Wairarapa gun Club.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3012, 25 September 1888, Page 2

Wairarapa gun Club.

A general meeting of momlps of the above Club was held at Ham; merich's Hotel, (jreytown, on Saturday last. Present—Messrs W. C. Buchanan (president) N. Grace, (vice-president) H. H. Beetham, J. 0. Bidwill, Vi'. E. Bidwill, J, Martin juu., T, Gracqj, and several other members from all parts of the district, Alter, tlio minutes had been read anil confirmed a discussion took place respecting the date for annual meeting. It was resolved, on the mo(ioi) of J. Martm jii'ii., tliat it.be that (jay foiir weeks at' (Jarterton, to start at 11.80. Some discussion then took .place as to date of future matches and it "was resolved, oil the motion of Mr J. 0. Bidwill, that the pigeon matches he'held every three weeks, and glass ball and, sparrow matches at intervals, to bo_ arranged, also that a junior match be'held next match day, which is t.o take place at 2 p.m.' same. day as meetiug, seniqr 'liiembpfs' t,o' Lays .sparrow matches,junior menibei|' glass iiajlsj' Bfelinjiijaries tp 'be mpged (jay i)f majcli. Mr % & proposed 'tji»i to f|.llpf jujaiors ai) opportuiufy of praptioing tliat the 'Olub lend*them in each township a trap and supply them with glass balls'at cost price. Some thought a better plan would be for members to club togetlior and buy a trap. Loft to stand over for further discussion. Three iiew members were re-elected on' tho propositions of Mr J. 0. Bidwell and Mi'T.- Grace. 'This woujil mitjio tjiftober iijf to about eighty certainly bids' Jjuy.' tg'jbepQjjiiegrie p£ tl;p important ill tl)e pFojiably. before long wo skU iieay ofljlfintacolonial match.' It is certainly not boasting to say that amongst the members of it are some of the. most busiuessinen iu tho Wairaiapa;