CANTERBURY ROWING CLUB.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6546, 15 September 1886, Page 3

CANTERBURY ROWING CLUB.

__c twenty-—_th a_no_i _isetiag cf the aaa__«rs ef the Car—etb-ry Rowing Club was hatl hut evening ia Warnart Comamtttml Hotel. There were twenty-seven ' —■natiisas present, and Mr R. D.Thomas, Yna-Prssidect occupied the chair. The Coma—tee's aaaml report aad State—teatciree—ptsandexpenditnre were '•'/. "tmmX, Th» format slated that there were »*•_■ 107 tn___7, nineteen honorary and T *•—I —fe membera en the rolL Tbe total a \*\ expenditure ,£717 15* 6d. At a C__«_g—H—_ meeting h el don2sth June, ftj t>m—ittfe ware aat-ariaed to borrow , JMO by dehent—rts sad mortgage, - ia_ baaevieg it would be more •mmaaal to t_e Club, the Committee de.*—lbt to abandon the _ebeatares, aad aramaaa to raise the sum of £700 on morte.tfc* amount to be expended as fol-?-_—r building, -360; new boats, JMPf *tfsy—_nt ef loan, Mr Hsunan, fjmat, Ths donga for tha new building w__ ___>* oi its being put up in sections, s_i the part to be put up this year i« 50ft £BH ami will give aeoom—todstica for assy beats. An a-btk-to the ptessnt s_nsßft-t_-roo- wiU be erected 18ft by 12ft. •■A all->—_gcUeeaad floating platf— —— —bses should be -ushed ia plenty ot time tor cps-i-g day. Aa order haa been given to Mr Sees to baftl a large pleasure beat, -to row three pairs cf asnQa, and also two stomp outrigger*; aad aa order has been scat to S_U—t, of Oxford, for a fonr-oarei p_K£toe boat, two practice pairs aod two ammmp outriggers. Ths ash was repre-as-tsd at Akaroa, Lytielton, Kaiapoi, G-3— —_•_-!, aad Weifiagtoa regattas with fair ceases*, w i___g _60 14*. Ths eotriej for the CluVs races warn ta* ba excess cf those cf previous sraso-s. The thanks of the Club andaa to Xsana A- ». K. B-__toa, R. D. T-tm m. and R. J. 8. H-rmaa for prists ffsstßtud by them. The statement cf asMtoaad _ah-—ies showed assets aaaouat4mr to AUG* 4a Bd, against which the | «B_r-ab-ity was the Joan, Xl5O. ; * T-Skwpoftaad ba__Mt>ab«*t were uaaaiirisrfj Moated, without disca-rice. Ths ek-tica of officers for the earning yam mam took place, and resulted ss __tew :-Pre__*Et, Mr _, J. 8. Haimaa; TtoaPre-deata. Mean- A. F.N.B___ta_d_D. Thomas i Capt_ia.Mr J.O. Je__, Deputy Captain. Mr E.M. Bo_**t Him. Secretary, Mr 3. W. 8-dth; ___Trs_r--r,Mr A. L. Smith; Committee —Masses J. R Evans. 7. E. Buckland, A. Tiib-sliisn. M. J. X—four, M. 80-run, J. F. _ri mat a aad P. A. Laurie; Rac_igCom- ■___. Mattes X. M. Boulto- -dIL

Sa-th. Mr J. J. Collins was elected a life ate__ar of the C3nb in recognition of his aarviees ia preparing plans far tbe im-assss-H-ts to the boat-ibcdt and sapct- _____« tha work. Twt-ts-feor new members were elected. & aaaa from _• Star Boating Club set-ed the foDowiag <_4_ritioa of aa ams-n. sa adapted by that C!ub.—"Aa s____r<siiuisn or seal—ar mast be amytag as abut of a recogniied Bowing Club wfitos. kas been in existeace aot less than six meat—t, aad which numbers aot less t-sa twenty paying members. He mast not bi_-_f have derived aay pecuniary psotft, dire—-y or ia_irec_y, from rowing «ree___gia— _<■, or from the funds of _____• Alter a-r-fdi-euss-_.it was agreed to adopt ths definition. Oaths motion cf Mr J. O. Joans, Mr A. BLOQtvkvwsa accorded a vote cf thanks •sr bis ssrrkas ss ____-. aad wastdeeted an hanoc-ry maaitat for the easoing XrJ.B-Sv-jssgave aotiee of a moti-a far a speoal ammal meeting tothe effect that by_tw Ha. S he ree_aded. so as to ■Bow or hoots he—.g takaa a«l i oa Sundays. A vols of thanks w aa passed to the ittiriag aamata, aad tha asaal eoamlimsat to t—oCaali sain tar—hratod the meet—rg.