Waikato Hunt Club

Waikato Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1741, 18 April 1916, Page 5

Waikato Hunt Club

x annual meeting. The annual meeting of the Waikato Hunt Chib was held last night. The master, Mr Wynn Brown, was iu the chair, and submitted the ■ following report:— & Gentlemen, We have pleasure in subinittihg u statement of accounts for the season, 1915.

As >' ou klKnv ’ during the last year, hunt dubs received tardy and some"hat half-hearted recognition from the Government in that permission was granted them to use the totalisator once in every two years.

Tim Fakurauga Hunt which was g>\ea the permit for racing season, LHS, decided to hold .their meeting before July 31st, SO as to enable us to race varly in season 19i5. As soon as this was arranged your committee met and decided to race on Labour Day, October 25th, .19.16, and after thoroughly discussing the question, resolved that the meeting should be held at, Cambridge.

It was also decided to borrow from the Bank of New Zealand on the security °I a joint and several bond the sum of £6OO for the purpose of erecting a totalisator house aud carrying out other improvements to the course. The work was done by day labour under the supervision of acting-secretarv at a cost of £599 17/2.

Vour committee decided to give £6OO in stakes and made an arrangement with Blomfleld aud Co. vo conduct the totalisator on a basis of 1] per cent, of the inr estments and half the fractious. The meeting was an unqualified success despite the somewhat inclement weather. The net profit amounted to nearly £SOO and the amount at credit oi the race account has been increased to £053 10/.

At March the 31st, 1915, the Hunt, account showed a debit balance of £l4 15/7. litis has been increased during 191.) to £57 19/11, an increase of £43 4/4. The loss on hunt account hafc been largely caused by the falling off in the amount received from branch hunts. During season, 1914, the subscriptions from branches amounted to £ll7 18/9, while dining the year just ended we have received only £37 10/, a falling off of £BO 8/9: No doubt the decreased revenue has been largely caused by the war. Since March 31st, the sum of £26 16/ lias been received in subscriptions which reduces the loss for season to £l6 8/4.

Hounds met about 36 times during the season. The hunting was excellent, and the country in good order The sincere thanks of members is due to the farmers who so kindly allowed hounds over their properties.

The report was adopted as read

Last year’s committee was re-elected, it was resolved to write to the various branches inquiring to the date on which they would like the meets held in their various districts.

The Master ,and Mr Orowther, and flic secretary undertook to revise the members’ register. The Master, witli Messrs Crowther ami Jos. Graham, were apjminted a meets committee, and Mr Yeale was reappointed auditor.

The following new members were elected:—Messrs W. Brown, T. Williams. T. Cronin, A. Kiuloch, and A. McKenzie.

it was decided to make improvements to the kennels, the secretary to prepare plans and specilicatious. 'Hie Master moved a hearty vote of thanks to the .farmers for allowing hunting over their properties, and congratulated them upon the way in which the country is kept, visitors commenting very favourably upon it. The secretary was accorded a hearty vole of thunks for the manner in which he had carried out his duties.

The secretary was instructed to prepare a complete list of the members who had gone to the front, with a view to placing the names on a roll of honour

The meets committee decided that a qualifying hunt be held at Tamahcre on Wednesday next, at 10 a.m, another at Bnmtwood on the 26th inst.. and the opening meet will be held at “Goul--lun it. ’ Bickering's corner, on May 6.