KAIWARRA RUGBY PLAYERS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 150, 20 March 1936, Page 6

KAIWARRA RUGBY PLAYERS

Annua] Meeting of Club Confidence that with continued pupport from players and the public tbe Kaiwarra Rugby Football Club must progress was expressed by tbe committee of the club in the report adopted at tbe annual meeting last night. Tbe report stated that three teams had been entered in the union’s competitions last season. The juniors bad had difliculty in fielding a full team on some occasions, and an improvement was looked for in the coming season. The third grade team had proved very keen and had done well, so great headway was expected in future, while the seventh grade players bad done wonderfully well, being runners-up in the competition and having the honour of playing at Athlete Park. The coaching had been of a high standard. Fuller use of the floodlight facilities at Kaiwarra Park, which the club had gone to expense in installing, was suggested.

The balance-sheet the previous year had shown a credit of £l/17/7, but an account for £7/5/- had been rendered after the annual meeting, said the report. The 1935-36 year’s balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £lO/10/1, which was considered satisfactory. The payment of subscriptions had shown a marked improvement, but a greater increase in the income from that source was hoped for. A number of dancee, which bad been successful financially and socially, bad been’held. . Several speakers appealed for better payment of subscriptions, one saying the club would hare been in difliculty but for the dances and similar endeajours. Reference was made to tbe death of Mr. A. J. Griffiths, and a letter of sympathy is to be sent to his relatives. Six members were elected.

It was decided to form junior, third grade, fifth grade, sixth grade and seventh grade teams, and to ask the coaches to report within a fortnight on the prospect of obtaining players. Officers were elected as follow: —Patron. Mr. 11. H. Sterling; president, Mr. R. E. Flaws; vice-presidents, Messrs. R. A. Wright, M.P.. F- Howard. Harper, Payne. Bowden, Hodges. J. Blair. Palmer. Dixon, Uameron. Mrs. Henry. H. Hobbs, R. Penman, E. Barnes. C. J. Flaw?, 8. Mackay, J. Kennedy, F. Ayres. J. Flaws, S. Harland; bon. secretary and -treasurer. Mr. G. J. Mutton ; chairman. Mr. J. M. McLean ; auditor. Mr. R. E. Flaws; committee. Messrs. 11. Evans, F. Henderson, T. Krebs. Colin Flaws, C. J. Flaws, T. Griffin. R. Woolcott, C. Lunn. R. Hobbs. E- Harland : club captain. Mr. .C. J. Flaws; coaches, Messrs. AV. Larsen (junior), C. J. Flaws (third grade), P. Dudley (fifth grade), H. J. Burnett (seventh grade). Subscriptions were fixed as follow: — Junior, 7/6; third grade. 5/-; filth grade, 2/-; seventh grade, 1/6. ‘ Mr. P. Dudley was elected delegate to the Wellington Rugby Union. Mr. J. Flaws was elected a life member, the first in the club.