MANAWTU JOCKEY CLUB.
Manawatu Times, Rōrahi V, Putanga 173, 16 Whiringa-ā-rangi 1881, Page 2
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MAN AW T U JOCKEY CLUB.
PUBLIC MEETING. A well attended meeting of 'those interested in'tbe matter was held on Monday evening? at' the Commercial Hotel, for the purpose of receiving the sub-committee's nport, and to deal with the question of ways and means of securing the Eace Course Reserve, and for holdins a Race Meeting on Boxing D.iy. Mr. Jenssen was voted to the chair, and .-stated -'that for the sake of pushing matters on, and to secure a race mee'ine, the old committee thbught it advisable not to' resign, but still carry on as though the affiirs of the Club were good. The meeting, of course, could elect a new committee at once if it thought proper. A letter fr>m M' H. M'Neil was read •ip-ilogisfhg for hi« non-attend.tnc*, .anti objecting to do 'anything farther in the matter of securing the Race Meeting than to p y his subscription The people of the district, on the whole, dra not t ke the interest they should do -in the movement, to make it thoroughly successful, • The - üb-committce's report wag read, and which consisted of a-statement Jrelating to their" canvass for Mi^scrintions, which they said was- 1 snecessful so fs*r as they had gon?. and they had been promised in one haf- day some £20. They a vised a further caUtass of r the whole district. The Chairman did not ' altogether like p omises, fop last year they fe]! v .on« account of promises not being fulfilled. FTe ;would much rather see the money in hand; After the races w^re over, and an attempt is ; made to collect these pr'>nMs«l monies, many of those who had agreed to subscribe, repudiated the same. Some dissatisfaction, he might add, had been expressed as to the manner in which the ■< {dxomnvtteeh'ad d'sbursed^ts^ac.: ants' .He could only say that any person who iWished to see how the money was spent, 'need only apply to him, and they might see the books, vouchers. &c. 'The committee h*d some £8 11s to their* credit from last meeting. The question now before the meeting wad. should the Race Meeting be held or not, for- bis-own part he would be very sorry to «ee the affair lspse after hav'ng attended some forty meetings in support of the movement. They had now in hand some £40, and the £20 promised/would make £60",Lwith tJ.i-i a s art might be made. Mr, King thought it advisable that a secretary should he elected 'before any further business was transacted, in order that a proper record might "be taken. The Chairman'-did not think it proper t6 do so, until ; at least Mr. Swift 'had ' resigned the position. Mr. Dungan did not think it urgent that the secretary should be elected at once, and proposed as an amendment* Mr. Batt seconding, " That a secretary pro" tern-foe elected to-night." Carried. ! Mr. King was then asted," and * consented to act as secretary. The old committee were unanimously re-elected t6 their position, and upon the motion' of "Mr; Kin^r, ■ seconded by Mr. Narbao, Messrs. Walkley, 15 nngari, Batt, aad JbVntonwer* addetf.tO^r
The Chairman said to get up a succesi r ful meeting, they required at once £120^ and gentlemen present had promised to put their names to paper as guarantees fdr that amount, the money, would thereby :be? advanced. i Thia* was done,, and id- » very few minutes the* requisite amount war «e--curedi*.' : H was resolved to hold the Race Meeting on the course on Boxing Day. The meeting then adjourned.
