DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8398, 23 January 1889, Page 6 (Supplement)

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Duncdin Jockey Club was held at Philp's Terminus Hotel on the 13th mst. Present: The Hon. George wl'Lean (president), in the chair, Messrs J Mills, M.H.R., liaohlan Maclean, J. Hnzlett, H~ Gourley, R. Wilson, J. A. Cook, P. Miller V Meenan, J. Fleming, W. H. Taggart, S. G. Smithi W. L,. Philp, G. Dowso, J. A. Park, and byduey James (secretary). ANNUAL HKI'OKT. The following report for the 1887-88 season was submitted :— Thel committee in submitting the accounts of the club have pleasure in reporting the result of the year a operations as satislactorv It will be remembered that in Inst year's report your cuninntl.ee stated Unit, in framing the i»ro gramme lor th-s season just over, they Imd macle a reduction hi added moneys to allow a margin for shriiiluiKe of revenue. Their fears in this respect have not to any great extent been realised as the statement will show tho reserve fund of the club has considerably increased. The club's venture of a I'lumpton has not proved a financial success so far, but the very unfavourable weather during tho meetings accounts for this and it is hoped next season will show better result*

The balance sheet showed the following uuder the heading of receipts and expenditure :— lIECBII'TS. \utuiun mteting ... ... £5 U'l 0 4 Anniversary mt«Mni< . , ,;,.-. \ ~ ICmtCJh.biUin; "\ -h^ ' * Autumn ni«rtin K . IBM. ... " "'yl ff. rnl.<"i-i-shonli x «,l deposit .. "" ,'- M'-inliershipß . "' ■..- ! ° Training anil n'j ; i.il.ratinii U-i-s .'J'j ~ ' iMn.T, 1 ,t,..n.:,,nr a 1n,. i ». ( .o, 1I1 t, "' ~! . ]} t Muuiry ri'cci|ii.ii... ,„ '" j:^ y;; Total ~,,,... . " ~ KXPIiSDITUKB. ~ Jialance forward ,„ mi ( . J7 . Autiunn ineutini' ... " ■> JZ, i?, ? Aimiveraary me,lin« ... ]" "'[^ « r.lay nicetiiiK ... ... ... x ~,,, ,J" Hunt Clul. meeting .., ... l! * .ipniig meetuisj... ... ~. lm v,. Autumn meeting, 138i> ... ... 21 r] ■ Interest property account ... ... l vh, a (i Kixfid doposil., UiinkolNcwZiNil.iiKl ... no.-, v „ luipraTumcut3 ... ~. ... im j I'luinpton coursingamjuut, ... 1.2U0 15 11 P-lancKiii Mankof NBwZfa'aml ... 152 15 1 :iisv!c-i!;iiiu)-.uc.\|i(!!is t .i .., ... ]~|i:j hi 2 '■i"'>f«i ... ...£ia,«i«"T"fi The following was the statement of assets and liabilities:—

LIABILITIES. ' Forbury Park Company — Purchase money, due 1901 '... ... £28,000 0 0 Champagne Stakes, 1889 ... ~, 3.'i 8 0 Distressed Jockeys' fund ... ... 45 0 0 £23,078 0 0 ASSETS. Freehold property ... £12,250 0 0 Buildings ... " ... 3,720 0 0 Stock ... ... 500 0 0 ! l'lant and hares— ! I'lumpton account ... 140 0 0 1 Sundry debtors ... S2 16 0 I Bank of New ZealandFixed deposit... £2,705 0 0 Current I account 152 15 1 | £2,857 15 1 ! £19.530 11 1 I Balance ... ... ... 5.197 8 11 ! £28,078 0 0 The report and balanco sheet were adopted, and the office-bearers re-elected.