WAIKATO SUB CENTRE

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21228, 26 September 1940, Page 11

WAIKATO SUB CENTRE

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REPORT PARTITION OF AUCKLAND CENTRA A decline in the total registrations or member* From 437 to ill In the Waikato sub-centre <»r the Now Zealand Amateur Athletic Association is shown in the annual report Mimntr the affiliated clubs Hamilton leads with SI members compared with no last year, ami the Hamilton Harrier- shows an increase From 18 to 32. An important meeting which was held in July to consider a suggestion put Forward ‘bv Mr Sommers that the Auckland centre-- are;, should he divided into four di-tinet sections resulted in a plan being drawn up In* the Waikato pre-ident, Mr It. L Mandersou. The Auckland centre would, li this plan was adopted, be divided into lour sub-centre-. Auckland centre ' consisting oF two delegates elected bv each sub-ecntre and the president to be elected bv postal ballot or all clubs), Mickiaml suburban. Waikato, and Ray oi Plenty. The Waikato conception or what should comprise the Auckland centre differed Fundamentally Trom the Auckland idea The latter favoured eight sub-centre-, each to have three -delegates on the Auckland centre, together with president, secretary and treasurer, a total or 27 officers. Further, it was proposed to have an executive committee consisting cf in members to be elected annually by postal ballot. The Waikalo president, h- wever. In hi- report considered this idea deiinitelv un-ound and that the Auckland centre -hoiitd comprise representatives elected bv the sub-centres. In this way Auckland city would not have an undue preponderance or power on the executive and the Interests of country clubs consequently would not suffer.