CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 June 1939, Page 7

CARTERTON

RACING CLUB STEWARDS MONTHLY MEETING. / ("Times-Age” Special.) The monthly meeting of the stewards of the Carterton Racing Club was held in the Board Room at the P. and . A. building. Mr W. Howard Booth ' presided and there wese also present: Messrs 1.. H. Smart, W. C. Deller, C. Jensen, E. J. Matson, A. O. Abbott, R. G. Kemble. G. A. Vincent, J. C. Harp, P. A. Cole and the secretary (Mr J. B. Bairstow). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs J. Johnson, C. Reid, P. Bain and V. L. Robinson. The treasurer’s statement showed a debit balance at the Bank of £540 8s lOd: the revenue received since the last meeting was £2O 19s. Accounts passed for payment amounted to £2 7s 6d. The New Zealand Racing Conference wrote stating that Racing Clubs came under the provisions of the Social Security Act. Members remarked that what with taxation on stakes, totalisator. and other charges in connection with a race meeting country clubs were being badly treated and if much more taxation were imposed it would be well nigh impossible for country clubs to continue. The position was becoming harder each year. After discussion it was decided that the club forward a remit to th£ Racing Conference asking that clubs be exempt from Social Security taxation, as clubs already had to pay heavy taxation and to impose an increase on clubs would be more than most clubs could bear. A protest, from end to end of New Zealand should be made by, racing clubs. The secretary of the New Zealand Country Racing Clubs’ Association wrote notifying that the annual conference would be held in Wellington on July 5. The president (Mr W. Howard Booth) was appointed the club’s representative at the conference. The secretary of the Racing Conference' wrote submitting the dates of race meetings. March 9,194 Q, being allotted to the Carterton Club. The Wellington Motor Cycle Club wrote! asking for the use of the Carterton racecourse for a centenary motor cycle sports meeting. The application was not entertained.

OBITUARY MR. J. SAGE, OF BELVEDERE. The death occurred at the Masterton Hospital early this morning of Mr. John Sage, a well'-known farmer of Belvedere. In his younger days he was engaged in bushfelling, shearing and sawmilling work, but for many years past had been farming at Belvedere. For over 50 years he w.as a member of the Druids’ Lodge. ‘He leaves a grown-up family. Referees’ Association. At a meeting of members of the Wairarapa Rugby Referees’ Association on Thursday circulars were received from the N.Z.R.R.A. relative to interpretation of rules and these were fully discussed. The parent body also solicited donations from referees towards providing a suitable memorial to the late Mr Dan McWenzie. It was suggested that a tablet should be erected on the stand at Athletic Park, Wellington, and that a gavel should be procured for association meetings. Mr H. J. McKenzie resigned from the appointment board and owing to lack of telephone facilities of other members the position was not filled. A clearance was granted to Mr W. Holland to Rangitikei. Messrs McKay, Johnston and Tinsley were elected members of the association.