THE REGATTA, 1866.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 647, 8 December 1865, Page 4

THE REGATTA, 1866.

A public meeting ma held last evening at the Waitemata Hotel, Qu en-street, for the purpose of taking steps to get up the Annuul Regatta, ISGG. Thero was a good attendance, and Mr. Wavmovth wbs voted to llio chair.

Mr. 'J'homas CluitDiNG, lata Secretary, stated tbat ha had been requested by Capt. Casey, tho Treasurer, to inform them thftt it wis utterly for hie.

— 77i,„ meeting, and that he had consented to ,0 of the last regatta. read Ni> IX( - then read tho balance-sheet, which f ]lon . s: —Dr. —Subscriptions, £281 lis Gd ; told as 0 g jg 3 . subscriptions by onterers of boats, entriosi j 0 ' Q f tickets and programmes, £19 13s; f !V Cr. —Prizes paid, £280 13s; cxtotal, gd ; payment of balance to Regatta pens "'-a c e 1564, £15 10s lOd ; total, £396 83. Tho Commit w .. 13 then put and pissed as correct. bal.mce-f^ iLii . r) rO3(J Ein j grated that he had taken ri. Tv and responsibility of calling tho meeting, the lib" ) { | !a{ wa3 110 tl l i ; ,g b ut right to j 3 of - s ° much {oT tho P ur P ofe of K ettin S n P tho '°' t "so early, but to give the public confidence regatta pi ace . th ero had been a report that j 0 effect, owing to some differences P°' n S ( | IC uto committee and the Daily Southern between considered that a most important queshad t0 Jako ' n was, that all moneys tion the right after tho regatta. Ho had from be paw f oun d it to work woll, through his being expenen - j- no Oneliunga Regattas. Ho would that no definite prizes should bo W"-he3 until they ascertained what funds wore in p mW people camo from Mahurangi, Mat-a-Sn and other places, and it was a great inconve3 ' a (0 t h em net to mecive their money. Ho would niencc st a ll pavmonts should bo made L er ntht after the regatta. "(Hear, hear.) Gni- PINT ' proposed and Mr. Wami am i,j that Mr. John Copland bo the Treasurer f eC °Hi'" coming regatta of 1866. 10 U r '' proposed, Mr. D. Macfarlane that Mr. Guilding be Secretary to the Roratta Committee. Carried unanimous:ly. Mr G l ' IU ' ISG P rc P osc d, r - Copland seconded, th«t Me-= j r3. Vadhain and Weymouth bo Auditors fnr Ilm ncit Heijatt^. Mr Weymouth stated that he thought the differt between the Committee and the Southern Cross w\>een made all riiht, for he had that day received heaue for the subscription duo towards tho last "eo-atta and from informati m lie had received he felt confidence that he would in tho forthcoming veir receive their support. - jf r Gr;'-in>'G proposed, Mr. Wad ham soconded, that 15 members be appointed a committee ; fivo to form quorum.

Mr Copland proposed, Mr. WadhaM seconded, that Mr W. Wright, waterman, be pi iced in the committee, fo represent the watermen in the programme of the forthcoming regatta. Mr. Grii.niNT' Mr. Copland seconded, that the following gentlemen be appointed a committee to carrv out t' e forthcoming regatta of IS6G — Messrs. Geo. Henderson, H. R. Lewis, D. Macfarlane, C Kobins'in, J- H. Fletcher, T. Williams, H. J. Wadham. T. Xiccol, Q. T. KissMng, A. Edmonds, Xieh'lson, L. Nathan, W. Wright, J. J. Fitzaihbon. and Mr. Hoskruge This concluded the business of the meeting, and the Chairman announced that tho committee were to assemble on Monday evening next at the Waitemata Hotel, for the purpose of deciding tho races, and other important business.