BOWLING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18101, 17 June 1924, Page 10

BOWLING.

CANTERBURY CLUB,

The lorty-Srst annual roport of the Canterbury Bowling Club, which will be submitted at the club's annual meeting, slates that the pa3t season was successful in every way. providing members with abundance of stcnto sport. The eeason began with a membership of 77 playing members and 10 honorary members, and ended -.villi 71 ploying end" 10 honorary members. The bowling season was a lons and favourable one. and the U6iial competitions within tho club were slaved off in good time. The club was represented in the local Centre four-rink .thicioionehip, <h* Maddison Cup competition "and the Easter tournament., and its representatives worthily upheld the reputation of the club on all occasions. The Dosninio:i Bowling Tournament was held in Christchurch during tho past season and the club had trains competing m all It ".-as a matter for hearty congratulation tna* hi competition with the best bowlers from all pans of New Zealand, two of its members Messrs Jae. Angus and J. A. Eedpath, were' successful' in winning the pairs championship, going through the competition without" a. loss. With tho slight increase in the annual subscription, authorised last year, the revenue had improved, total receipts from all sources amounting to £597 2a 'od; expenditure had been £582 Sa <m, leaving a credit balance of £l-1 13s Id. At the close of the financial year tho only unpaid accounts were £l6 for the new chimney and £l3 for trophies. During tho year £5 iii debentures was redeemed, and one debenture presented to the club. Originally debentures to the amount of £l7B were taicn up. Of these £45 had . been surrendered to the club as gifts, and £5 paid off, leaving a liability at date of £l2B.