ROD AND GUN CLUB.

Waipa Post, Volume XII, Issue 662, 24 July 1917, Page 2

ROD AND GUN CLUB.

EA'TiIFSiASTIC sLoKISjUAN'. - -/... A meet in'.. • • i■ purpose of forming a gun ti n : Awamutu took place it the.: •. .-mniercial. Hotel ou Saturday ey-'cning and was attended by 15 eiiHjijs.iaso- over whom Mr F. Soecoinbi'j presided. Tile 'convene of the meeting (Mr W. O'. Abbot j explained that tlie nice<jng \\Tr-- held at the request of st/veral sportsmen to seek a means by Q'rganisnimu to revive interest in the ’sport if lay pigeon shooting. Ho ! uv is ' ~■>! the value of such a form of ■ : oil which, besides providing jii.’.i -:;iel, recreation for sportsmen was . h-.ir.ible organisation in every comma nif >. He had already been in coul-

munication with the Dominion Execu:i\ < and submitted information as to ihe procedure necessary tor (lie promotion of championship matches and competitions of various forms. The meeting freely discussed the question and was unanimous in a decision to form a club to be styled the Waipa Rod and Gun Club, and all present enrolled themselves asmembers ,there being the assurance that the membership will be largely in creased. It was decided to afliliatc the club with the central organisation and to adopt the standard rules lor the holding of a series of competitions in this centre. The election of ollieers resulted: l’atron. Mr A. S. Wallace; president, Mr Alex Young; vice-presidents •Messrs F. Quin, G. M. A. Aliier, T. Spear, J. Middlehrnok, J. T. Young, L. G. Armstrong, F. E. Phillips, and D. Eraser; committee, Messrs P. Soceii'mbe, 11. Benzie, E. Signal, A. Graham, A. W. Jones, G. Reynolds, and F. Taylor; secretary, W. G. Abbott; treasurer, A. W. Jones.'

The subscription was fixed at 10s Gd per annum. II was resolved, by way of recommendation to the committee, that a ,050 or £IOO shoot h« promoted as soon as possible and a meeting of the commit lee to enquire into this recommendation is to be held this even-