YEAR OF SUCCESS

Southland Times, Issue 21821, 26 September 1932, Page 5

YEAR OF SUCCESS

WAIHOPAI SPORTS ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Waihopai Sports Association was held on Saturday evening, the president, Mr G. T. Stevens, presiding over a representative attendance. The annual report, which was adopted on the motion of the chairman, stated:— “The year’s working has been almost entirely of a routine nature, with little to comment upon other than that the initial indebtedness of the association due to its having been compelled to overfinance the whole undertaking, has at last disappeared, and when amounts due by some of the affiliated clubs are paid in to the treasurer, the funds of the association will for once be in credit, and to the extent of £l4 7/-. The Bowling Club is to be congratulated on, under adverse conditions, having met its financial obligations by paying off £3O due to the Sports Trust Fund, and the Basketball Association on its reduction of its indebtedness to £BB 4/- by a payment of £lOO. The Croquet Club, though not able to make any similar reduction, owing to much decreased membership, deserves ■ commendation for the vast amount of work put into its social activities which alone has enabled it to meet its financial obligations. The Tennis Club, owing to building alterations some fifteen months back, has not been in a position to reduce its loan; but now that this object has been successfully concluded we look forward to still further reductions in this club’s indebtedness as well. The playing areas of the four clubs have been well looked after by the respective sub-committees and reflect much credit on those concerned and on the association itself. The tennis courts are unequalled in our city, and during the winter months under the care and in the use of the Basketball Association are perhaps unequalled for their purpose in the Dominion itself. The croquet lawn is considered by devotees of the game to be in a class by itself, and the bowling green also comes in for much favourable comment by visitors from far and near. Credit for this must be largely given to the caretaker, Mr M. Russell, and the thanks of all are due to him for his conscientious working of the various areas and the interest taken by him in his duties and his never failing courtesy. The Tennis Club is to be congratulated on the distinction attained in winning the senior competition for the first time in our history and for the good showing made by its junior teams. The Basketball Association, through its executive, brought perhaps the greatest honours to the association in the holding on the association’s courts of the New Zealand basketball tournament which was conducted so admirably in every way and under such ideal conditions as to bring credit not alone to themselves and all connected with it, but to Invercargill as a whole. In conclusion, now that the association is at last in a position to show a credit balance, the committee recommends to the incoming executive the possibilities in the children’s area of still further adding to the beauties of the grounds and their advantages by some improvements in the shape of mechanical amusements for the little ones.” The election of officers resulted aS follows:—President, Mr G. T. Stevens (re-elected); vice-presidents, Mrs E. Watt, Messrs R. M. Strang and R. Speirs, jun.; committee, the Hon. Adam Hamilton, Messrs A. E. Broad, T. D. Kingsland, R. Y. Whyte, Mesdames Munro, Winning and Mclnnes and Miss Pay; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. R. Officer; auditor, Mr J. G. Imlay. A pleasant social hour was spent at the conclusion of formal business.