RONGOTEA AND DISTRICT ATHLETIC CLUB.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9016, 2 December 1907, Page 2

RONGOTEA AND DISTRICT ATHLETIC CLUB.

The annual meeting was held ou Saturday night, Mr James Penney being in the chair. The halaucdsheof showed the receipts to have been £156 iis 3d, of which £3O 19s 8d was a credit balance from the previous year. The sum of £46 Os 6d was received in nominations and acceptances, £24 11s gate money, £9 9S proceeds from concert auco aud £5 13s i” casn donations. The expenditure was £l4B 14s 3d, of which over £B3 was paid away in pri/ffi money and trophies, It was statedthat 'the receipts from gate money, nominations ana acceptances were lower than the year previous. Tire receipts from the coucert and dance about balanced the expenditure Mr Whisker said the programme of the last sports was too long. It could bo made just as pleasing to the public by reducing the number of events. The balance-sheet was adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr John Stevens, - M.H.R. ; president, Mr John Jarvis j vice-presidents, Messrs Ohas. 'Hopping, O. Laseubyj J. Lumsdeu, S. - Hammond, H. Jarvis, A. ■G. Hickford, J. Penney; treasurer, Mr Jas. Penney; auditor, Mr O. H. Bowater; secretary, Mr R. McGlymout; starter, ■Mr J. Whisker. General Committee, Messrs J. Whisker, A, J. Hickford.F. Landers, E. Ransom, H. Jarvis, R. Mayor, R. Amosbury, E. Jarvis, W. Davis, H. Ransom, J. Amesbury, W. Baylis, D. Humphries, A. Burgess, E. Prate, F. Turner, W. Foster, H. Ehrhoru, J, Penney, G. Paul and S. Rodgers, Haudicappor: J. Oolliugwood. It was left to the general committee to fix the date of the sports. It was also decided to hold a dance ou the night of the sports. Messrs Jas. Penney, E, K. Ransom, J. Whisker, A- Burgess, and E, Jarvis wore appointed a programme committee to meet next Friday evening,