ALPINE ACTIVIITES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22624, 29 April 1948, Page 8

ALPINE ACTIVIITES

RETURNING TO NORMAL MEETING OF N.Z. CLUB (P.A.) DUNEDIN, April 28An increase of 47 associate members, to bring the club roll to 200 members and 431 associate members, has indicated a return to normal conditions, it was stated in the report presented at the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Alpine Club, which was held in Dunedin. Mr. J. A. Sim presided. Moving the adoption of the annual report and statement of accounts, Mr. Sim referred io the cUan r, o of headquarters of the club last July from Wellington to Dunedin. The report stated that climbing instruction courses had been carried out hv various sections of the cl no during the year to instil into young climbers a sound Knowledge of climbing. There had also been continual activity by different sections in the erection ot lulls and bivouacs in various oarts of the Dominion, The election of officers rosTied: President. Mr. J. A. Sim: secretary. Mr ,T. P- Manning: lion, treasurer, Mr. A. R. Craisic: committee. Messrs. H. W. Gormack (Auckland section), S. A. Wirori. A. Pea-son and G. S. J, Rend (Wellington), T~. IV. Chapman (South Canterbury). H. J_ Stevenson (North 010*0), R. Ellis. J. P. Cook and C. E. Smith (Otago). IT. L. Smith (Southland). C. O. Buchanan. R. D. Dick and j jj. Ham ilinn fCentm-luirv-V/cstlnnd).