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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 948, 15 October 1910, Page 13

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TENNIS PLAYERS DISAGREE. QUESTION OF VOTING. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Lawn' Tennis Association last evening;, there was a . long and obstin-tely-contested. discussion over a motion introduced by Mr. B. Keesing, an Auckland delegate, which proposed an amendment; to the rules providing ; that each affiliated'association should be entitled to one delegate and one vote up to the first 300 members, and an additional delegate or voto for "every additional 300 members, provided that the maximum number of delegates to ■which any association is entitled shall not exceed five:.

Mr. Keesing explained that his proposal was intended to remove ■ the anomaly under which /small country associations had equal voting potwer with those of the large/centres.', The chairman agreed that the : pro-, posal was a reasonable one. At prer sent Taranaki. had five , votes : for ; 730 members, and Wellington only the same number of votes for 2000. members. : Even the West Coast, with' only 25S members, could exercise five votes. Professor Hunter ' said . everybody would agree that something should bo done, but everybody; would be against the proposal that Auckland had brought down. If this were carried. it _ would involve the : loss of.the little associations.

Mr. Dart proposed as an'amendment that the provision limiting the number of votes to five for any one association, bo' struck out. . > :i: ~ An animated discussion arose at this stage, as to the procedure to be follow 1 -, ed in voting. • the dispute culminated in a breach between the chairman. and Professor Huiiter. ■ The latter claimed that under the rules each .association should exercise only as many votes as its delegates would guarantee to pay. •for. ;.'' : , ' ' [Under the rules as ~they_ have been administered hitherto, associations have paid, a sum of ss. 6d; (additional to its subscription) for each vote exercised at meetings of the central body.] ' The chairman- ruled that on the present occasion each', association should exercise one • voto for each . fifty: members, with a maximum of five. Ruling Disputed. - Professor Hunter moved that the chairman leave the chair while a vote

was taken..'on- his ruling. It was. intolerable, he declared, that a chairman should como down to a . meeting of' this kind, where important issues .-were '.at stake, .and: nile ."that the procedure;.observed in the past should bo absolutely thrown overboard.' The rule as,made should bo enforced. ; :

; Mr. Wilson seconded the motion. V: In tho past Hawko's: Bay-.- had' only /paid for two votes,'-but'this:. question - was going, to affect Hawko's Bay and all tho Bmallcr associations..: If.necessary, he was- prepared, to pay on the spot : the necessary'. subscription for five;:vote^. Mr J. Gore opined >; that the . chairman had given the only possible common-, sense 1 ruling that ; would prevent r ,the proceedings becoming-a burlosquo. ,' On the, voices ' the:-'meeting agreed . that the V chairman should . "leave ' the' chair, and Mr. Gore was voted to tho chair, pending a discussion of tlia original chairman's ruling. : : \Vhon tho meeting was asked to vote on ■■'.Mr. . Cooke's < ruling, a : fresh question ■ arose" as : to. how this voting should be conducted. ■ Mr. Gore ruled "that each 'delegate should exerciso one vote. . v : / . Nine votes wero recorded • for the ayes and an-equal number for .the noes. Mr. Goro, with- his 'casting ; vote,, the' ruling qf his predecessor in .tho .chair. : i Authority Upheld. j • Mr. Cooke then resumed tho chair. ;■ , An amendment, moved by Mr. "Wilson 1 , that, each association be - granted •two -votes, for' the 'first .600: of its mem,bers ■ and one for every additional ' 300 /members was rejected by. 33 votes' to 14./ ;> C /'VYri: ' Mr. E. Salmond: (Nelson) moved* a further amendment imposing .a maxi.mum' of. six votes. This was lost by 30Votes -to;v'v-•;V : Mr. Hurley proposed as an amendment that tho associations should bo granted one vote for every 500 members after it:had-obtained .five 'votes.; '. This was carried by 26 votes to 22.. . Professor Hunter 'proposed still./' an-, other; amendment,• that : the'■ voting be one votfe for' every ! 100 members up to 300,' and. after that: an additional vote for every 300 members.. ' This was' carried by 32 votes to 16. The. last of tho innocents slaughtered was an . amendment by : Mr: Gray (Ofcago), that -. the : • associations; bo granted , one vote for the' 1 first 300 members, - and ' one for every additional' 300 members or. part thereof. .' .. This was lost by 32 votes to 16. . ; : ];: "Mr.'' Chairman,":; said;: Professor; Hunter at this stage," '"has .- anybody who ,has''already spokWn; a.'; 'right '■■■•,-to move, another' amendment?" .' "No," replied.;thd ; chairmaji. -."Then,"; 'said Professor Hunter, "I think everybody, is-out." '. . .-V;'j-V '. . "By his own . argument," said a delegate, "Professor' Hunters amendment is out." Professor Hunter: "I quite ' agreo; but it was allowed." '. . :'• The chairman, a little wearily, ruled that Professor Hunter's amendment 1 was tho business before the .meeting.. . V .Becoming, the. motion' it. was carried bn' the; voices, and the .meeting ' passed to other business! - . . . Y./r-.;

Dr. Chappie, M.P. for Stirlingshire, will address the meeting .of the Men's Brotherhood .to be held' in, theTheatre 'at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Chappie was well known as the member .' for Tuapoka, in Neiv Zealand, but has now become a member of the English House of Commons. No doubt there will be many ' who will bo pleased to hear him speoi. . Mr. Ai F; Adams will occupy the chair at • the gathering. . Messrs. A. L.-Wilson and Co. advertise sales • of. buildings for removal (under instructions from Messrs. Chas.■ Begg and Co., Ltd.), situated ;at 19 and 21 Manners Street, now ocoupied by Mr. R. I. Shakes and "The Hat Box C 0.," on Tuesday, 18th October, at the; firm's rooms at 11 o'clock. . ..

. The -fifty-seventh anniversary of St. John's Church will be commemorated at the servioes to-morrow. The. Rev; J. J. North will conduct the morning service. In the evening Dr. Gibb' will preach on "Tho. Cry; 'Up with Christ and Down with: the ■ Church.'".'Anthems and Ts Deums will be rendered by the ohoir appropriate to tho anniversary. At tho residence, 233 Thorndon Quay, Messrs.'T: IC. Mncdonald, Ltd., will sell on Monday next,- at 1.30 p.m.: household furniture, sewing machines; Brussels carpet square, extension dining-table, also 1309 Triumph -motor oyole, and! MillsFullford sido car (both in perfect order), etc., etc. ■ ' ;; . - The New Zealand loan and Mercantile Agency Co. mil sell, by public auction,: at Waiptikurau, on Tuesday, Ootobcr 25, without reserve, a number of bulls. • ■