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,1 WEST ETO CLUB. {I The thirty-fourth annual mooting of -the' M West End if owing Club was held this week, : | Mr, J. Clark presiding.' The annual report is.' fltated that last year bad been the most disf|fl BBtrooß year: experienced by the - club -• since < m its inception, : During a heavy gale in March i ;.; last the whole lower floor of the dub-house [,■ had been washed out and roost of the plant |fl completely destroyed. Ten boats had been ii|p lost—one best-ana-best racer, one clinkerfijlj built racer, four practice fours, -one double-i-tjj ecim racer, two convertible practice double* (1 ' scuuen, and one pleasure boat. 1 Two stumps ;. s and most of the oars and senile had been ; i|| saved. In all it was estimated that damf ; ages to the extent of £800 had been sus(i tained. To raise funds for the purpose of [Ij restoration a levy of a guinea * head had j i been imposed and a concert held. Several 1 substantial donations ' had. increased the I' I fund. The Auckland Sawnullers' Association r , had donated timber to the value of £90. t-i Thanks were tendered the various Auckland f ; rowing clubs for their assistance after- the a\ storm. The present club membership was U 172. of which -76 members were" absent. The \:\ roll of honour' held the' names of 149, of I'i which 17 bad paid the supreme \ sacrifice. ;. i The death of. Mr.j Murdoch' McLean, ' wno i % : had been a life member for 25 years, had |!j occurred during the year. . Mr, Jas. ■ Max- ?! i well was elected a life member. j | The eelction of officers*' resulted*—Patron, Mr, Thos, Peacock (re-elected); president, ' 1 i Mr. John Clark (re-elected) vice-presidents, ]•■ all re-elected; club captain, Mr. H. TreI j vartb'cn; deputy captain. TUr. A. B. Collins; I ' hon. treasurer, Mr. W, D Aadney; hon. secre- ;.. ttry, Mr. N. C. Swanson; management comy i mittee, Messrs. J. H. Bigelow, N. S. Cossey, [:, D. J, J««ne'?, A. Jerrorn, A. C. Norden, 3. iii Verran;'hon. auditors. Uatacs. C. H, Cato i ; . and S. M. Barry (re-elected); selection com» ( ' mittee, captain (ex-officio), Mr, 4. E. Col- ','] lins, and Mr. W. D'Audney: dolecates to the ! Auckland Rowing Association, Messrs. W. ! ! H. Conway, W. ft. Mason, and A. M. Wd- ;,| eon. ■ ft WATTEMATA BOATING CUT*. ■„', The thirty-fifth annual meeting of the ,:| Waitemata Boating Club will be held on % Thursday, October 10, in the Sports Club,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13967, 28 September 1918, Page 10
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