WELLINGTON BOXING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 173, 15 April 1908, Page 4

WELLINGTON BOXING ASSOCIATION.

; ;' ANNUAL MEETING..': , T ft? annual meeting in connection with tta .Wellington-Boxing Association was-held last night; Mr. It.-' \\ ■ -M'YiJly • being , voted to the chair. - . , .-. i . , -. r-The Chairman, in moving the ot the report and -balance-sheet (which have been published,in The Dominion), said, there was overy reason to be : satisfied - with ; tho Tesults which. had -attended' the : operations of . the Association p last year.',.- TIIO variouo competitors. had- given; clover displays, especially iMijssrs. s Godfroy. and Hanley. • The amended -.legislation: passed.-last/; year- gave associations territorial - control-;: uiider; the . supremacy _ of -New Zealand .Council, . Lho financial position-Mvns extremely satisfsctory,. the. assets,, (including cash vinC.bank £220) 'totalling. £235, ->v-jylst ; ; there:-.w/jre iio .liabilities. _ In, conchisioii ! iihvM!Villy ; paid .a-y.'arm tribute -to the work done Jjy hon. see.,, Mi.. W. Coffey, and the.hon tvesisurer, , Mi . W. Beatichamp Plants: A,. -■ Mr.- llollis, .wlio sMonded tllb;''jnojiiori^-. expressed. » -hope that 'Uie?,'prop6sed;C?astiinoClub -wuiild be established, before'Joiig.'. « " Mr.- Beauchamp. Platti.stated.-that' it'would cost;.'at .least '£500. and .probably tho samo •tb'e, v second year,; to . run./a , , CliibT' iWbat was, wanted was. a ! thproughly ;/up r Jo-date .. gym-', nasiuin'-fitted arid dressing-rooms, etc.',' f 'Sid'if possible a billiard tabic ..might .bs: installed. Rent' would .probably "run into: £'200 per arihHj|i,,and the seryices'of an' Jnstructor would rost. the : As-" sociatioh £150 per; annum.' furnishings woitld prove a.-heavy .item also. I??' However, members';took' up debentures freclyifit would., not, be long before the Club was ■brdiight.'iii-, to existence; 1 Mn Platts felt* surp tfiat there : woukl bo a considerable improvcmcnt" ; in tho quality, of the displays if." the:> serVicß'J-of: a thoroughly Iqtialified 'instructor . wer'eP-av'ail-:able under 'the auspices; of the-/'Association. Perhaps'"the! .ftrnVation 1 of a- : Pastime. was outside; the - ' .sc'opo ''of' ths, As'socld?i(sn', and -it, might' be ■ better 'td 'estnblish'- -a"' Club \vhicli would btf'unflet-tho' jurisdiction •Association.-. < r The ''-Qhairals'& : t& , -'the*ih>iii v obstacle which had arisen' in connection' with the, establishment of. the proposed club was the < difficulty in obtaining sNiita!blo rooms ,at a reasonable figure. Tho .outlook,.at-, present ->vas hopeful. -'■ . r.. ; ; ' : The. report and . balance-sheet-'.were unanimously, adopted. ;.. . . It was. resolved that. the---rules bo-.altered to-. provide for- : the '.inclusion: ' amdjig.j/.tke office-boarcrs ■of lan honorary 'solicitor, jmd three honorarymedical. exaiiunera, and^-jor, the-addition to the'membership ,of life members. : >V. V';,: . , : . The; election of office-bearers' -resulted ias'v 'follows:-7-Patrgn,i .the; Rt. ;Hori. ; Sir . Ward, KiC.M.G.; president;-. Mr. Hi Nelson; vice-presidents,' Messrs. J/ H. Owen, R.' W. M/Villy, ,C. B. Rogers,;, C.. M. Montefiore, .and Drs. Newman,iHlznr.d, Napier. M'Lean, and'. 11.- -, J.M'Lean managing-, council, Messrs. J.'Blund'ell, H. D. Smith,' Seville,; A. Lauvonson,; r ,T..,Samps9n, J. E. Bridgo,: and.T, ll...Taylor ; hpn.:;auditor;. Mr.. JYtv C. -S. ...Lev.ors;.' ropresentatiye/.of. ; tion in Australia; Mr/."W/: P. -'CorbctV; h'on. -solicitor,', M.- M.P.; hpn. • H._ , J.,; Jt'Leau, iTame's.. and Izard;' liori. : treasureri -Mr.; W. :Boauchamp-Platts;:' an ! d : 'hon.;''spc.,''-Mr,'; W. Coffey. : : The meeting' then adjourned." ; .■/