SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 April 1920, Page 5

SHOOTING.

GUN CLUB FORMED IN NEW PLYMOUTH A mooting of tho3o Interested In tilt (be) matton of a Gun Club in New Plymouth' tfU lield at tho Soldiers' Club last night TfecM was an attendance of about a doeen men, and Mr. P. Willis was voted to tho Mr. 0. X. Firth, who had convattNl tit nicotlng, said he had done so In rttftitti (0' a desire expressed by a numb AT of thai interested in the proposal, and that he had communicated with the fttttto ford Club, the secretary of which had fori jvarded information as to the procedure U be followed and the necessity for with the New Zealand Gun Club and strict adherence to their rules forebEt trolling the sport. It was resolved to form a club, to be the New Plymouth Gun Club, and that flu subscription bo not more than half & iMbm per annum. It was decided that the officers should be « president, two vice-presidents, & tMtifcdl*' and treasurer, a committee of eight, delegate to the New Zealand Aas^tUnTaiid 1 an auditor. The election of president and rioe-mrfdart\ was left to a subsequent meotbUL, tad ,thl i following were elected a committee t Heem.'* c. v Johnson, 0. M, Butcher, B. WhMfo I. • Jackson, .T. G. Barthorp, N. A. ChriatiaaiiL * 0. Richardson, and Edgar Douch. Mt Ifrtfi 4 was elected secretary and treasurer, airtl Mr. E. Jackson, auditor. The appointment of i-* committee, 0 th ® Assocllltlon wa » left to #» ! It was decided that the club's operation*' petitions cJay aad oomThe chairman announced that Mr. Birthora - had offered a silver cup for competition uaMt members, the condition of til* competition to be left to the committee, 1 i offered a prize of no snlnM i for the first shoot held by the elob. Both donations were received with thante. appliuui greeting the announcements, . tt ,, waß deolded to send a letter ot thanks IS- , s . arT 0,1 the Stwufotf Clab for the cfui) 3 " de<l ' n 4110 formation of n.i tr ' , E ,. la , cliSon intimated that to make th» ■ first club shoot attractive, he was wfrwii to offer a trophy of the value of tTtt ' bp won outright on that day. Mu Jackson was accorded & special rote at thanks members expressing the opinion that a trroat deal depended upon getting a nod ducemen't SU< * " ,r ° Phy WOuM b « *