HAWERA SPORTS AND PASTIMES CLUB.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 29 April 1914, Page 5

HAWERA SPORTS AND PASTIMES CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Hawera Sports and Pastimes Club was held in the Dominion Hotel on Tuesday evening Mr E. Nalder occupied the chair, and there was a fair attendance The annual report showed the club to have had a good year, and special mention was made of the excellent services given to the club by Mr R. Mornssey_ as secretary,' who had since resigned the position owing to his not, having the necessary time to devote to the work. The report stated that one case of disqualification was dealt W- m b<£ the committee. The conduct 01 I. Shaw (heavy-weight) at the last tournament was held to be against the best interests of the sport, and was reported to the Taranaki Centre Committee for consideration. The latter body disqualified Shaw, and its action was confi-med by the New Zealand Boxing Council. The thanks of the club were due t<>-Messrs A. W. Gillies R. Page, J. Mitchell, H. Morris, and E. Nalder for presentation of trophies during the year. Reference was made to the loss the club had sustained in the death of a valuable and enthusiastic member in the person of the late Mr E. Worthy. The report concluded: "The prospects for this year seem fairly bright, as a school of instruction has been started locally, and in a few months' time the club will have plenty of local .talent available for ; future tournaments."

The balance-sheet showed a small deficiency on the year's working. This was accounted for by the fact that the initial expenses of the club had been very heavy.

The report and balance-sheet were adopted.

~ There was some discussion as to the advisableness of winding up the club, and eventually it was unanimously resolved to continue the club. The general feeling was that it only required another successful tournament to place the affairs of the club on a sound financial footing. More menjbers, it was stated, were required.

The election of officers resulted as follows: Patron, Mr. G. V. Pearce, M.P.; president, Mr. E. Nalder; vicepresidents, Dr Thomson, Dr MacDiarmid and Mr J. Mitchell; secretary, Mr E. Gallagher '(pro tern); treasurer, Mr J. Mitchell; committee, Messrs R. F. Page, H. Rodger, T. Higham, C. Cumming, E. Gallagher, J. Wills, L. Watson. J. Grant, R. Morrissey; auditor, Mr G. Holder. Votes of thanks to the retiring officers concluded the meeting.