the membership throughout all classes during the coining season. The season’s operations were commenced) with a deficit of £5 at- the bank. The ball, which, due toi our inability to secure a suitable night, could not he held as early as usual, though: a succesk socially- was a financial' failure, the loss being £2 12s Gd. The point-to-point- however was a great- success, and thanks to the generosity of local tradespeople and members in the matter of the presentation of trophies, showed a- credit balance of £3O. . AYc ended the year w ith a favourable balance at the Bank of £2 14s 3d but as the annual payment from the Bay of Plenty Racing Chib of £IOO, together with a withdrawal from the P. 0.5.8. account of £SO, was ■ used, the position is not as satisfactory as we anticipated. It appears certain that if we are to freehold the . section something drastic will have to be dene to increase revenue and decrease expenditure. A slightly larger number of hunts wore held in the Opotiki district during this season and it was particularly pleasing to note how well the final hunts were attended. Approximated tho same number of hunts