CANARY FANCIERS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 4 September 1930, Page 17

CANARY FANCIERS.

I CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. ft, Mr G. Wilkinson presided ft the annual arvJMßting-of tho Christchurch Canary and Cage P'Biid (Hub, hold last evening. Over twenty 'numbers were present. ' pi A. letter was received from Gisborae fanciers r , silting the • Canterbury Club to consider o ; V proposal to form a Union of Cage Bird Asso'eiatUms in New" Zealand. No action was

, token, in the matter, , A Vfite of thanks for » donation was passed ta Mr JB. D. Mace. . Accounts amounting to £1 5s were passed i, t* r payment. ; Totes of thanks were passed to the secro■tiry for his services in connexion with the balance-sheet and .report, to the auditor, and to retiring officers. ' „ , The election of officers resulted as follows. ;■ Patron,'Mr W. Brown; sub-patrons, Messrs It, , Puree, B. Law, G. W. Robertson, L. Penrose. Ji H. Candy. A; Henry, G. B. Wilkinson, G. Wilkinson, 'B. "W. Thompson, A. B. Pengelly, H. Beardiley, J. P. Gobbe, G. HL Watson, A> H. Wangh, W. G. Wall, S. Browne, H. DMae* G. Goodwin, D. Grindley, T. H. Heniwson, W. Henry, and D. Gillies; president, ,i 5* J. W. 'EuMon; vice-presidents, Messrs A. Henry, N. Crook, G. H. Watson, W. Blows, M. Hope. Mr P. W. Peacock was re-elected tan. secretary and treasurer, and Mr R. ?e»rc*lani. auditor. , , .. ■ It decided to reinstate the Yorkshire vMV won outright last year by Mr A. Parry. , A, suggestion made by Mr Henry that a . ytnujg Mid show be held in March was agreed to. • It was decided, on notice of motion, that in , fatnn in making life members of the club *>Wtlee of■ motion be given fourteen days the annual meeting. x „*«• snnuaf report and balance-sheet were «4«Pted. / .. The annual report stated that a successful been experienced* Interest had been JWl.'iaahitained and attendances at the meet- «» bid been good. The club had sustained S fJWM loss in the death of the president (Mr Cochrane), who had always been a keen ' ;<W» member. • „ finances of the club had slipped hack " ilr* pounds, but were still in a healthy «*W. The club had a credit balance to its i account of £3O Is sd, and of Ud the trophy fund account. Thanks .'*|w Hue to the auditor (Mr B. Pearce). the JJhon (Mr W. Brown), and to the subWrotu for interest in the club.