RECREATION SPORTS GROUND

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 267, 18 December 1909, Page 5

RECREATION SPORTS GROUND

The annual meeting of the Recr.'ationhports Ground Committee was 'leld in the secretary's office last night. L*nent: Messrs A. L. Humphries (in the ! «k"r), Stocker, Whittle, Cicorge, Hobbs. 1 Tk I ! cr , ham ' Griffiths and Clarke. ine balance-sheet ami report weie read and adopted.. The chairman, in moving their adoption. mentioned that during the rear, the committee did not exert themselves; to ai, • extent, not wishing to . J , , pubUc to ° »<«*. TUe> «•«« enabled, however, thanks chiefly to Mr. aethers dramatic society, to raise£l:7 t " m " nts - owin S to the r.b- ---?™ c . 6 ~o f representatitve matches the football reveuue this year was only £;,3 ui». but it was anticipated that this would he the minimum revenue per annum from his source. Donation* "Donating to £4l 553.l were received last year, 'ihc total revenue from a : l sources was £230 for the year. Oii.e the committee had paid oil' their lial.i'ities this amount would be ample for t'.ie upkeep of the ground, and allow for a considerable amount to oe spent on other portions 0 f the ground under the control of the Pukekura I'ark Boat] In reference to the outstanding unpaid accounting, amounting to about Clio, it was hoped this amount would he wimd off early m the Xew Year, as the assistance of the ladies' committee ha 1 again been promised ana a big function f 6 ,.-. , rUn ' P robab, y about the middle of February, and judging bv nasi experience it is anticipated that* £ if.l) should lie easily raised from this function. The principal items in expenditure were loan account redemption £72 H>i (having been paid off loan during th? year) labor £W 3s (spent on upkeep and further improvement*). It «?- pleasing to note that while improvr.-» the ground, erecting new dreasin* shoi and providing for upkeep the commit tee ha<l oeen able to reduce their liabili ties bv £75.

Officers were elected:-Chairman, Mr A. L Humphries (re-elected); secretary and treasurer, Air. ,1. Clark (re-elected: auditor, Air. X. Bcwlcv (re-elected). „ A ™ tp " f , t ! lanks accorded Mr. ''riththg for his past services as trf»» surer, and to Air. X. Bcwlev for his services as auditor.

se " etar y was voted a bonus of » C" 9 service® during last rear. A hearty vote of thanks was acco!-;'-ed to the New Plymouth Dramatic C'.uh and- the \\ altera Thespian Society -Sr entertainments run in aid of the committee's funds during the year. A vote of thanks was accorded to the Press and all others who had assilted tne committee during the year. It was decided to ask the New Ply. mouth Amateur Athletic Club and the Caledonian Society if they were desirous of having representation on the committee. The North Taranaki Cricket JTssociition was granted the use of the ground lor the Alanawatu match during Christmas week, and the AVanganui match on January Ist and 3rd. s" *« decided to point out to the North Taranaki Cricket Association that Jittle or no assistance is being given bv cricketers to the caretaker in the mat; ter of rolling the wicket. t