BOWLING.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 21, 15 September 1911, Page 5

BOWLING.

SOUTE OTAGO CENTRE,

4'ho : annual, meeting of the South • OtiigoT Bowling Centre was held in the Stirling Athenaeum Hull on Wednesday afternoon. Mr W. Boyd (vice-pre- | sident) occupied the chair in the unavoidable absence of .the president, Mr A. E. Bragg. There were also pres-ent-Messrs W. Moore and It. Robertson (Milton), Jas. Esson, A. Duckworth (Stirling), and the Secretary (Mr J, ,G. Henderson). Report and Balance Sheet. The annual report read by the secretary, gave a complete resume of the pust year's work, and showed that the season hud been very satisfactory. 11 concluded : "The delegates will have one very important subject to discuss, namely the proposed alteration of the annual tournament held under the auspices of the JS.Z. Bpwlmg Association."

the balance sheet showed as followsJournament account Receipts : •»•> nnks £22, in doubles £24, a total of £4O, expenditure : catering £4 8/11 Pmes, rinks £lB 10/, doubles £« pr'utang £2 18/, cab lure £2, greenKeepers ,£3; total £3O 0/11. General f^ 0U ■ Council and Centre ttos l< IG/J; expenditure; N./fiA (.councill fees) £3 1/3; postage," etc! :„ ,/*> fV llt «' room, .etc. 4/ti, cater- ,.£ . *':> acting 'bowl t us ter £1 l"/-, total £S 10/5. Balances-CredH balance Jr.oni ILKHUO .£y lf/o ; hom ouniament £9 3/1 ; total £l.-) n/7 . el)it balance horn general account vEI W-!; cash in hmd £lB 0/f>, . Iho treasurer (Air Essoii; said the grease m the credit balance from £y to Uh was la.-g;ciy-if 110 t altogether (ue to the .increased fees charged hi thelate tournasnent from 5/ to 107 lhv Chairman said the report showed they had l m d ... a very -successful year, and he hoped they would have as successful. seasons in future. H L . liad much pleasure in movW the adoption of the report and balance sheet.

j Air Robertson said the secretary hat' presented « really good report, but there was one item in the'balance sheet he would like to see changed. He referred to the tournament prizes—nnks. £lB 10/, doubles £li-und said I the amounts .were too unequal. It j<J'd not seem fair that the prizes (or (doubles should be £l2 less than for rinks. Mr Esson said there were more players in rinks than in doubles.

Mr Moore said that comparing the totul entry ufws (22 rinus £■_'•_», IS doubles £2l) showed that this should be looked into. Mr Esson said when the money had been allotted the Centre did not know how the tournament would result linaucially. Mr .Robertson said that looking at the balance sheet, the allotting of prizes did : not t «eein fair. He seconded the report ant! balance sheet, which were then, adopted. Ollicebcarers. The following were, elected for the ensuing' year•.:•»-■ ■•'■"' President-Mr W. Boyd (Balclutha). Mr Boyd, in accepting oflico, said he would do his best to help the Centre along.He thawed 3<hem foiH?he honour 'conferred on him. Vice-ptWiuotit— lit eonnection with this office, Mr ; Moore'said it--was e'esirifMe to have officers who "lived close,' to headquarters. Mr M. Myers-(En itangata) although not present, was elected vice-president. Secretary—Mr J. U. Henderson (reelected), treasurer, Mr J. Esson (reelected) ; executive* committee— Messrs M. Myers, J; llis'lop and A. Duckworth ; auditor, Mr 11. C. Jones. General. The Centre nominated Messrs Payne, Marlow, W, -.Allen, McDonald, Short, and Stephens as meirfbers of the N.Z. Bowling Association. Mr Moore moved that application be made to the N.Z. Association for permission to hold the Sentre's annual tournament on the usual dates—lst, 2nd, and 3rd January—Seconded by Mr Esson and carried. A resolution from the retiring executive protesting against the N.Z. Association's proposed alteration of the date of the annual tournament was approved of.

It was decided to continue the .system of friendly matches, 'members saying that the past year had been very enjoyable. Each club met nearly every one of the other clubs, and the weather was gjood when they played, tive.

The meeting concluded with a hearty vote of thanks to the retiring execu-