PATEA CRICKET CLUB.

Patea Mail, 10 May 1882, Page 3

PATEA CRICKET CLUB.

The annual general meeting was held on Saturday evening,, at the Albion Hotel. Present : Messrs Tenrient (in the chair), Jacob, F. T. Horner, Gibbons, Taplin, Bright, Houghton, and p. Harden. The year’s income included £5 for hay on Domain, and £26 TOs from subscriptions; the, total income being £3B lls 9d.; I This had been exceeded on the expenditure side by ' £5; 6s - 2d idne -to the The assets Were valtied at £ 19,' leaving a credit of £l3 13s lOd. The Honorary .Secretary ■hadvnot’ prepared a ?written-; report, i but. stated; -that the I Club had won every important match played during they ear,, including.',; two matches with Hawera ; ;and inembers had i rolled up better to the .practices than in previous years. .Jn’6eed/'the ; r Club' seeined to have entered on a tide of prosperity, and all that it.needed,now was.a larger pitch for practibb, tq' "make r room for more players. The balance sheet was adopted ; and after sbmeH'conversation, ‘a resolution was carried authorisingthe Committee to solicit, - contributions .from miembers and friends lor: ienlargihg' the pitch,’to ehable ; two -set s Of wickets tb be pitched at once, lor the. of more members practising. It/was. suggested that a few pounds might readily be obtained for this purpose, besides putting the Club out of debt. Mr Tennent and Mr Taplin - promised, onr behalf of the Committee,, to solicit help for these objects, and the meeting Hosed.. ■ r