MATAMATA CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 214, 11 September 1939, Page 11

MATAMATA CLUB.

THE ANNUAL MEETING.

CANCELLATION OF REBATE,

\r.!t e^ £Ct ij *" t " l . l , inc,al Position of the f ' "'""''i Hacuijt Club was commented on by members at the annual meeting (says our correspondent). Mr. George Johnston. vice-president. presided and there were !)< members present.

\i ' '"iV"/." s f '- M '"ted by the socretarv. All. U. t. I a.x lor. showed that the club do a I'i'oht ot L' 1837 on its one-day race meeting held in I'ebruary. The net profit carried to capital account was £822.

J here were ballot* for the preaidenov, ollowmg the retirement of Mr J Co'rbett owms lo ill-health. and for positions on 1 1,0 executive. The election of officers iV' S ! 1 1 f" 11 "".:; Patron. Mr. F. W. Doid-e, M.l'.; president. Mr. J. Tim.-: vice-president,.-. Messrs. (i. Johnston. C. t asey and J. Corbett: committee, Messrs I). ( ase.v, A \j. Davis. J. Clothier,]-:'. Johnston. C. 0 Payze. W. ir. liarton. A. «. Ihirlwall. I lie non-retiring members or the committee were Messrs' O O Bell A. Stewart, J. Landells, ,J. Price H JolinsftfsTi,

Taylor, tlio secretary, mentioned how serious it wo"M be for racing c iibs to carry on and sliow a profit if tlie (.overnnlent insisted on cancelling the relief from taxation the dubs had eJijoved tor some years past. He pointed out that it wa« not vet generally realised hy tlie racing public tlie seriousness of the C!ovei nment s intention of .'rhnlishing the 1 per centum rebate on totalisator turnover and V-'iooii .r' "'l'"" 1 i'<*hatc on the first fc._n.ooo totalisator turnover. The aboliJ ion of these benefits would be specially hard on one-day clubs and unfortunately Matamata was a one-day club.