DUNEDIN GUN CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11046, 25 February 1898, Page 2

DUNEDIN GUN CLUB.

The soooad annual mieting was held last Monday at the secretary's office, thero b*;ng a good attendance; the president (Me Skitch) occupying the chair. . The balance sheet, which was adopted, ahowed that the affairs of the club are in a very prosperous state,-.the club buing in posßos3iOQ"o'f a vvy convenient and safe shooting gronr.jj. j» roomY and substantial p iviiion, with a-.-. cxc*;lint tl»<; t for city target shooting as well as fur 'niffaon ahooting. The two matches held lash yfar having !.een so successCu!, the committee dtwide;* bo bold another during the Ofcago Jnb;te.> -reck. Messrs Skifcch and, Cowie each -provided a gucd gold medsl for the highest scorers >>y •) i,i*« The clnb havo secured the Emission of the St. Kilda Council to shoot in i-f.a digr.ticb, and will insist that no one is allowed to scout, this being a very great source of tinker. Oa tbo last occasion several people wara p's-ver'-d, nil through any fault of the .compatii-a-a, hut f'rora the guns of 'those shooting outbids W;9oV.7h's grounds. Steps Trill be taken to pretest this occuning in the future, and it is to bs hoped list those who h&ve beeu in the habit, of ssoaiin^ will desist from doing go and save theaisu^er. from trouble, aud do away with the only iia*ger there ib in connection with the sport.

Tin election of oflfbsrt tot the ensuing yeat resulted as follows:—President, Mr TV. H. Skivoh; vice-prssident^—Messrs Cowie, Short, Stronaob, Rutherford, and Telfer; committee— Mess's Barnard, White, Hufiter, M'Carthy, Cousins, Ooiper, Hnrdie, Barnett. and Rose.

Votes of thanks to outgoing officers and to the chairman closed the meeting.