NEW CLUB FO[?]

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 39, 8 October 1931, Page 4

NEW CLUB FO[?]

OFFICERS ELECTJ WELL ATTEND MEETING FIRST SHOOT RE Following the decision to | miniature rifle" club in 1 well attended meeting yl Friday evening to finalil ments and elect officers ffl organisation. Major C. 1 presided over an attendarl 35 intendine- members. ffl

The officers elect'ed to II new club were: — -Patron : J the Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson Mr. F. Wilkie; Vice-Presi S. H. Hay, H. Bertraxh am and Messrs P. Kirininmot braith, A. V. Merriman, back and H. Hardcastlg; and Treasurer, Mr. R. H. 1 f°r) J. W. Webber S his apprbvll) ; Club Capl Sergt.-Major Bates; Vjl Mr. S. J. Walker; Handicaji Major Bates; Armoureffl Brown; Executive Commit'll G. H. Weir, P. Butjer, } Price, L. Clarke, C. Pep Knight, W. Winslade and lie. The matter of .eleanii keeping in repair the new discussed, and it was decid rangements in connection! be left in the hands of tH tee. On the motion of Messrs Pepper it was decided tll

copies . of miniature rifle be secured from other club a sub-committee be set up a suitable set of rules to he at the next general meeti Rotorua Club. A sub-committee consist club captain, vice-captain, and Mr. Weir was set up to the drafting of rules. Subscriptions. Subscription for membe fixed at 2s 6d per member, to a recommendation tal previous meeting. Staff Se Bates said that he was plea the subscription left at a 1 as it would thus give the yi tending members an oppoi join the club. It was made a recommei the incoming committee number of rounds to be fire petitions be two sighters, liberate and seven rapid. Mr. Winslade suggested ti sible an evening be set aside tice for newcomers to enabl acquaint themselves witb i conditions. He also added could only be done if it did 1 too much hardship on Sei Bates, whose time, he quite was fully occupied. Shots on Targets.Ij Considerable discussion I

around the number of sbfl shouldbe fired at each bull,l was always the possibilitjl shots going through one holl A motion was moved by liil and secohded by Mr AlexaH it be a recommendation to I mittee that the club use thel target with five bulls and tH shots be fired. gj An amendment was rml Messrs. Weir and Walker thl club match or individual cofl not more than one shot bel each bull on the standard tfl A further amendment J jby Messrs. Bates and WinH it be recommended to the cl that two shots be fired at H on the standard target. fl amendment hecame the mol was carried. B As 20 rjiles were availabH decided that one rifle be afl each two members and tlifl members be held responsibleB

cieanmg and condition of tlfl pons. g Lights at Firing Poinfl The question as to whdB lights at the firing point shoulH lit or dimmed was another B raised, and after some discfl was decided that as the majfl better shooting without thel be dimmed during shooting, I