FITZROY BOWLING CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1928, Page 4

FITZROY BOWLING CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. SUCCESSFUL SEASON REPORTED. The annual meeting of the Fitzroy Bowling Club was held in the pavilion last night, when Mr. P. J. H. White presided over about 30 members, despite inclement weather. The annual report stated that another successful year had been experienced. In the competitions the club had entered they had been very successful. A number of rinks had been sent to outside centres. Consequent upon the severity of the dry spell during the past season, more play in the evenings due to daylight saving and the requisition by the Taranaki Centre for the post-section aud finals in both the New Year and Taranaki open tournaments, the green was much more worn than ever before. As a result the greenwarden asked - that members bear with him if it was found necessary to make restrictions at the opening of the new season. Despite increased hard play the green had been in splendid order and it was only in tlie last few weeks of autumn that the heavy wear began to tell. The permanent building committee : set up last year had been of considerable ' assistance. It had gone carefully into the future needs of the club. The financial position had steadily improved of late years, and it was felt that by March next improvements could be undertaken without any additional liability upon members. The value of the balance of assets over liabilities wae approximately £2O per active member of the club. After extra expenditure for labour had been met the year’s surplus was £97. The position was better than that, though; an inventory and valuation of plant last week showed the assets were £6O more than shown in the balance sheet. The committee recommended that a limit of 90 should be put to the number of active members. Votes of thanks were due to the committee, the secretary, the treasurer and the selector; to Mrs. Chivers and the ladies croquet club; to the caretaker, Mr. W. Avery; to Mr. E. Dingle for the gift of a cupboard and notice board, and to the Press. The statement of accounts showed a credit balance of £l7l Ss ad. The expenditure included wages £164 19s, catering £53 8s fid, principal and interest £54 6s, cigarettes £3B le 6d, and tournament fees £23 Hs. Subscriptions had brought in £273 3s (summer £233, winter £4O 3s), building society shares, £55 16s and the croquet club, £27 Ise. On behalf of the outgoing committee Mr. Dingle moved that the committee for the year be empowered to take steps to provide additional accommodation and improvements to the buildings and grounds. He stated that the clubhouse was altogether too small at present. In seconding the motion Mr. L. Hammond said this was about the first year that the club had had any 1 money of its own. Something should be done with it. A member suggested that the whole southern wall be taken out to the boundary. Mr. White felt that at present they had very little room for lockers or for the display of photographs. In this matter of extending lie thought they were almost unanimous. -While he did not want to see the club get into debt again he did not think that they should be “purse proud,” • A proposal to add a second storey was considered feasible by experts. The motion was carried unnnlnionsWith regard to membership Mr. R. Day said the green was becoming overcrowded and it was the suggestion of the committee that the active membership be limited to 90. When this total was reached anyone who wished to join would Ire placed on a waiting list and would be admitted, when an active member dropped out, at an entrance fee of £2 2s. He moved in this direction. Other members spoke in support of this, and the motion was carried. The following officers for the forthcoming year were elected: President, Mr. P. J. 11. White; six vice-presidents; general committee, Messrs. J. 8. Lister, A. Brooker, J. Abbott, R. Day, N. Murray; selector, Mr, H. J. Price; greenwarden, Mr. E. Dingle; secretary, Mr.

E Dingle; treasurer, Mr. A. C. Drury; auditor, Mr. J. T. Pavitt; delegate* to Taranaki Centre, Messrs. P. J. H. White and E. Dingle; recorder, Mr. R. Day; coaches, Messrs. 8. J. Smith, P. Jury and H. J. Price; selectors for winter season and afternoon games, Messrs. W. West, J. T. Pavitt and E. Dingle. Mr. H. Pinel was elected a member of the club. The arranging of competitions for the coming season was left to tne incoming committee. Subscriptions were fixed the same as last year. The secretary was voted an honorarium of £7 7s and the treasurer one of £3 3s. NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS. BELFAST MATCH ABANDONED. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Australian Press Association. United Service. London, June IJ. The Falls Club, Belfast, v. the New Zealanders match was abandoned at the 15th head, through heavy rain, when Falls led by 90 to 77. Rink scores were: Grant 19—II; Sole Hill 9—22. Parker 14—11; Hutchinson 12—9; Carson 14 —14.

RETIREMENT OF SPEAKER TRIBUTES FROM THE COMMONS. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, June 19. In the House of Commons eloquent tributes were paid to Mr. J. H. Whitley, who retires from the Speakership to-night. | In submitting a resolution expressing | the thanks of the House for his dis- j tinguished services in the past seven | years the Prime Minister, as Leader of J the House, said it had been a period, of ; the shattering and re casting of politi- I cal parties in this country, but the I Speaker had so impartially carried out ' his duties that not a tremor bad disturbed the foundations of his chair. In i those seven years there had been five administrations, each bringing fresh problems and fresh members, but, by his character, the Speaker had instilled into all that love and respect of the House of Commons which he himself felt. “This great Parliament is coeternal with British freedom." These two things stand or fall together. The spirit of Parliament ow-es more to the Speaker of this House than to any other individual, however, great his position. That spirit has been preserved by you in its plenitude and handed down undimmed and untarnished to your successor.” Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, associating himself with the language and tone of the Leader of the House, referred to the Speaker’s contribution to the preservation of the soul of British repreentative institutions. From the moment the Speaker appeared in his official robes he set aside party predilections, he belonged to the House. None of his predecessors had surpassed him in impartiality.

Air. Lloyd George, who was head of the Government which first nominated Air. Whitley for the chair, said that for over a generation it had been a testing time for Parliamentary institutions throughout the world. Some had barely survived, and the conduct of the officer who presided over their deliberations was a very important element in the authority and prestige of Parliamentary institutions. All who believed in Parliamentary institutions owed the Speaker a deep debt of gratitude for the service he had rendered to democracy.