NEW ZEALAND BOWLING ASSOCIATION.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14868, 17 September 1918, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND BOWLING ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING

.Iho annual meeting of tho council of the r>omimon of flew Zealand Bowline ™F l W Was'! l| ld at Dunedin last S -li\ he Presi<3ent (Mr C. Russell bmith) occupied the chair «u-SB"j----n^+h I>i; e?l de? t moved the confirmation. ?L5 ¥ lowI nS motion:—"That section d, sab-section 3 3 bo altered to read.S? rs of + thG Ile»d may piai^ JWu in lie contro of tiio rink'between dltelF^^T 1-? 19 iac& lay and «» ditch provided that'the front of the P" 110* ** morc-tlmr. 20ft nor less than fltt from the ditch.' '\This motion gives oj>eet to tho amendments decided on at ibe January mertinp of the oounvr v/ seconded the motion. -no 0r.,. Attor the oxperienco of the tournament it was patent that 6ft «4t not enough, and he intended to brSthe matter up at the meetino o f S iScSS UAUCkland- Tl^ |In moving the adoption of the annual I report and statement of accounts the ; president^ said tlie association had'now issued its fifth amendment, and speaking generally, it-.hacl fully justified its existence, and amalgamation had proved o deeidod sur-oess. The effect oi 1 amalaamation.jjjul.-bepn to finno- bowlers throuchout New Zealand closer into touch with each other thnn ■ conTd possibly -have tieen the case under the old arvangement, and he felt satisfied that if matters were allowed to continue on similar linos—as to, changing the location of headquarters and questions of that charactpr—■ the affairs of the association would still further prosper Burino- the year tho mirror o f nnr7 tlv n^n^er nf hmvlors in the d"nrr.io,i hnd mnrwod. Fivo clnhs'.and. 261 layers had been ,uVled to the p«so-I oiation, and it was-satisfaotorv to nofcf-' that the rrame was jiot only ]ioldin«r i£ B own durino; times snch as these, * but was actually p;oinjr ahead. "With r^oarci to the finance?, thnv emmnpneed'tho roar with'a credit hf>TjiPre nf £S7 17s id and after paying £0 0 l? s fid of liabilities winch l>elonoed to last year they had finished up with n crorin-'balance nf £1r,4I r,4 1^ 7cl- Tbe ]"viOK llfTd come in ■s-pll. Thero v/«ro 220 clnhn in tho dominion, a-nd o"W throe ■-mall Huh ß werein nr'-^ars. The memhers «f the ne*.v rouTicil would have .wne dfftiruTt Qnestiovs t^> f.onpid^r. /» nv oh'aiirves thnt wore jM::do would he to "a large extent oxperiri'.oyital, and it was hard"to foresee the onteome of any drastic alteration. So fay, it seorued to him, the association

m no°b rl? d ia^ and he £<J not know that, an connection with O'« get perfection. H. o counselled the members of the new body to look before ofc °? Ped "~-° «"**% consider tho doS °t£ n*\™* Dß> that might be profrom tl WarmnS: On Jus recrement t^ «? V 0 flo'desirea to thank all tiii fo-4 H^ also, thanked Mr'HanSffi^ mattorsconne°ted.wia,.tl l e' Officers ami members of tlie council Mr P S Auckland)'; vice-president. Jlr E. Summers (Ohristcliureh): hon treasurer, Mr Hugh B. Fra.er (Auekl land) - members of council for North Island--Messrs A. Coutts, J. Kilgour, Maxweh Walker Auckland), A E bmart (New-Plymouth), Colonel Collins ' Wellington); members of-.council for Sou.h IplarnMlessrs A. S. Bruce. M. L>™ctt (Christchurch). J. J. MarZ- %)- r JJicolma (Dunedin). and J, s,i^Ti\ Dun Gdin J representing InvervJr fi -?;r a l r7quartol%s f°r enduing voar win be at Auckland, where the council vail meet on th o 26th inst. It wnn .nyiolred—"TTie. rovuiril rleskes to-place; on record its appreciation o£ the many s»rrices-mnrlerH to Wline; By- Messrs C. Russell Smith and H F At. Mercer who. on* now retirinjr front the council" : and "That tlu* rouncilrS cord its appreciation of the efficient services rendered by .Mr P,. Hnnning a a secretary of. the association." j — «—, American officers abroad want universal training j u the United States, and say tivax, braggadocio at home is uoxng more liarm than the .Germans. Tbo Solders' Financial Assistance Board find 29 meetings in July, and dealt vnth 14-26 r.pplications (including rec-ousidcred cases). Uf this number 128 were withdrawn, 26G declined, aud 2i defonvd T.or furtlier information Grants were made to 1005 applicants! Jhe new applications received during the month totalled 16C4, an increase o*f more than 50 per cent on the previous ■ behest figui-os (1120). The arants ap-Tn-oveu ')\ the Minister to the end of Jiilv total 6314. at an annual expenditure of £]?3.20S 14s5d