THE LYTTELTON REGATTA.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 12015, 17 October 1904, Page 4

THE LYTTELTON REGATTA.

A pnblk) meeting of the residents of Lytteiton was held oa Friday in the Colonist*' Hall for the parpoee of considering the folding of tbo annual regatta. ' The chair iv taken by Mr & R. Webb, Mayor cf Ljttelton, and there waa « good attend aotoe. * Ihe Mayor eaid he was phased to see each, a good attendance, -which augured well for the suoceeni of their annual flitanyth* Lyttclton Regatta* Tbe.balanoo-sheet of laet year , * regatta, -which ma* then read, showed a satisfactory credit balance. Details of the figures -were published, some* time ago/ On ihe notion. <rf Mr W. Radcli&V seconded by Mr J. T.Brice, the balance-sheet as read was adopted. Mr J. T. Brie* then moved that the Lytteltoa Regaitt* be held oa Monday, Javoary 2nd, the l»t falling on * Sunday next year. Mr W. Radctiffe eeconded tbe laotioDi which, was carried tmanimo'oely. { j ") ' Th* electioa of olficipi vbA of ai^cora- 4 mittee for faperinteoding the owrying out of th« arnußgemente in connection with the forthcoming regatta was considered. Mmmtb W s C- ~Ckary ,and J. Garrard "were unanimously "j- n<elecle<l to the , office of secretary as 3 treasurer respectively. Oα the question <rf the election' of the comnufctee, a good deal of diaoasrian took place regarding the number of members to be appointed. ,i~ -^ Mr P/deary end Mr H. "Lang seconded, that a committee of'twelve be •ppointed. Several", of *tht*e thoaplht that thte nnmber vaa 'not eeooffht' and -finally it -wan decided,, on ,the motion of' Mjr/D-i: Page, feecond«id", by Mγ^ , Tredeahics:, Out a committee at fifteea be appdnted. "A ballot for'the election, of tnember9,of the committee\was" then held, and resnlted ia, the following being''declared elected :-t-Mes*ra Harkus,,iy..P*ge/ R. Beck, J. H.'OolliM/P.iCl«ry,'J. ,< Gill, J. Patre, J. T. Brio©, S. Tredennick, W. BadcHfle, W. Foster, a. A. Xitwin; Vaogioni, W. Toomey, and G. Hopkins. I** meeting then closed./ t»< i The newly-elected 'corenritke, Vbva. held a meeting, at which the Mayor (Mf S, K. Wc6b) was appointed permanent chairman. 'Mean* P. Cfeary and ft. Beek 1 were fa pointed collectors Jn for sub« senptions towards the cf/the regatta. Mr J. 6. Gill was , r**p|i«nt*d as collector for the shipping, end Mewrs v W. ,Gf. Sbepheard, H. t ßelmer, rlf jX,,.% •-Brown.'iiuad' 'Oirietchutch^^.S^^:|^hje ; '^fol?^'p|9j^M^Kwii*;T»p^nl||ai^eo^ .-, ./.The .