CHESS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 77, 1 April 1914, Page 4

CHESS

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETING. A quarterly meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Chess Association was held on Monday evening, in the office of the hon secretary (Mr. A. O. Fell), 9, King's Chambers. The fol- | lowing delegates were present :—: — j Messrs. Barnes (Otago C.C), W. E. Mason (Oamaru and Wellington C.C), Fell (Canterbury C.C.), Kelling (Auckland W.M. Club and Timavu), J. G. W. Dalrymple (Wellington W.M. Club), W. C. Hill (Wellington C.C.), H. L. James (Gisbome), W. J. Harper (Wellington South C.C), and P. Still (Auckland C.C). Mr. W Armstrong (Wanganui delegate) wrote, expressing regret that, owing to his absence in Dunedin, he and Mr. Milesi would be unable to attend. Mr. B. B. Allen also sent an apology for being unable to attend. The correspondence was taken. Much of it related to the very successful championship congress which was held in Auckland during the recent Christ-mas-New Year holidays. In connection with this congress the following votes of thanks were accorded, on the motion of Mr. Barnes :— To Mr. Parr, the Mayor of Auckland (who is the presi dent of the association), and to the Deputy-Mayor (Mr. Court), for their hospitality ; to the Auckland Working Men's Club, for its hospitality and for granting the use of its fine large hall throughout the tourney ; to the Auckland Management Committee for the general conduct of the congress . and to Messrs. C Little (umpire), F. Booth (hon. secretary), P. N. Stewart (hon. treasurer), F. Harvey (official reporter), and Mr. R. A. Cleland, of Dunedin (adjudicator of the brilliancy prize). Mr. H. L. James wrote tendering his resignation as a member of the council. It was decided to ask him to forward the letter to the Gisborive Chess Club, if he could not &cc his way to withdraw it. Several delegates expressed in no uncertain manner the hope thathewoifld be able to remain on the council. The hon. secretary reported having forwarded the brilliancy prize of the recent championship congress (£2 2s) to the winner, Mr. G. F. Dodds, of Nelson ; that he had sold nine shillings' worth of congress books since the last meeting, in response to orders received from abroad; that he had received a donation of £1 Is from Mr. T. H. Battle, of Wanganui, and that he had received a remittance of 18s 6d from Mr. P. N. Stewart, of Auckland, representing the credit balance of the recent championship congress. The question of publishing a book of the Auckland congress was then considered. The hoti. secretary reported a slight increase in the cost of printing, which would be 5s per page for running matter, and 7s 6d per page for the games printed in double column. He estimated the cost of the book would be about £32. Against this there were donations (including one just promised from Mr. Moore, of Carterton) totalling £18 ss. It was estimated that at the end of the present year in May next the association's funds would exceed the probable loss on the book, and in view of this it was decided to publish the book and sell it at the former price of one shilling per copy. The executive officers of the various affiliated clubs are asked to push the sale of the book vigorously, as it is only by so doing that , the association will be able to issue any more of these very interesting publications. The fact that the scores of many of the games of the Auckland congress were

found to be incorrect when being got ready for printing in the Congress Book led to the suggestion that a Games' Revision Committee should be appointed for each of these championship tournaments. Owing to the lateness of the hour action was deferred till next meeting. A vote of thanks to Mr. Still for presiding closed the meeting.