ATHLETICS CONTROL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19124, 19 September 1936, Page 2

ATHLETICS CONTROL

"f OVEBTY BAY CENTRE : f ANNUAL REPORT Silver jubilee year .JThere was a fair attendance- present .at the annual meeting of the Poverty Bfr centre of the New Zealand Athletic, rrcUne and Axemen's Union. Ihe tE was taken by Mr. T, G. Lgrtjj president of the. union, Mr. La*lfe, reported as follows on, the wk of the past season:— , F'The statement of accounts slum* a sltUfaetoiy position.and the Mkivvmg fees are a comparison of the- past two S, the figures for last year being JJven in parentheses XAo 18s (£27 Is 9d); expenditure, £2l M» 8/K Ws lid); liability to union £2O Sfi (£l2 18.)! assets W 6.8. 9d (ioO 3* lOd); registrations, oitf (iwj. laffiuations and meetings > ' S "Twenty affiliations were received durinz the year; three of which were fm Se $3& period. The centre extends Empathy to the Wairoa. carnival aid 3HLA. sports club m.ta«»* u £ abandon their meetings owing to un Suable weather and Ws suceessitil meetings will be held dunng me XSfSK Worts -ceivcd 'rom other ?clubs indicate a successful sea son, and this is borne out by the in creased registration of compeutoi*. " ? T§ PoVextv Bay Professional Ath--1«J nnil Cying Club, which again hSd weeklv meetings during the season l\S been complimented by the mitre mi its enterprise in so well providing com jltSn ?6r athletes and entertainment cyclists, Leu Walsh .n£d .Ice Rogers, visited Gisborne during tlje season-and -created' very favourable Tho-cWWiS hopefn .! arranging for other overseas athletes to vftit tha district during the coming.sea,, son. These visits am of great value o lcfcal athletes, and'afforded die public ait opportunity of seeing champions from outside the Dominion. *'Di£trict axemen have formed a ciuu and propose holdingT.regular "meetings withe future. Axemen's events are fit viva popular with the public, and the centre extends best wishes to the new C i'Olub officials are reminded that before advertising a- meeting, the proposed programme and date must be sul>- ■ milted to the centre for approval, and the affiliation fee paid. All competitors indents controlled by the union must be" registered. • . , ' S'The "question or suitably celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the centre will be considered at ..the annual meetin* In view of the prospective jubilee celebrations, the usual social function will not be held on the evening of the annual meeting, which 'Mil be purely a Business meeting. • ; - '-The centre's appreciation " is extedded 1 to all who have so cordially contributed to the success of the past year, and special thanka are due to Mr. A.S H. H. Unwin, who lias so ably leaked after the southern half of the The ensuing season is looked forward to with every confidence of a continued expansion in activities and min cash athletics. 1 ' - A further report was furnished by Mi\ A. H. H. Unwin, Wairoa, on the operations of the 11 sports clubs in his portion of the centre. The reports vfete: adopted. » ~ 7

IdelMatES Snd 0-FPICEP.a'. '.'■■ delegates, to ihe centre .were elected as2follows..*--r-Mr. C, Church, Hnrimua Sports Club J- Mr. Unwin, Ruakituri Sports Glub; Mr. Lawless, N'uhaka Spirts Club; Mr. W. E. Chamberlain, Poverty -fifty A. and V. Association; Mrl.IL; Dolman; Tttlaga. -Bay Sports i Club- Mr. C. L. Davy, Kaitaratahi Sports Club; Mr. A- W. -Elliott, Waikohu Returned' Soldiers'7* Association; Mr. R. Humphreys; Frasertown Sports Club: Mr. T. G. Johns, Whakaki Sports Club; Mr. ,H. F. McKnight, Matakaoa Sports Club; Mr. L. Ogier, Te Reinga Sports CluE; Mr. JE. Sharpies, Poverty Bay Professional Athletic Club; Mr. W. Watts, Waiau Sports Club. The--following officers were elected: President,- Mr.' Lawless; vice-presidents, Messrs. E. Sharpies and C. L. Davy; secretary and:"treasurer, Mr. Chamberlain J auditor, Mr. W. S. McK.ee. Mr.;'.Unwin: was appointed representative, and■'-registration steward! for the Wairoa-county. The; question of appointing sports officials vsfas referred'to the centre executive'*"'" ';

It was decided thai the centre should .celebrate its silver jubilee on Wednesday. September 30. Past and present officials of the centre, officials of affiliated ~» clubs,..„an3 registered competitors will fee invited to attend a jubilee dinner to be held at Le Grand cafe.