ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12662, 16 September 1904, Page 7

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON.

The .annual meeting .of. .members, of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron was held lix the squadron.rooms, Queen-street, last evening, .the commodore, Mr. C, P. Murdoch, in the chair. There were about 40 .members present. , .»« m ... .-•• The thirty-third annual report, together with the statement of accounts—.revealing.a very .satisfactory .financial .atfahs-— details of,winch have already been published, were submitted. ~ ~. . ... ~ ~ , ... .- In moving- the -adoption,of the.jepnrt and balance-sheet, the Chairman informed, the members that Hia.Exeelleney The governor (Lord. plunket). had willingly, acceded to the request to become the olub's, patron,' and he believed that His Excellency wai3 himself, a" yachtsman. ; The, billiard-tables, were now the .■property, .of the club,.the whole of the debentures having been extinguished. .The yacht register wits, slowly increasing,, there being- now. 46. yachts .on the .register,., #3 against-42-last year, thoitgh; tbgre were, many boats, .that, might still be .added.to. the hs.t. It was pleasing to: note that members had paid more attention to.showing the colours while,.cruising. round the gulf* a. matter that was, only.. intermittently, .attended, to .during somie.iTJiievious.yeare,; -The commodore ,CQBr eluded, by .congratulating .the members- on the sound position .of .the club, .stating ..that there was a, credit;.balance in the bank, after all .outstanding liabilities had. been-..satisfied, besides which the club boasted valuable assets.-, i i, ~,.,. , .... ~. ~.- ~•£*« -~; ;»v. ... Mr... G-. it Edgcxuhbe seconded,, and the report.. and accounts were! unanimously adopted. f ,- • • ,-, •< <.•■■*£ ,-> - ;iUh -■- .-- The election of officers resulted as under :«-« Patron, Hijs Excellency ,the Governor (Lord commodore, ,Mr. C..P. Murdoch; vice-commodore, Mr. .A-,, Alison; jcear-eom-moclora, Mr.,J,,, Alexander .hon. sec., Mr. P. H. Cole; .hon.. treasurer;-Mr.-,R. S. Reynolds ; assistant hon. sec., Mr. W. Ei. Alex-, andcr; horn.auditors, Messrs., T. F. .Wallace arid M. Wiseman ; hon. measurer, Mr! A. J. S. Gibbs; hon.. handicapper, Mr. O. Kil-foyle;-hon. solicitor- Mr. -J.-Alexander; general committee, MeHars. A. Alison, T, M. Alexander; A. W. -Ch'at'Seld, R. R. Mauefield, E. V. Miller; P. F. Raitley' F. W. Wilson, G, X. Edgcurrifie, J. C. Hartlie, F. M. .Jervj.a.., „. -, \. r , V ~. .... -j j Messrs. Geo,, Niccol, ,J,,,.W, Prater, ancl Alex. .11. McNeill were, balloted, for and declared duly elected members of the, squadron.* Messrs.»A, .Watson, HenjxH,, Metcalfe; and T. E. Logan were nominated for membership. ..).,., On the motion of the Chairman; it wag agreed that th« membership, subscription for the, incoming year should,be one guinea. . Honorarfiirns of ; 12. guineas and three guineas were, voted,, .the .hp.ri. ..sec, t .{Mr; Cole), and assistant hon. sec. (Mr. Alexander) respectively,., ~, „.„,,, , .... ~,,.., ~,,,,: 5iM, ., ~5 . ,,, if „ t ,