MORE PERMITS WANTED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 208, 3 September 1938, Page 20

MORE PERMITS WANTED.

vm AJtOKA JOCKEY CLUB.

ISSUE OF COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS.

-The annual meeting of the Te Aroha Jockey Club «u held on Wednesday, the president* Mr. R. L. Somen, being in the chair. In proposing the adoption of the report and balance-sheet the president said the chib waa to be congratulated on another successful year. Hooding and further building improvement# on the course property had eoofc £0000, while £6117 had been given in stakes, and a Very satisfactory profit had resulted. He quoted the totalisatcr turnover of several racing clubs in New Zealand thart had permits for more racing days than Te Aroha had, its daily average turnover being.. th§. highest in the Dominion, with toe exception of Auckland. Wellington and Christchurch, which fully qualified the club applying for a further two days' permit. He tefeiml to the notion being taken by the New Zealand Racing Conference in regard to the iame of complimentary tie* kets. Much of the succeae of the Te Aroha Jockey dub was due to ita~long»continued and appreciated action in regard to the successful placing of tickets with patrons of the sport throughout the Auckland province, and it would not welcome a request that the iaaue of complimentariea should be abolished. What the club -would like would bo a more equitable distribution of racing permits, in order that it should have the opportunity to record further progress. Confidence in* the club had' been shown that in the mattilr of the retiring officers no farther nominations had been received; The retiring officers were re-elected as follows: President, Mr. R. L. Somen; vice-presidents/ Messrs. R. Burke, J. B. Johnson and P.; Baine; treasurer, Mr.' J. P. Somers; three number* of thev committecj Messrs. G. P GoodfeUow, E. J. Aislabie and J. A. Hepburn; auditors, Messrs. Hume anrfiTßriti