TIMARU RIFLES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXX, Issue 12351, 19 April 1904, Page 3

TIMARU RIFLES.

ANNUAL': MEETING;

The annual meeting of the Timaaru Rifles wag held in the lecture room at the' Drillsbed'lost evening. There were about 40 members present, and Captain Beckingham presided: .The chairman made a few reimarks congratulating the corps .on its. progress and 'present condition; thanked the members for the way they had attended drills; and remarked;, that their financial position* was satisfactoiy, all liabilities had been met, and they started the new year with a credit balance.

Private Niall, secretary to the Shooting Committee, read their report. Although good 'shooting ■ had been done -|n some of , the-prize matches,' the teams had not kept ' up the reputation of the corps in foreign matches, first 'and second teams having been beaten by Kaiapoi, and one jteain I beaten by Waimate. A match with the Dunedin Rifles could not be arranged. Private Baird won the cup,, and Private WorsIcy'the second-class medal. Private Macdonald again, for the fifth year in ,succession, won the champion aggregate prize, beating Colour-Sergeant Higgins by one point."? Private Baird won the general aggregate, and Private C. J. Holdgate ex-Captain^White's"'challenge' cup. The committee thank the townspeople for many valuable, prizes given. Suggestions weremade for improving lh,e system of class and practice firing. The balance sheet shows a, total expen-. ditme of £lB2 19s, and a credit balance of £4 3s 7d;' and a, balance of £8 odd in favnur of-the corps in the assets and liabilities account. " Sergeant Holdgole wnß-appointed handicapper, and, the following committees were elected:—Snooting—Sergeant Dale, Corporal Carlton,- Colour-Sergeant Higgins, and c ,Privates J.' Miller and P. Morgan; Selection—Sergeants' Collins and Boyce and Private J, Currie; Finance—Sergeants Macdonnld and Holdgate;, auditors—Privates Drake and C. J. 'Holdgate; SocialPrivates Niall, Newton, J. K. Smith, Worslcy, Bnird, Buchnnan, Dash, and Drake, anil the officers and non corns, ex officio; Amusements —Privates-Newton and Currie. $ It was .decided to hold tho'-annuaVball on the third Thursday in June. Hearty votes of thanks were carrie3'to donors'of prizes and "to the secretary.