BOWLING.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15395, 28 September 1915, Page 9

BOWLING.

LYTTELTON' CLUB. The firot annual meeting ot the Lyttelton Bowling Club wan held in tho Excelsior Hall l**t evening, the president. Mr J. T. Norton, pteeiding over a good attendance. Tb<* president, in reviewing the work of tlie veiir, said that mattere had progressed us far fia itm possible with the initial staged of laying out the green in Oxford street. The waliing had bent completed, but the progress of tho green had been retarded by the Absence of rain. The Club had been i affiliated to the Centro of the I Zealand Bowling- Council, and members liad already received, recognition in other towns, ft *as hoped to open the green toward* the end of the year, but the financial snpect. oi *ihe Club wse one that required earnest consideration. Up to the present 63 members had paid their first subscription ot on? guinea, but outside of this no revenue had been received. The expenditure to date had been A'4lß 15s Bd, the principal item tinder ih:'s bead being £328 Ge lid for laying down thi> green and erection of fences and walls. The Club's total indebtedness was I

' £Sn 7». Bd. A fow members had guaranteed the overdraft, but in some quartern it was , thought that enihu«i»ata ehould have th« . opportunity of taking nn. debenture* if (bought cdvis»b!e. Ho wa« optimistio as far M tli® fntur« of tho Club wm conoerned. ' In reply to Mr J. Garrard, the chairman es»t«d that tho total estimated expenditure Including the erection of a pavilion, warn £*50. The annual revenue was estimated at £160. which wn» expected to leave a surplus of •biu', £60. ;• Mr J, Garrard aaid he doubted whether the green could be ran at the estimated outlay. He thought ewry effort should b* made to raise the membership io on» bunThe report wa* adopted. On the motion of Mr TP. T. Foster, seconded by Mr P. Kortcm, it was decided to empower the' committee to iwue deben* tuT*, up to £500 to reduce the overdraft. The following officers were elected.—PreeiMr X T. Norton: vice-preeidenta, Messrs V.. Brown. G. C Smith and C. H. Ajar; secretary, Mr E H. Henderson: assistant ewreiarjy Mr G. A. Smith; treasurer, ■ Brown: general ! committee, Messrs J. T. Norton, W. Brown, G. C. Smith C. H. Agar, D. Comer. W. A. Brown E.' H. Henderson, H. H. Barnard. W. Taylor, W. Jlsrkfss, and J. Ycunr; delegate to Canterburr Centre, Mr G. C. Smith; auditor, Mr J. E. Wilson. SUMNER CLUB. • At ,s®! spocial meeting of tb* Sumner Bowlin* Club last night, M r T. B. Boulton presiding, the estimates were considered, ami it wm decided to make a levy of 10H €d • for the current year. A collection in the room in aid of tho Club's funds reaJised £12 12s. It was agreed to open tho season on October. 10th. and competitions for the first month's play were arranged. HAXGIORA. CLUB. A meeting of the general oommitteo of the Bowling. Tennis. ami Croquet Club was held last evening, Mr T. B. Creaewcll (president) presiding over an attendance of - sixteen members. - A sub-committee was appointed to report on the present position of the Club debenturn*. Eight new members wero elected. The tressurcr reported » debit balance of £84 lis. Mr «J. O. Joslinfr, for tlie Ground Committee, reported that tlvo bowling green and lawns- were in as good order an could bo . expected considering tho dry season, and tbo insufficient water eupply, the hot air pumpis? engine being inemcieai. Messrs IV. Kfford, J. Angus, and H. Boyd • *«"« appointed a eub-coiumittoo with power

to purchase a. ga# engine and pump to supersede the Ji«f" air entwine. The season will be opened on Saturday, and a collection taken up for the Patriotic Fund.