WELLINGTON RACING CLUB.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR. [BY TELEGRAPH- —PRESS ASSOCIATION,] WELLINGTON. Thursday. The annua! meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was he'd to-day. the president. Mr J. B. Harconrt presiding. He ex pressed satisfaction at the successful year. th» net profit being £6435 12s _Pd for five meetings, an extra meeting being granted for the American fleet's visit. The balance the previous year <ya* £9551 18» Id. but a falling off in returns for last year was not unexpected, said Mr. Harcourt. Stakes paid amounted to £38.610. compared with fiS.WW the previous year, and taxes paid to Government amounted to £41,553 S» lid. The totalisator receipt* were £SS .893 1S« ?d. compared with £61.197 10s 7ci for 5926 The gate, and railway re eeipts were £15,900 5s 6d. a decrease of f"2G79 10s Id. and priviWea yielded £5300 7d. an increase of £2792 7s 7d. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The election of officers resulted • Pres:,J <*«t, Mr J B Rarer,nrt: rice-pr»«ider.t. Mr. O. S Watkins - s-'pwards. Dr Giltn»r. Ltenfenant-Colonel H. J. McLean. Messrs. K. D Duncan M McLeiin and S. L Riddi ford.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19743, 16 September 1927, Page 16
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