THE SOUTHLAND LEAGUE

Southland Times, Issue 17764, 24 September 1914, Page 3

THE SOUTHLAND LEAGUE

GORE BRANCH. A meeting of members of toe Cure branch of the Southland League was bold in Latham's rooms on Tuesday evening. There were 17. members present. Mr A. A. Mac Gibbon (president > j. rest ding . The, secretary (Mr W. 11. B. Fleming) reported that the roll number was row 112. Of tills 42 adults' and seven juniors' sll bscri ptions had been paid. The reef inis amounted to £22 IDs. It was hoped that all outstanding sub-s'-ription.-. would li" paid shortly. Branches hud been opened at Waikaka. and Rivcrsdale. and the formation nf other branches at Waikaia, Balfour, Waikaka Valley, T’ukeran. Tapamti. Kelso ;uid Heriot was being kept steadi y in view. The work of the. committee ir- the direction of forthier developments bad been considerably hampered by the duties devol\ing upon individual members in connection with the Patriotic Fund Committee. The chairman remarked that 11,-' League should hold tneelings monthly, but owing to the patriotic meetings t : e- e could no; well held. He hoped, however, to see meetings held regularly and the work of the League pushed forx ard. The principal business was to receive ion: inations for the various offices of -.he branch. The chairman said that b,,se appointed would be elected lor a -..-■rm of two yep i-s . It was decided ~n the motion of Mr tv f. In tier anri seconded by Mr Thomas Rhodes. “That the committee tonsis; of ,2 members. including toe chairman, vice-chairman and secretary." The following w.-n- nominated Messrs J. Blaikie, K. Bow-mar. R. L. Christie. U.C Gray. O. Kelly. D. McfTeath. D. L. Ponpelwell. Thomas Rhodes. Thus. Taylor. F. Wiillis, sent-,. F Wa.' 11 s j unr .. A. opeden. f . Kersc, AV. H . T-.’ Fleming. AV, Gee. G. Cooper, j Hunter. A. A. Mac Gibbon, E. R. Bowler G. J. Anderson and W. Robson. " It'v.-as resolved, "that the, following he nominated for the office of councillor Messrs A. A. Mac Gibbon, 17. Bowrvat and C. Kersc." \v; ;he rules provide for two scrutineers. and the clcc-Hon for committee to n-- taken by post ballot. Messrs T. A. •'bristle and W. F. Inder were appointed scrutineers.