BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12754, 25 September 1919, Page 2

BOWLING.

MEETING OF COUNCIL. The Council met in the afternoon. Mr Summers (president) ■ occupied the chair. Other delegates present wore: Messrs R. M’Callura, Auckland; T. Rush (vice-president). Colonel R. J. Col ins, T. Gray and M. O. V. Dimock, Wellington;. M. Barnett, A. Dickson, A. o. Bmce. John Clarke (treasurer), and D. E. Wood (secretary). CanteraVy ; riT efesn3 J/Marlo "’ and W. Nicholson, Otago. An apology for absence was received from Mr A.- F. Smart, New Plymouth. The balance-sheet of the Dominion i showed receipts totalling 7s 10d, including receipts from tournament £376 4s. Items qf expen-po-orein '"'® re : ~Tournameut expenses ~ S /.j ■’ °rS co aud general expenses £79 /s 6d. The cash in hand is £8 J.s dd and-the balance at bank £lB9 odd. The sixth annual report said that membership of the association consisted of seventeen centres, of which Wer t m tho North Island. The + 11 mo footers was estimated at 11,495, snowing an increase for the 3 rea J’ clubs and_ 814 members. Mr Dimock, discussing the balancesheet, drew attention to items of expenditure in connection with the tournaanentat Auckland— £lo6 for refreshments and --51 19s for harbour excursipn. Auckland’s warm climate,” he said possibly accounts for the fact that they have been rather liberal in the matter of refreshments.” Mr . M’Oallum explained : that the money expended for refreshments had all gone towards the provision of aftcruoon tea ; ;i it had nothing to do with anything else. . °*' h< r r delegates said that the, Ancle.-, mnd tournament had been admirably satisfaction at ■ rS aS; <^lsc^ose d by .ttfo'* Kiilner was appointed audiwns Kiven to tho effect, that the date for the payment of the annual levy by centres should be altered from November 1 to February 1. riS^ Uest ? £? r , a ffihation from the Sunnjside and Rakaia Clubs.were granted. fr ?m tbo South , African Rowling Association, dated Julv 3, gave details of a tournament which it is paster, 19-0. Teams from various parts of the Empire were being asked to Sonfrfi 0 ’ i an !+M Nc T Zealand team .would be heartily welcomed. tbat 1,0 kn PW tha tit • Ult t ntlon l of a number of New -t° mako a Home next year, and it was quite possible that several bowlers would be willing to break the journey at South Africa 6 Mr Barnett said that if the teurnatS ™ er m be ‘Vi, 1921 a New Zealand team would probably compete. He had Und j lt ID ?P° ssl bie to arrange a tour abroad next year. i£jT S A thank the South ■Arncan Association for the invitation, and to suggest that the proposed Empire tournament should bo ' held in The council decided to invest £l6O in iWar Loan certificates. The president and members of tho resldent in Christchurch were mlttee’ members °I the executive comMr Gray moved that the headcruarterßofthoassocmtion- should be located m Wellington Ho was quite willing, ' fIS; to faU + 1 - a wi t h Wellington S tbe headquarters should be established in' a city to be decided by a majority vote of the centres at present existing An amendment by Mr Bush, that the question should be left to a meeting AinW +b’ 8 iQoiw h6ld in d Aft® I? 20 t( ?l lrnaTa ent was lost. After further discussion, Mr Gray’s motion was also lost. Proposals for an alteration of the constitution of the council were made rav 'i moved that members of the council should be elected bv their respective centres, that the president each year should be elected bv the centre .where the tournament was held in that season, and that the vice-president each year should be elected bv the centre where the tournament would be held _he following The, motion was l(Kt, and Mr Gray thereupon withdrew other motions bf_a similar character.A morion by Colonel Collins, that a g i- ° f i- d t e ] e ? F . rom i* 6 centres should be held in Ghnstohurch durum tbe tournament for the discussion o? matters, was carried. Ijie council adjourned till 9 a.m, today. DELEGATES ENTERTAINEDThe, president of the association, Mr p ~’ Jmmcrs j entertained the members or the council and a number of prominent Christchurch bowlers at dinner last evening, at Freeman’s Cafe. J here was an attendance of about sixty, nearly all: the clubs in Christchurch being represented. After dinner a snort -toast list was gone through. It wag as follows:—“ Tim Dominion Bowlmg Association, proposed by Mr B Manson, and responded to by Colonel L J * >[a rlow Tir>+ri>^ nm ’ j Christchurch l™i,.W sed b y Wr T - Bush, and to by Mr E. HendersOn; Bpwll,” proposed by Mr Fo^h + + nd (< r r e by Mr M- . * Barnett; Musical Friends,” proC/ T. Aschman, and tesponded to by Mr A. :L. Cropp; “The Chairman,” and “ The Press.” The musical Programme was contributed te y Dr F. A Court and Messrs A. L. Cropp and W. J. Trewearn. Mr M. m. Galium gave a recitation.