WAREHOUSEMEN'S CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10625, 21 March 1896, Page 7

WAREHOUSEMEN'S CLUB.

The annual meeting of the Warehousemen's i Football Club wan held in the Prince of Wales Hotel on Thursday, and was attended by about 25 members. Mr J. Reid was voted (o the chair. ;Ao apology was received from Mr C. P. Butteswortn, president, for hie absence. The following is a summary of. the annual report:— Your committee, in - presenting their fifth annual report, wish to again heartily congratulate the members of both fifteens on their excellent display during tha season, especially the i first Fifteen, who, out of 11 matches played, won 7, lost 1, while 3 were drawn. Your First Mfteea's goal lines were only crossed once during the season, which sp«aks volumes for the defensive play of the learn, and aB rseards points they haye a record which we think will, beat comparison with any other junior team in the colony, ecoring 8 goals and 21 tries, and having 1 goal '(penalty) and 1 try against them, making S)5 points for and 6 against. Your Second Fifteen played. 7 matches, winning 3, losing 3, and draw-. ing 1. Your club were informed during the season of their disqualification from.the O.RJF.XX. on.account of their subscription being unpaid, but this matter having been settled, your committee tm>t that the O.E.FU. will reconsider their decision. Your committee desire to express thoir regret at members not paying their subscriptions, and it is entirely j through this that the subscription to the O.R.F. U. has not bsen paid. The Shsinces of the club are, your committse regret to say, in a very low condition, thera being a debit balance of < 2s Sd, as against a credit balance of £2 last season. Your committee wish to remind members that ' unless they pay their subscriptions the club ; can- I not possibly survive, and they trust that rie^t season will be a more prosperous one as regards finance. • Your committee desirebeartily to thank Messrs Butterwyirth, Hellyer, and M'Baath for their kind donations to the club. Mr E. A. Hamkl, in moving the; adoption of the report, commented strongly on members not paying up their subscriptions, and referred to the trouble they gave tha secretary in the matter. He hoped to see past and present subscriptions paid up by attending members before the meetiDg terminated. The report was adopted, Fiftsen new members were elected. • The following gentlemen were elected officebearers:—Mr C. P, Butterworth, president; Messrs H. S. fish, H.'W, Hellyer, W. H. Haydon, sen.,'E. J3.-oad, R. Powley, W. M'Beath, sen., H. Gourley, R. M'Hobie, L. Sanderson, and J. A. Jackson, vice-presidents ; Mr H. D. Fish, secretary sad treasurer; and Messrs Hamel, Hutchison, Campbell, and Goldsmith, Greueral Committee. The captain, deputy-captain, aud Mr Himel were appointed a Match Committee, Mr Hamel also being elected as delegate to the 0.R.F.U., while Mr E. Brooks was elected auditor. Messrs Hutchison, Stalker, Murray, and Summon were elected life members, and Mr Campbell practice captain. The election of captain aud deputy-captain was left over till the practice mutches. The opening d»y was fixed for the 11th April. It was resolved to raise.the subscription to 3s 6d, and votes of thanks to the Referees' Association, the chairman, and the press closed the meeting.