HAWERA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 103, 22 April 1908, Page 3

HAWERA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

AXNL'ALi MEETING. The annual meeting of the Uawcra Jaleto'iW Soeiuty was* held last week. The president Wallace) forward* *d his report, which that the .ear's operation- had resulted iu u loss ►f about CO. The main delicit appeared u the gate takings at llie last »purt-?. ,U7U lis only being received, as KS'i ito the previous year. The >hortige was attributed to tile ijtralfuru \ue- attracting a number of people. As Jieie wa» a likelihood of the two i'unoLioiia clashing iu the future, it was im-K-ialivo that extra provUiou should be made lo guard against a recurring loss tt future sports. To that end various schemes iiad been suggested, among which the most workable were: (I) Die reduction of the prize list; (li) the L'uriailjnent of expenses in connection with the annual concert; (3) the extension of the circulation of members' tickets; (-1) cancellation of the usual engagement of the Borough Band; (0) tin i-harging of an additional shilling lot rally doors at the annual concert, ami the rcserviug of scats for member* thereat. Another matter of importance was th e question ol amnion from tlu 'J'aranaki Athletic and Caledonian As "'jciation, and consequently from tlu New Zealand Athletic Virion and Leagm ol W hecjuien. The Society had pai. •luring tin* year a h'vy of CO 12s lid t< tli'- A-?:wiati"!ij and it remained to be rnusidered whether it, wa.s receiving au\ return whatever from the expenditure The and Southland Societiehad severed their connection with tin N<*w Zealand I'nion. and it wa» not im j>n»kible that many oilier soeietie,

would <l(i likewise, ;uul thus leave tin: lii'lil open for the competition of unregistered athletes. The report, was received, ami consiileration of the recommendations contained in it was deferred until a future meeting. Tlii' following officer- were Reeled for 11«' ensuing year:—President. Mr. M. F. r<n~<'i': vi'-i' president-. Me-><r-. I'. I)<m iii'lly ;<ni| Its*, treasurer, Mr. Sar- -, -1 <l; -ni'clai'y. Mr. W. A. Iluin: amli<ii. Mi. 1.. H. Me Alpine: directors. M,-r-. 1.. 11. MrAlpinc. -I. (innit. -I. Hicks, Sargent. Wallace. Allen, Strark. Il;innnli. Ijawson. I!. Tail. W. A. Parkinson. 11. -T. Rmve. 11. . Sutton, A. His--clt. If. C'aplen. .1. Davidson, Dr. Brown. A. Kean, W. Dnirs. F. I.ivin»ston. J. \V. McNiven: canvassing rnmniiUce. Messrl,:iw"<on. Struck, K<'an. Donnelly, llranl. ■uiil Purser: programme committee. \le-rs Mi-Xivcn, Kenn and Dirk".— Star.