AID FOR COUNTRY CLUBS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 53, 31 August 1934, Page 6

AID FOR COUNTRY CLUBS

The point that a great many country clubs were living from hand to mouth" was stressed by Mr. E.G. d'Auvergne, one of; the committeemen,- at the annual general meeting of the Waimate Racing Club last week. As-the smaller clubs were feeders for the bigger ones, he said, it would be a catastrophe if many had to go' out. Ho therefore moved that the Government be recommended to legislate to allow to country clubs 2*,£ d per cent, rebate up to, £10,000.. It needed only bad weather to put some of the clubs out of commission, Mr. d'Auvergne said in support of his motion. A 2% per, cent, rebate would help them: greatly to tide over the difficult times, and the Government would be studying its own interests, considering the amount, of taxation received out of country clubs free of collecting costs. Mr. H. Willetts, another member of the committee, suggested that the resolution should go through.the Racing Conference, tho support of ; other country clubs to be obtained in.the meantime.

The motion was /.carried;