NAPIER WORKING MEN'S CLUB.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5345, 1 April 1879, Page 2

NAPIER WORKING MEN'S CLUB.

The third half-yearly general meeting of the club was held last evening at the Club-house. There was a very good attendance of, members. The retiring President, Mr Cox, was in the chair. The minutes of the previous general m'oetirig having been read and confirmed, the' President, read the following report and bafa 1 iicesheet;—.THIRD HALtf-YJiAII'LY KfiPOßTi"Your committee are pleased to be able to 4 place before you a satisfactory balancesheet. Tliere have been enrolled during; the half year eight new honorary members, and seveuty : nine ordinary members have been nominated, fifty -throe of Whom -.are now fiWiGial members. The number of financial nierfibers are as follows -.—Life members, 5,; ..ho'nolrftry members, 50 ; ordinary members, 209 ;. afoking a total of 264- .financial members. - ''■ "The gum of £17 has been expended" in : necessary irnprovsrcrents, viz ; — beer cooling apparatus, levelling the yard, bopkoase, letter case, gymnasuim,gas .fittings in library, &c. ' „ "Your committee have , concluded negotiatioYiS wiih the Wellington aud Auckland. Working Men's Clubs by which, members .of this, club, maty t>e transferred {o either oitlio^e: clubs.. without., payment of entrance fee,,', and- by which also members of this club visiting those towns may enjoy the advantages: .of members, of. those clubs. ' """'','*"'». ' " The library fund in hand at last audit was M 15s 6d ; the sum of. £4 13s 'lid has since been received for the use; of., books ; £7 3s 3d has been expended, in new volumes, leaving, a balance of £2 2d to the library, fund. , ' ''.The sum of £101 .8 a Id stands to the credit of the building fund. It is principally the proceeds of the anniversary fete, and £iOO of the amount has been placed as a fixed deposit in the Unipn Bank for six months, at 5 and a-half p.er cent interest. ■ : , " Your committee, having made 1 many enquiries relative to the purchase of land for building new premises, cannot confidently recommend any change without, additional funds, for which an Art Union drawing or Fine Arts Exhibition might bo attempted. Previous" to' one month of the termination of the ensuing half year the club will have' to decide either to retain the present building for three years or to seek new premises. ■ •.• •• " Several presonts have been , received during the half year, for which, the committee return thanks. "Your Committee are happy to state that your steward and stewardness enjoy the committee's confidence. " Your committee, in concluding their term of office, place before you a statement of accounts which they trust will meet your approval." Balance-sheet of the Napier Working Men's Club, for half-year ending March 18, 1879. , . Ixcome.

We, the undersigned, having audited the books anil accounts of the Working Men's Club, hereby testify to the correctness of the same, and to the simple und efficient manner in which they have bean kept. Napier, 27th March, 1879. The President Napier Working afen's Club. The report was adopted without dissent. The President stated that several presents had been made to the club during the half-year, the principal being an atlas by Mr Locke, a horizontal bar by Mr Lumsden, and several valuable works . by Dr. Spencer. The election of officers for the ensuing I six months was then proceeded with. There were only two nominations for the oflice of President— Messrs. "ft. Williams and W. Hodgson. A ballot was taken, which resulted in favor of Mr Williams, -who was declared elected. Mr Wundram being the only candidate for the Treasurership he was declared duly elected. There were fifteen nominations for tlie committee, and as the number required was only ten, a ballot was taken, resulting in the election of the following gentlemen : — Messrs. Plowman, T. Bear, Shanley, Dean, Wootten, Davis, Leslie,: Briden, M'Dougall, and Steevens. Messrs. Garner and Bee were re-elec-ted auditors. The newly elected President thanked the members for the honor that had been conferred upon him. Votes of ■ thanks were passed to the President and the other retiring officers, nnd the meeting terminated.

£ a. d. ■To ba'nnco last audit .. 40 0 3 Amount reeoivc:l for contributions— ' ■ Honorary members 36 15 : 0 Ordinary members .. ... .. 61 10 '0 Entrance fees . . 15 15 0 Sale of rule books.. .. .. ';.• 0 3 G, Kefreshments, &c. .. .. .. 356 11 C Cash discounts 3 1 .0 £544 2 9. EXPENDITURE. ,-S a:- d. ' By amounts paid for refreshments.. .. 296 14 11 'Rent 60 0 0 Steward's salary . . .... .-. ■ 60 0 0 Kates 512 6 Gas and fuel . . 15 14 5 Peiiodicala, printing, &c 27 6 0 General accounts 27 10 8 Balance cash in Bank . . ..••.. 51 4 8 . £sii 2 9 Liabilities. To amounts owing by Club— - & s. d. Kent 22 16 0 Salary .. 510 0 Gas .. 15 0 Tradesmen's accounts) 30 7 5 Balance ...... .. .... 247 0 11 £306 19 4 Assets. i £ ■ s. d. By stock on hand . . 31 3 9 Furniture, &c • ... .. 148 0 9 Piano 36 10 0 Books, periods, &c., in library .. .. 38 0 0 Cash in hand, library 2 0 2 Cash in bank.. ' 51 4 8 £306 19 4 Buildikg Fund Accoust. Dr. £ s. d. Te proceeds of Peto 08 0 4 Subscriptions received 3 7 9 g&lOl 8 1 Cr. • £ s. d. By fixed deposit in bank (6 months at 5 per cent.) 100 0 0 Current account in bank 1 S l a £101 8 1