Taranaki Hockey Association.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 82, 11 April 1904, Page 2

Taranaki Hockey Association.

The second annual meeting of, the Taraiiak'i Hockey Association was held in Mr Turlon's ollice on Thursday night. There were present : Messrs" McCarthy tllavvera), Donald (El,l'liani), L. Cureia (tnglewood), Tripe (Carrington Jtoad), and Butts (secretary). Mr McCarthy was voted to the chair.

Applications Were received from the ingtowood and Eitlram Clubs lo be ml'ii.itted to the Union. • The applications wore granted. The report dealt with matters relating to the workling of the Association last year. The balancesheet showed a credit balance of 2s against a 'debit balance of Ss last year.

Mr McCarthy moved the adoption of the report ami balance-sheet. There would perhaps be a chance of a Tarauaki team returning' the Canterbury visit, ami they might also play Welliii'g'ton on the same trip. The meinHeis would have lo pay their own expenses. The report was adopted.

Oilicers elected :—President, Mr A. 0. Atkinson ;re-elecied) ; viee-prnsi-dems, the presidents of each club alliliated,

llel'oi-u the secretary was appointed the question of hemlunarter.l cropped up. i Pursuant to notice, Mr 'I ripe moved, "That the headquarters of the Association be at Stratford."

-Mr (Itirci'a .was not quite sure that the northern teams would be vatished with Stratford if that town was ui the southern division. Mr. McCarthy said that tho Ha-w-era Club was prepared to act in the best interests of hockey, lie very much deprecated this town wrw's town cry. Hawera was pertatl'v satisiiud with Stratford, Thev had n,.l th«- slights desire to "n,n the ■how put he certainly thought that lire -New ilymouth clubs had iXem i in si \eiy arbitrary manner. Theal'peaml to insist that if the hcadI'h.'v ,!. S , iV" "° L ' lt New ' me,\ would lonn a separate \ "tion. It would be as awkward"°or lauwo if ft lv p iymouth W(JIV , as it was now to Z

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Mr (,'arcia mentioned that at a lot on had. been brought forward to m amnlier association, tvifhout '"I- slightest relcrenco to the existing Association. The motion had only been defeated on the ctvstiu,, votu of th « chairman of the mcet

Thc motion was carried The meeting was (hen adjourned 1 the Hit,, at Stratford, i„ (11 „ c , to see it a secretary could be obtained at that place—Star.