KAIKORAI FOOTBALL GROUND' COMPANY.

Evening Star, Issue 11694, 27 September 1902, Page 6

KAIKORAI FOOTBALL GROUND' COMPANY.

The ninth annnal meeting of the Kaikorai Football' Ground Company was to have been held last evening, when some seven members tamed up, bat -these not representing a fourth of the capita]-'issued* the -meeting could not be neld, and "was therefore adjourned until Friday next. Another reason was that the key, of the Council Cham-, here, engaged for the meeting, could not bff, obtained.. The annual report andJbalancisheet for the year ended 31st March, 1902, *■ is as follows: "* During the past year your directors hava made improvements by .having the vacant part of the ground drained'and levelled, thus allowing- the football ground to be changed to right angles to what it was form- ~ erly. This has been found to be ,a great <■ improvement, as the prevailing winds blow across the ground instead of lengthwise, as previously. Other necessary repairs and Improvements have been attended to, and the ground is in good condition for the coming season. Mr Jamiesoo resigned the secretaryship owing to his removal from the district. Messrs A. Millar > and A. Davie also resigned their seats; onthe direct torate. "Spur directors appointed Mr : iW. ; Sinclair to fill Mr 'Millar's plaice, and Jthe other vacancy was, held, over! for the annual meeting. The following directors rotation :, — Messrs Dick, Wpkinson, M'Laron, and are eligible for re-election. Your directors would strongly- urge upofl, , the shareholders of the company, ~menibers,- ; and "supporters of the football "club that a special effort be made to get the'remaining snares taken up, so as to tors to pity ofi the loan, and thus;save the' amount of interest annually paidfthereou.' The balance-sheet shows the total receipts for the year to have been £lO6-os;9d, inclusive of £62 5s 9d, balance from last year, and the expenditure £B2 9s Jld, leaving a balance of £23 10s 10d. llbe!smaller balance' this year is duetoithiifaetvtuat £SO 2s, an extraordinary, expenditure., had; been spent in improvements to the. ground. £96 as was handed over to the company on behalf of the Committee, being the proceeds from the recent bazaar. ,- .1