AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL FEDERATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 25 September 1922, Page 8

AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL FEDERATION.

The annual election of officers and com j mit.ee of the Auckland Homing I Federation, recently Inaugurate,] was ~c l i last week, at ihe Federation's 'l!oom_ ■'{ Tyrone Buildings. Ciictoius St K..s; 'thp president. Mr. W. N„:.,;i being in the chair The offl.-lnl results are as follows-:— Fatron His Kxcellency Vlsouut Jellicoe: president' Mr. W. Nolon: vice-presidents. ..Mr. .1. h'l .Gunson. C.M.G. iMayor ~r Auckland'!. ,-'ir ■ rl. Hcaton Ilhodes „Minister of Dffen-ei Mr I A. Harris, M.P.. Captain W. Ross Mr U. Davis, and Mr. 1.. W'nlsh iN.Z. Hying 5ch,,,,:,: hon. surveyor. Mr. T. K. Thonpson: hon. secretary. Mr V. Hvder: committee. Messrs. A Mar. F Co-;er \ Moore. N. Waddell. T. Howse. J. Turner: — Csher. Three Federated Club races were arranged from Palmerston >.o r rn r__.-> miles) October _*>.h; Wellington «W6 miles!. November aa": Christchurch SiO miles). December 1(1: and numerous entries or champion long distance birds were promised. In view of the crisis in Ihe Hast, an offer was tendered lo Hie 'Minister or' Defence of several hundred trained birds. ' with experienced convoyers. for war service' I The Minister of Defence. Sir It. Heaton Rhodes, had replied thankins the Federation for the offer, which was referred to In the House. The Federation tendered its thanks to Mr. W. Harding, statloninaster, Auckland, for considera.lile assistanc. In arranginit transportation of birds to race points.