SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17890, 10 October 1923, Page 10

SWIMMING.

CANTERBURY CENTRE. Th© Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association held its annual meeting last evening at the Tepid Hatha. Mr it. b. 'Williams presided over an attendance of twenty-two delegates. In accordance with notice, Air C Kent moved that all inter-club dives should be Handicap aivos. lue motion was.earned. It was decided, on the motion of Mr Kent, -i'hat the Centre keep a defaulters' ;ji»t, and Uiat the secretaries of ainliated >tmos suali iviwaiu the names ana aaarcdsee, uiiU amyurna uue, <>i aa unfinauciat uienibtiis to tne OenUe secretary, a nne of is wt to be impostft, wliicii can oe letuueU •by Uie L'entiu."

on Uie motion of Mr D. Coulter, it was agreed that riue a oi the wa-tcr polo couil*uUonu suoulu bo altered to provide Uiat nominations suould close on iNoveuiosr xst insieaa ol Ui'ceuiuel' iiith. Mr H. ij.' Uutciieior moved that the subscription to tlie. Centre snould be; *l 11M, mbvwiut of £1 as at present, lie explained mat tiie Centre hud decided to give tne secretary un honorarium, and .that, with lurtner itdditional expenses, would necessitate: tne pi-jposed increase. 'l'lw motion was seconded, by Mr 0. At kinsun.

Tne chairman said that the days of an honorary secretary were past. IXO man cou.a be expecttd to give all hi* time u> the work. 'JLlie incieased revenue from the proposed alteration would be £lO. Mr W. buthcriand suggested that a carnival- should be held to benefit the Centre's funds.

Mr xi. JVisk moved accordingly,'and'the amendment was seconded by Mr Sutherland.

A further amendment that all Canterbury championship carnivals should be controlled by the Centre, was moved by Mr Atkinson, who said that the Centre would benefit from the carnivals! Ho further moved that'the pioceods of the- carnival should be earmarked for the general account. Mr Atkinson's amendment was carried.

The .meeting adopted Mr Atkinson's motion, "That the. following new provincial championships be added to the_ Centre's championship events: —Ladies' senior 220 yds breast stroke, 220 yds free Btyle, ladies' cham-. pionjhip dive, junior girls' 60yds breast stroke, junior coys' 50yd« breast' stroke "and intermediate girls' 50yds , championship." The chairman, in moving the adoption of the annual report, already, published, said that the report was one of which any Centre might be proud. At the last New Zealand championships Canterbury' had demonstrated that it was the premier swimming province, and it was represented-by come noteworthy competitors. He extended his congratulations to the competitors. Referring to the balance-sheet, Mr Williams expressed pleasure that the deficit of two yeaTa ago had been extinguished. . ' The motion was seconded by Mr Fist and carried. ' ' •- The election -of • officers,'■.. resulted:—President, Mr H. S. Williams; delegate to NewZealand Amateur Swimming Association, Mr J. W. Toomey; honorary secretary, Mr V. Atkinson; honorary treasurer, Mr H. ■ C Batchelor; educational officer, Mr W, 0. Bell;'-local'consul,'Mr D. Coulter; polo selector, Mr D. Coulter; polo permit committee, Messrs C. Kent,. S. White and D. Coulter ; Btandard timekeepers, .Messrs H. S. Batchelor, C. Kent and G. Wl Cooke; honorary auditor, Mr B. L. Hiake; executive, Mr S. White and. officers ex officio; hftndicapper, Mr H. S. Batchelor; diving judges,Messrs C' Kent,' L; McCracken; J. • W. Toomey, J. Cameron, G. L. Bull and H'. Fisk; manager of touring team, Mr G. .Atkinson; timekeepers, Messrs W. E. Sitnes, Free Holmes, G. W. Cooke, K.: BasSett, J. Cameron, L.-A. Shand, P, Mason/ H. &• Hurst, H. J.' Batlin, G. Weir, ft H; Clarke, V. Graham, T. Dalto'h and P. MeiizieS. November- 9th and : December 17th ■ were the -dates granted -, to 'the East. Chrtstchurcli and United Clubs respectively, for., their swimming carnivals. Dates for , next" year fvere left . ;to be allocated '.by the. executive, as some of those applied for clashed. 'lt was' decided that in" future Centre meetings' should'be held'' on the first Wed-: nesday in the month. . ' ; . •';•-.'• The Sydenham Swimmm* Club wrote; that it would not ;be ' affiliated with, the Centre..this season. . ' v ', ...-.; ']■<■:.':/ \ ;; ;;.<rl.

Eulosis<io references to the, fcAndicanncT and' the secretary' were made bv Mr S. White, in moving 'that: PI ,10s and dEß'respeetively- should be granted • to the secretary '•„>.,i- ,;.«,- ; "J.would,l.ike.i.to:. make,it ; v Mr C.Kent.. .< ~,.-...,, ". ,(", ..L ■ The chairman' said" that he wss/6' vtw» same opinion but; the finances Vrf^e'-.Centre - would not permit of"a*larger•grant.':. The motion was carried: nnanimotiSlr.; ••. .