SPORTING

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13146, 29 August 1914, Page 1

SPORTING

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MFIiTINU. The.annual lneutiiig of the Now.Zealand Trotting Association was lield at Chrislohurch on Thiirsday,.'. there boiiig .present: Messrs P. Solig ;: (president), ]Y. Haywa/d, W, Den lon,vW.. E, Simes , and A. 1,. Myers. -. A a apology for absence was; received .from Mr 11. F; Nicoll. v. The annual .report' was as. follows: The year commenced with a .credit balance of £225, !)s-.III,: and £ll.llO, has been placed to the • deposit account. The .different itiluis - shown tinder receipts are identicalwith: last year', and, the amounts, "\vitli ; one-exceptioui aro pmcticallv the,-same;- /There ;was a marked increase in the number of horses .registered, the amount of-fees received under: this, h'ead' representing .a -total of ' 575. horses 'rcgistered;tliroiigliout'the.JJoiui:i-. ion; being an. excess ..of 11* oyer the hist year; i;is2 licenses worej.ssued to intiners, riders,.iiiul drivers,';as against 2295, tlie -previous seasim/ : .';The. ex-: peiuliture: of" the- Association,; was, a$ usual, 1 eoiiipai'aiiv'ely' small,; the • items ieprcseiitiiig;Oi'din;ii'y disbursc.mehts..'A penditure of -the Provjdmit; Fund lias alf (lady l i ttedliy:! liejtriistQcs;tiiid,;:.Jiftei' being r a pjunyeil -j f>y the Boaid, wasfoiwaidcd ft the Conleieuie iu accordance with the nilds. { <Aftei Sfiifiife'V; .fev-.i.c

'juiynifr claims .amounting to iLSu lf)a to eleven .licensed rulers, drivers, and trainers, who met with :aeci(lcnts (luring the season, there remained in the hind a credit .'balance of i7.KS 9s- 4d,. part of which has sinco been added to the lixed deposit, account. ■■:.•■

,-: The balance-sheet showed that the year opened with: a .credit of '£22o 9s >l.d. Tluv principal receipts were: Ke--gi t slj'!ition of. horses £l4o', licenses £511!) Bi'egisti'atioii 0f..; colours, assumed names,, iiikl joint ii|terests J97 '2s lid/ annual subscriptions £lB lis, passing programmes £94 .10s, Provident Fund (proportion' of ''expenses) flOa.' The chief items-of expenditure were salaries ■ i ! s2f K!s 'ld, oilit-o-rent and furniture j!9,'i, members' travelling expenses lillG lilt?, ami general. expenses £3l7> its 2d, The yejir closed with a credit of £1 Is Id, but the amount on fixed deposit was' increased during the rear from .E72S to £IOOO, The liabilities were shown at £l)2, • , The Provident Fund opened with a credit of £11)414s 7d, lo which had to Jie added Provident Fund fees fines £1.55 10s, and infcrest'&'iS'Fls 9d. Claims paid'during the year totalled XJSSI9s, and tlie year closed villi a; credit-' of £7.18 9s -Id,, in addition to which there was a fixed deposit account ol' £llOO. The President moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, —The, jho : tion was seconded by Mr \V, Havward, anil corj'iod, - ' It was resolved that the president should be thanked,for his address,- and that it should, be printed and circulated among tlie clubs. ■

The election of the Board for the ensuing year resulted us follows: North Island, Messrs C. F. Mark.2-1 and J. 11, Pollock 24 (elected unojiposed); South Island,-Messrs P, Selig 22, H. F, Nicoll 11), 11. W. Kitchiiigham IS, T. T, Eitcliie PS, \V. E, Sillies 17, .1. j\l. Barron Hi, W. .(!. Oarrard 14 (dented), W. 11. Denton PI, F. Clarksoti 10, W. Hay ward 9, 0.-Howell ami A. L, Myers 4,

It was resolved as a recommendation to the.incoming Board, in reference to the Alexandra Park iii(|uiry, that on the evidence before the Board no. further action should be taken.