PUKEKOHE SEES CHANCE TO REDUCE INDEBTEDNESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 389, 25 June 1928, Page 7

PUKEKOHE SEES CHANCE TO REDUCE INDEBTEDNESS

The annual meeting of the Pukekohe Bowling Club was held on Saturday. There was an attendance of about 40 members. The retiring president, Mr. J. Pollock, said the club was now in the position where its revenue promised to be sufficient to substantially reduce its indebtedness year by year. In assuming office, the newly-elected president, Mr. F. A. Hosking, said it would be his ai mto see this take effect in the forthcoming season, and also to have the greens brought up to the highest standard. Officers were elected as follows: Patron, Mr. A. B. Barter; president, Mr. F. A. Hosking; executive, Messrs. J. Crosbie, F. Perkins, E. F. Snell and E. G. Moncrief ; green superintendent, Mr. G. H. Armstrong; delegates to Auckland Centre, Messrs. A. B. Barter, C. Brooks and F. A. Hosking; delegates to Northern Waikato Association, Messrs. G. H. Armstrong and E. G. Moncrief; auditor, Mr. W. F. J. Munro. It was decided that a member of the match committee, to be nominated by the committee, be appointed ex officio a member of the executive. The prizes won during the past season were presented to the winners by the president.

ant Hudson 76, Lieutenant G. Bryan 93, Major Brooke 79 not out), and in the second innings 44 for no wickets. The Navy in the first innings made 298 (Lieutenant Dale 76, Lieutenant-Com-mander Halsey 67, Lieutenant Arnold 6 for 41), and followed on and made 332 (Lieutenant Shaw 83, Lieutenant-Com-mander Halsey 80, Lieutenant-Com-mander Cunliffe 64, Captain Hill 4 for 65). The Army won by 10 wickets.