ANNUAL MEETINGS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 18

ANNUAL MEETINGS

-.'■' The following /officers-; werer'-- elected, at .the" annual, meeting of. the Aotea, Club:—-President, Mr "F. G. B. Gill; vice-presidents, Messrs.>D. Bowie, J: Rennie, W.'.Robinsdn, S. Tisdall,- F. FrariMyn,'- J;'.Moore, .-.W.; Jlcßain,1 'A.; Herd,-.v>\y Denby, F. Cbstello/; T. McNab,, W. Cresswell, A.vMcß"obie, and. J. Ballabin; club/captain, Mr. "M. :O'Grady; vice-captain,.-Mr. R. ~H. Hunt;, acting-secretary, Mr. I. WiUum; .com-mittee,-Messrs. :T. Grace,. R.: Dawson,, V:. fl alker il.' Harris,- and P. Stewart; hon.; auditor,, MrV P' w; Congreve. ■ The official opening will be held on April 7. A month of practice, shobting-: will, begin tomorrow.; .-„;„, c:;-i'he annual general -meeting.of the Wellington ■ Miniature Rifle Association was . held at the "assoplatlon, range, on Thursday, Mr. Poutawera presiding. The report stated that nineteen ■ clubs ' were affiliated, ;and Hie number ;of registered "members-was, substantially, the., same as last year:-; Forty-two teams,had,been entered for the' inter-club matches.. ■ The v lease of the ranee.from :the' Winter, Show.-Associa-tion ;• had been-obtained: on very favourable, terms..?..The,finances were; in ~a..sound; cpijdl'The election-of officers.resulted,as:'follows:— Patron/. G,0.0.,-S.Z. Forces; vice-patrons, -the ! Mayors of .Wellington, .Petone, and '.Lower- Hutt ;.| president.-Mr, E. J.:Witcombe;. vice-presidents, MesdamesiStickells,/Pickard,:J, Staples, S/'A.. Fuller: O.>.E.,Wild, and mPorteri Messrs.';!. H. -la Bone, -A.-. Bowden,iA...;S::, Ballinger,. S. Tisda'lli',W.,J." Blundell. J.; M. ;Ue ,R. A::-Wright,: .M.P.;'iJ.".DsEdmondS; AY..^ Haase,. B 'toes/^^'-GviAVllson.1 A..E Wrost,.A and W.' McCarthy; :W..Mcßain,-and C v J, o De Sic^office^^^ *T^memc sSrget3'are5Srget 3 ' a re to be. retainedjfor: all n^er^^sen: foe, representative^atch^^e eiven a' badge or a; suitable- memento, and that the^ Question- o£ .sehding ;away,competitors,to. represent"- Wellington,: be considered-, -~v .; * , -v.;. ■ Mr.:;L.VHare.:(Hutt) was,the.:wlnner t of, th« medal 'for>;.the: highest; aggregate, in ■; Inter-clu^ batches.i* His average 6^36^:70..^ high; team scores., of: 481 and ,482,, ej ,4au ■ put up ' by,-Aotea; were-,' specially.mentioned. i - .v - V "it. was!:mentloned that-bpth-ythe Wellington and.tHe ladies-championship.-meetings hadbeen flnanciaily•;,successful.: ..'■- .\\vi. : .'.\-. ;:;c;.:■;///.Vy.: