OARSMEN WORRIED

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 185, 26 October 1927, Page 12

OARSMEN WORRIED

JUDGE’S BAY CLOSED DIFFICULTY FOR ST. GEORGE’S THE closing of Judges Bay has created the most critical situation the club has ever-faced, and it behoves members and those interested to stand loyally by the ckib if it is to survive.” The serious case of the St. George’s Rowing Club, an old established institution, is thus related in the annual report, to be presented to the general meeting to-morrow night. Fortunately, the club is in a sound position otherwise. It had a most successful regatta season last summer, collecting £74 in donations, was able to reduce its overdraft to 12s. The surplus of receipts over expenditure amounted to £44 4s 9d, the transfer cf which brings th,e accumulated funds to £1,206 13s sd. QUESTION OF SENTIMENT The closing of Judges Bay, according to the report, was a surprise move by the authorities. The committee of the club had negotiated with the Auckland City Council in an endeavour to have an opening left in the embankment across the bay, and this was granted as a temporary measure, but, without warning, the channel was filled in, thus depriving the club of access to the harbour.

As the position of the club-house is now useless for rowing purposes, the Auckland Harbour Board has been asked for a site on the waterfront just inside the eastern tide deflector, and although the board has deferred its decision for six months, it is felt that the tilub will receive the fairest consideration.

“The move from the beautiful little bay will be regarded as a disaster by those who have been associated with the club for any length of time, and considerable inconvenience will be experienced until a club-house can be erected from which rowing can be carried on: In the interim.” concludes the report, ‘‘it is proposed to secure temporary premises so that members and prospective members will be catered for.” ST. GEORGE’S BAY SKIDS TENANTS MUST TAKE RISK HARBOUR BOARD’S POLICY St. George’s Bay skids and boatsheds have been a subject of negotiations between the Harbour Board and the launch-owner tenants for some time, and yesterday the board, which had previously decided to terminate the leases, decided that anyone wishing to use the skidways may do so at his own risk. Tenants must keep the facilities in a reasonable state of repair and indemnify the board. A deputation of tenants of St. George’s Bay waited on the Works Committee of the board recently with reference to the termination of the leases, and it was said then that the tenants would probably be willing to accept the risk.