COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11323, 29 September 1930, Page 2

COAST NEWS.

TOTvOMATHT BAY TENNIS CLUB

(Special To The Times).

Tho annual meeting was held on Thursday, when there' was .;i very good abt-ehcla-h.ee. • • '.File balance-sheet showed income, -for year £93, expenditure £BS, accounts' outstanding amount ,to £l2.

'The chairman (Air. F. RL Jelferd) pointed out t hat, a,s iti.'had. been the first, season of the new club, most;of tlie expenditure bad been' capital'expenditure.- All the jiepp.ssn.ry • gear bad been purchased. The club was now well established. The maintenance 'question would have to be gone into and the services of a competent groundsmau obtained. The. club' owed a debt of gratitude to Messrs. Morgan (secretary) and Todd’ (treasurer) for their invaluable work. •Officers for. tne ensuing' year were elected as follows: Patron; Air. A. B. Williams, Esq..; president, E, K. Jofl'erd, Esq.; vice-presidents, Messrs .A. Huddleston, J. Bushy, It. G. S. Hale and C.' T. Je fl'ercl; lion, secretary, -Mr. Ji Glass. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the retiring secretary. Air. A. Morgan ; lion, treasurer, Air. Jas. Tocld (a vote of Blanks was accorded Mr. Tocld for his work during the past season); lion, auditor, Air. J).'Liimsden ; committee, Alessrs. T. V. Fox, i’. 'i'e Wai, A. Morgan, C. AlcCnlloch and. S. Emerson. A ladies’ committee to cover the social activities is to be elected.

The chairman explained that the retiring committee had estimated me expenditure for the season to be £uo which would cover ground rent, rates, affiliation fee’s, . labor," sinking fund and sundry small payments. Estimating on last year’s membership of 39 men and 19 ladies, the income would amount to £93 on the past season’s subs. The slight cle-) ficit, it is hoped, would be more than covered by tournaments. It was considered that it would be only fair to the old members that all new members pay an entrance fee oi 10s 6d and this was adopted. New residents in the Bay who las.t season were financial in any other affiliated club would not have to pay this entrance fee. After .discussion it was decided that this year’s subscription he as follows: .Seniop, 18 years and over—Gents £2 12s 6d subject to rebate of 10s Gd if paid before the 30th November, ancl ladies £2 subject to a. rebate- of’los if paid before 30th November; junior—under 18 £1 Is. Visitors, to the Coast would be charged, for the use of courts 2s per day or 5s per month. . , , . . A sinking fund is to be established and to this end £2O had been included in the above estimates; of expenditure. This fund would be finally used to repay the money loaned in the first place for the laying out of the court's. The retiring committee has agreed (with the Bowling Club) to .engage tlie services of Air. Jennings- as groundsman for both at a wage of £2 per week, half to be paid by earn club.—Confirmed. The rules, as drawn up by the committee, were adopted. The treasurer then gave a report of the money subscribed, some as a loan and some as. a gift, lor , the laving out of tho bowling green and tennis courts. This amounted to £520, £llß of which -was as a gift and £402 as a loan. . This latter would have to be repaid and m tlie meantime interest allowed, at o per cent. As far as the actual outlay was concerned between the tvo : clubs, the £402 was to bo divided as 101lows : £235 to the Bowling Club and £167 to tho Tennis Club. Tlie meeting passed a motion admitting thi,latter liability but absolving any individual signatories from personal responsibility.—The chairman then said the club could congratulate itself on being able to put- clown four courts for the small sum of £l6/. Mr. Sherwood Hale spoke to the meeting, stating that there was stil: a lot of fiubhing-olf work io ho done to tho William Oates Alcmorinl Pavilion. The Bowling Club members line! boon responsible for most oi the work clone. There was a proposition put to him by members of the Routine- Club which should receive conadoration. ThrVe was noG.qi.ido sufficient cash in hand to finalise ni;attors and they, the Bowling I'W would be prepared to complete tinbuilding provided the Tennis • v.iiin found C 25 immediately. : This amount would cover the eost.nl labo.. end material. Rosales theJabor the club would have in find t 1.4 easli themselves. —The chairman, said tlm pavilion was- ;1 fitting memory to the finest resideu.t ever on the. ( past and it he a- shame if H could not be finishesl for the small sum ol £2o. The Tennis Club would find the ‘-ash. he was sure. He suggested, and this was adopted, that all members make a,n effort to pay at least halt of tliei.r subscription as soon as absolutory possible. The following now members were nominated: -Misses J. (.oilole, <• Oates M. MiicKay. Gibson and L. Ferris, and .Messrs. S. Conole. n. AfcGonigal and S. Williams. . Tt was decided to have the opening day on Labor Day.