EXPULSION OF MEMBER

Evening Star, Issue 26067, 3 April 1947, Page 5

EXPULSION OF MEMBER

HUTT BOXING ASSOCIATION AUTHORITY CHALLENGED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, April 2. A special meeting of the executive of the Hutt Valley Boxing Association at Petone to-night passed a resolution to exipel Mr W. M. Brosnan, a member of the executive, from the association. Earlier in the meeting, Mr Brosnan’s solicitor, Mr E. F. Roth well, told the executive that'any such decision would be challenged in court. Mr Brosnan and liis solicitor had left the meeting before the resolution was passed. Mr Brosnan 'vas called before the meeting to show cause why he should not be expelled from the association. He attended, with Mr Rothwell. who. at the opening of the meeting, stated that, upon the basis of certain facts which he preerred at that 6tage not to disclose, he had come to the conclusion that the meeting was ‘not properly constituted. In fact, it appeared probable that the committee was also improperly constituted and accordingly unable to exercise any powers of expulsion or any other powers. Further, no specific charges hod been made against Mr Brosnan, who was entitled to know what he had to- meet, and should not he required ,to speculate as to. the exact nature of the charge brought against him. For these reasons. Mr Rothwell contended that the meeting was not competent to expel his client from membershiiu. and that any decision to that end the meeting mieht purport to make would be challenged in the appropriate court.