N. 2. TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 47, 24 August 1911, Page 2

N. Z. TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

■--■■■»■.■»,■•,, „ M .. ANNUAL MEETING. fit *fitlS6hA*tt-P&*g B ABBOOWIJON CHRISTCRURCH, 23rd August. The i annual meeting of the New Zei l&nd Trotting Association wae held thie afternoon. Mr. A. L. Myers, hon. treasurer, in poi'ted thai the b*Unce-Bh«t for tin past twelve months ishowed receipt* from all sources to be £930 11b 3d, Mid ex* penditure £905 1b 2ct. Storting with v balance in the bank of £44 1b lid, tk eeiwon ended with fe cfedit balance o( £71 12s, Compared with that of la*l ye&r. this year'B balance-sheet might 1* corusidered very Batipfactory, The eJ. benditur© of the association had been comparatively small. In addition to the credit balance referred to, there w«vb a reserve fund of £600, the maximum amount that can earn interest. The Btatement in connection with the , provident fund was given by the trustees in a separate account. The income WAs a slight increase on that of' ]a«t year, but the claims paid away were f;.reater both in number and Amount n hit* last report he expressed the hop* that the trustees would «x>n have a sum of not' less than £1000 for disposal to perrons in times of need. The credii balance oft 20th May last, on Which the accounts were closed, Amounted' to a little over £900. He understood the fund had now about reached the amount he anticipated. , - The balance-sheet showed that itte total recelple hftd been £9?4 13» 2d. ' On the expenditure side the chief items Were salaries £462. members' travelling efcpenae» £119 5s fid, and office rent £90. The assets were £846 18s, a&d f thefe were no liabilities. The prenident' commented on the events of the past year. Referring to the report of the Racing Commi»siot Mr.'Selig deplored the turn the Attack on the work of the commission lmd taken. He l'efeited more pattiouLirlj to the determination of repr«M>ttt-ati>vß of some country racing clubs to wo k against the retention of the totalisato! 1 . In. Vegard to the Sport* Protection Leß.9.ue, he. had no doubt it would make itself felt in the proper dbection. Tfc remained for those tttofct interested to extend substantial BUpport to the movement which strongly appealed to trotthig clubs and their patrons. He was mote than «ver Buttoned" tlmt the frJetids of sport must, especially in view*,' of the foUhcoffliiig general election, 1«^B ttft etone unturned to prevent undtte .' lnfcr* ference with what they consider nation a\ Rjiorte and pastimes. After discflesirg the conduct of trotting Mr. Selig went on to say tha* the growth of the feport wa* shown by the fact that dose o, 2500 drivere', riders', a*id traineri licenses were granted during the jgeftson. Mr. Howell moved and Mr. Dancftn sreonded a hearty vqfte of thankfi to S£r. Selig for hm Vofy VaJ«a,blo' «rvtees throughout the year. The motion wfl/s carried by acclamation. The voting for the irew board WA« m follows .' North Maud— Messrs. C. F. Mark 21, J. H. Pollock 81. South lsland-*-!Weß»rs. V. Seli'fliflO, R. 0. Duncan 20, W. P. Micotl 19,' C. S. Howell IS. \V. JT. Centon 15. ' W. 0. Gartftrd 14, W. J. Gore 14, W, Hayward 11, A. L. Mvevs 11, J. Haftis B. Mfssw. Mark, Pollock, Selig, Daneafl, Nicoll, Howell. Denton. Gawafd, and Gore were declared elected.