TIMARU GOLF CLUB.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14074, 4 December 1909, Page 6

TIMARU GOLF CLUB.

ANN UAL AIEETiN G. The annual meeting of the Tiniaru Golf Club was held last evening, Mr M. J. Knubley, presiding over a rather small attendance of sixteen members out of 90 odd on the roll. Apologies were made for two absent members. The small attendance may be accepted as a testimony to the content of members with the past year's managemen. The outgoing committee's report and balance-sheet had been printed and distributed, and were taken as read. The president made some comments on the report, and we combine aim condense the two together. Attention was drawn to the zeal displayed by the ground committee in their care of the links and greens; and mention made of improvements, by the erection of a fence about the pavilion, and the making of a new green at a cost of £6, which it was proposed should take the place of the present "home "Teen, the latter being devoted to practice The finance had been strengthened by increase of the subscription from £2. 2s to £2 12s 6d and the total receipts had been 13s 6d, aaainst £217 16s last year Included in the total were items of f-59 15s from the Ladies' Club and £l3 13s donations from thirteen life members. The club began the year with an overdraft of £146 15s, and this had been reduced to .CUb .j>. but demands for improvements had precluded the hoped for reduction of the mortgage debt being effected. The expenditure" which had very nearly equalled the total income, had resulted in various permanent imnrovcmonts, some very necessary repairs to fences (which ought to have been taken in hand two or three years ago) ~i»l the purchase of a h"vso. the amount received for grazing had been disappointing, owing to the abundance of feed this year. The membership bad slightly increased, being ao. against 92 last year; but further, and considerable increase was a desideratum. In foreign matches the club had done well, winning twelve oirt ot fifteen played, a very creditable record The club matches had been well contested too. and thanks were accorded to the donors of the prizes offered especially to Mr Perry for a uulor challenge cup (won by M. Seymour, who won other pmos also . I'Mv had improved, "''any >onn.L, ,'layers coming on rapidly and speohl credit was given to the handi<lkS lor their excellent esti- ,;:, l tU of the players powers, these taking the competitions the more in-u-ri'stin". A professional coach was : leaned for a month, and ho .was K S SIhVciipincl. The oomrmttoo in. their report, the president in li remarks, and the secretary,.gave huih praise to the ladies tor their valuable resistance, »» providing tons and the luncheons for foreign matches The balance shoot sot forth the accounts in detail, showing receipts— Cash in hand 2s. from members subscriptions £203 3s, from the ladies club £59 15s, locker rents £4 15s. Grazing £46 16s Gd, sundries £43 17s lOd; total 358 9s 4d. The expenditure included £lO5 8s lid spent on the grounds, £175 15s id, on interest rout, rates insurance, horse and feed, and C' 67 17s 2d on prizes and various items, leaving cash in hand 16s lOd and an overdraft of £139 2s Rd. The balance of assets over liabilities was set down at £290.

Report and balance sheet .wore adopted. The president said that the incoming committee would have to consider the proposal to enlarge the borough, the scheme for which proposed to include that part of the links south of the creek, which includes the pavilion. Whether this would be of advantage 10 the club or not he was not prepared to sav. They might have to pay more rates—though he did not see why they should—but on the other hand they would be able to get water cheaper than if they remained wholly in the county.

Before leaving the chair Mr Kuuhlev paid a high tribute to the services oi" Mr Tonnent as treasurer, and oi Mr Kevell as secretary, and also spoke of the very great assistance the ladies had given the club. Mir C T. Hi. Perry was unanimously elected president and thereupon took the chair. The election of other officers resulted as follows: —Vice-president, Mr \V. li. McLaren; captain, Mr G. Mannering; secretary, Mr Cotterill; treasurer, Mr W. W. * Baxter; committeemen, Messrs Knubloy, Tasker and Seymour ; auditor, Mr Is.. G. Turner. The elections were made without contest, and each nomination was received with applause. Tho retiring and new presidents liighlv eulogised Air Rcvoil in the capacity of secretary, for the past two years, who now retired. Air Perry also expressed his personal sense of the value of the work done by the late treasurer, Air Tonnent. .Mr Revell oroposed a special vote ot thanks to the' ground committee. All the greens had been top-dressed with sand, and the links improved in many W ays. —Carried by acclamation, and with complimentary remarks by the president. Mr McLaren explained that there was so much grass in the district that it had lately been impossible to get sheep to eat clown the crass: but ho had just arranged to got a flock put in that would nut the ground in good playing order in a fortnight or so, and then it would probably be good for all summer. Air Oresson criticised the policy of making a special putting green, and Mr Mannering explained Linn the putting green was a source oi revenue "ii <it her links, from persons practising. Dr Cox suggested a rearrangement oi tho holes in order to improve the round He also made some remarks on tho subject of the greens, raised bv Air Gresson. Air Kempthorne suggested a reconsideration of the bogey score Those suggestions were passed on as recommendations for the consideration of the committee, after some of them had provoked an interesting discussion.

Air Knublov moved (with regret Unitthe club could not afford more) that •in honorarium of seven guineas ho mven to the hon. secretary for last vear and this was carried, and nicely Vknowli-d,..,! by Mr Revell, with thanks to the officers and tho ladies for the as-M.iiieo. they had given him bv making all arrangements required h'r (-itenii"- for luncheons and after-

Virinus votes of thanks were passed and' recorded, ami the mooting closed with the usual vote to tho chairman.