N.Z. GUN CLUB.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14457, 1 June 1911, Page 5

N.Z. GUN CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. Tho annua) rn outing of tho New Z*> lend Quo Club Association was beUI in tho Oroßvano) 1 Hotel laat evening, when there wan an attendance of About forty d elegit tOB and mom bora. 'lhi president (Mi- T. A. Uairibur, Wall gaum) (irouplixl tho chair, and the *w>> rotary of tho Association,. Mr J. W» Caaein, was present. The. annual report mid balance sheat w«ro prosonted. Tbo tanner doalt oom» prohonnivoly with , tint work of tbt Ahaocitttton during tho your. After paying off outßtnndiuA aooount*, thuro would bo a credit balanco of £7B* whioh minWi ooneidorod very satJf. factory, ana both dooumenti wmrm adopted.

Some diiousaion arose out of a mo> tion by Mr HariUy regarding iu> a4W» tion to the oxeouure, and a notio* •! motion to open the Arnst ca«e. Kir I.onton addressed the meeting at length as to tbo «nsu{tablono*» qf autornatlo traps, and tho presides! agreed with him, and proposed thai toe Association take stops to prootir# new traps. Mr Bartley seconded tUt* ' and it was carried. Mr Tisdnl) oponed up ail interesting disoussion wluin ho moved that for tlx* ' next championship mooting throo traps bo lisod, placed five ynrds apart. A* an amendment Mr Kane proposod fir* traps Are yards apart, and Mr Hart* nett throo traps seven yards apart* On tho throo ibsubs boinn put to tb» mooting, Mr v TisdaJJ's proposal w*l carried.

The oloction of offloers resulted at follows:—President, Mr T. A. Bam» h»r; vico-yrnsidonts Mr Tisdall and Mr Duncan Jfraser: oommlttoo, Mflasrl 0. ID. Bhallcras«, Rvan, Drnssell, Pax* kor, and Vnlo. Mr A. Williams, of Christchurch, was eleotod official audi* tor, and Mr J. W. Oassln was ro* olootod socrotary and treasurer, with . oomplimontnry remarks on tb* (juano tltv and quality of his work. ftlr 0. H. Olmvannes was TO-eleoMl roferoo, and a motion of sympathy tu passed with Mr Ohavannoß in hi* 111* 110BS. ' Somo alterations in tho rnles wor* by member*, but those wor* .-J referred to tho committee. ■ ; Mr Shalloraas montiouod that , till* year tho champion hud boon givon ft Kolil watch instead of tho customary ' inodaj, and as this was (tontrnry to the rules, ho nslcnd tho approval of iho Association in his action,—After ni - short discussion, in which the cliam* pion (Mr Collins) said ho preferred watch to a modal, tbo notion was up* proved. It was decided to hold tlio next ' 1912 I '' ) " t " ia ''' i> ,n| IK ail "'> i" Mnyn i: Sovcral toasts wore Jionomed during flio cvouiiip. inclnditiK those of tho N.SS. Gun Club Association, tho pro» < eident, tho champion, Mr Shallcrass. . and tho Press, and tho meeting closed ivlb a voto of thanlcs to the clinir at ' 10 p.m. ■ i