YACHTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21912, 22 September 1934, Page 9

YACHTING

THE TAMAKI CLUB SITE FOR NEW CLUBHOUSE "In my opinion the club has secured the finest site on the whole of the Waitemata for its clubhouse," said Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, who presided at the annual meeting of the Taniaki Yacht Chib last evening. There was a very large attendance of members., including a number of ladies.

The report stated that the club would soon have a clubhouse of its own. Six regular fixtures were held during the sea,son, good entries being received. A feature of the racing was the contest between the M and V classes for Mrs. Schmidt's trophy. The holding of sweepstake races had proved popular, and, as they did not take much of the club funds, there was no reason why the club should not hold more sweepstake events during the coming season. The club membership had now increased to over 200 financial members. The ladies' committee, assisted by the officers and members of the general committee, had raised over £IOO for the clubhouse. The statement of accounts Bhowed » credit balance of £l2 in the general fund on the year's working and £127 in the building fund. The receipts in the general fund included £2B from members' subscriptions and £l7 from entry fees. The principal item of expenditure was £26 for prize*. The treasurer. Mr. W. Jackson, reported that the cash in hand amounted to £1493. Of that sum, £1412 would he expended on the erection of the clubhouse. The election of officers resulted as fol-lows:-Patron, Mr. Ernest Davis; president, Mr. W. P. F.ndeau, M.P.; commodore, Mr. \V. A. Wilkinson: viee-commodore. Mr. F. D. Pidgeon: rear commodore, Mr. D. Blake; honorary treasurer, Mr. W. .Tackson; honorary secretary, Mr. R. TJrtiuhnrt; assistant secretary, Mr. W. Jackson; clubhouse captain, Mr. A. White: honorary solicitor, Mr. G. P. Marshall-White: honorary engineer, Mr. J. McKinlay; honorary architect, Mr. M K DraffinX' honorary auditors, Messrs* W McLaren. W. E. Webster: general committee. Messrs. S. Greenhough, H. Grayson, W. IT. Mad ill, S. Nicholas, A. Reid, F. P Wild, G. P. Marshall-White, A. G. Whnley, H. Holliday, L. Phillips and S 4 Marks.