TAURANGA NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 828, 23 November 1929, Page 6

TAURANGA NOTES

♦ • There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club. Commodore Merrilees presided. The annual report stated that there had been special activity during the year. The club had bee/i fortunate in the large number of cups and trophies [ presented. The balance-sheet showed * a credit balance of £8 3s 6d in the ; general fund and £lB6 in the building fund. Tho election of officers resulted: Patron. Air. M. N. T. Pluck: commoi doro, Mr. AY. Stevens; vice-commodore, , j Mr. B. S hidden: rear-com mod ore, Mr. ;B. P. Andrews; secretary and treasj urer, Mr. R. Thomas; committee, ! Messrs. C. Tilbury, E>. Cambie. P. Simj monds, L. Oliver, K. Gifford. L. liam- | mond; judge, Mr. YY. Waters; assist- ! ant judge. Air. A. Stewart, j It was decided to hold the openig day ' on December 4. j A large number of prizes were pre- ! sented by Mrs. C. Hartley. Tho annual meeting of the Tauranga ’ Co-operative Building Society was held ( on Wednesday evening, the chairman of directors, Mr. B. C. Robbins, presidi ing over a good attendance, i The annual report congratulated . members of the society on having had i a successful year and being in a sound | financial position. had been i four appropriations, of £SOO each, | bringing up tho loans to £11,700. Three vacancies on the board of i directors were filled by the election of Messrs. H. P. Butts, T. Phillips and W. I T. Foxcroft. j Two appropriations of £SOO each ! were balloted for. the winners being i Mr. W. Nash and Mr. H. Geary. ! At a meeting of the directors after i the general meeting, Air. B. C. Robbins i was re-elected chairman of directors. ! The Tauranga Regatta Club has pub- | lished a most attractive programme for its annual function on December 27. I Mr. X. A. Wilkinson, of Auckland, ! an old friend and active helper in the ; past, lias again consented to act as starter of the launch and yacht races. I He will also act as liandicapper of ; launches and 14-footers. ! It is expected that the Norris Mcmori ial Gold Cup for the ocean race will be [keenly contested-