RACING CLUB

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 623, 30 August 1933, Page 6

RACING CLUB

anmual meeting PRESIDENT COMMENTS UPON SUCCESSFUL PAST SEASON OFFICERS RE-ELECTIED * The annual general meeting of the Rotorua Racing Club took place in the Citizens' Club room last evening, the president, Dr. H. Bertram, pre-* siding over a good attendance. In formally moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet Dr. Bertram remarked upon the suecessful year which had been experienced hy the club, particularly the success of the last meeting which showed a good profit, mainly due, no doubt, to the good fields and the innovation of the win and place totalisator. In the general aecount maintenance was slightly larger, a good deal of necessary work having been done during the year. Taking the view that the club should assist other sporting hodies by granting the judicious use of its appointments the rents derived during the year

were not large. A fa.r amount of expenditure on maintenance would he necessary during the coming year, and the question of providing adequate stabling facilities would require to be considered. In preparing the accounts for the year the assets of the club had been written down and the values were not overstated. The club had a valuable property which should appreciate when the present depression passd. The president expressed the opinion that the satisfactory position of the club as disclcsed hy the accounts was in a large measure due to the fine work of the secretary and executive and he thonght that the club had been wise in their choice of these Dfficers. The motion of adoption was second»d hy Mr. C. R. Tapper and passed vithout discussion.

Election of Officers The election of officers for the next year' resulted as follows, all heing reelected: — Patron, Mr. C. H. Clinkard, M.P.; president, Di. H. Bertram; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs A. II. Tripe and W. II. Wackrow; hon. treasurer, Mr. W. W. P. Hall; Committee: Dr. S. H. Hay, Messrs J. A. Brown, C. A. Clarke W. Galbraith, D. Jerv'.s, N. M. Keane, L-. C. Ryan, C. R. Tapper, G. Urquhart and F. Goodson. Hon. surveyor, Mr. H. Tai Mitchell. hon veterinarian, Mr. D. G. O'Connell; hon. solicitor, Mr. G. Urquhart, hon. timckeeper, Mr. II . W. Howden, hon. surgeons, Drs. H. Bertram and S. H. Hav; secretary, Mr. E. La Trobe ■ Hill. Additional Facilities Details of the terms under which the executive had completed arrangernents for the pnrchase of an up-to-date weighing mschine and also turnstiles for the entrance gates were placed before the meeting hy the president. He said that the club had been able to secure these at a reasonable figure owing to the disbanding of the Gisborne Club, which had placed an order with the suppliers prior to the decHon to dishjand. They would prove a valuable acquisition to the facilities of the club. There being no further business the meeting concluded after the president had thanked the committee for ihe excellent work which had been ione by it during the past year. The fact that the committee was largely composed of reputahle businessmen was a fact on which the club could derive much confidence.