IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 731, 2 August 1929, Page 12

IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED

ELLERSLIE RACECOURSE The annual report to be presented j at the annual meeting of the Auckland | Racing Club, convened to be held on ' Monday. August 13. shows that the ! club’s operations during the past sea son have been marked with suCC ?\ r notwithstanding the adverse weatn« experienced at the summer unee The prize-money distributed, exclus ive of €3OO sweepstakes contribute* by owners, amounted to £61,250. The alterations to the course have now been completed. the.r improvements are contemp for the immediate future, as the c mittce desires to see the club s in such a position as soon as PC*® . as will justify the inauguration oi « general building and building • outlined last year. A sunt of £*• ISs 2d has been written off building nd plant for depreciation, and a •* trice of £1.200 7s lid is left tc o* .ransferred to capital account. The committee refers with regrt •weral deaths among members 1 wst mating, viz.. Mr. S. Bradle} -;,nv rears a member of the corn®" eel ’ and Mews. F. R. Bloom#** 1 . ■ i~ K. Bloomfield. W. J. F ™*' n .,L tr ; '•ameron. .1. C. Dunn. Hugo Fried'anjß R. Friedlander, «. Green. H. F - V. .■ ling. John Milne, H. L. C. *«*•*»’ and T. Wingfield. , _ jv, Nominations of office-bearer. . ensuing term nave been rccf;l ',—v,.:follow: —President. Eir Edwin - , son. K.C.M.G.. M.L.C.: Mr. H. Xolan: stewards < lhr £f. * Ld Messrs. M. J. Lynch. Wm. C. Rin *’L ir . G. A Wynyard Being the only no, " e , i ations for the respective position • | will be declared duly elected. ' five seats on the committtee. *‘\j. IJ. M. Carpenter, R- W. Duder. • i Louisson. N. Alfred Nathan, m . A. McGregor Grant (retiring 7rt , pe y i mitteemen) and Mr. Thomas have been nominated. ve ar Items of expenditure during \ • .were:—Wages. £12.294: oepat™, JJ4; ! maintenance. £4.287: rates, land tax. £1.576: conference * * ' £ 1.420: donations, £665. from race meetings, £53.509: i subscriptions, £2,665; tea kin**’ "