PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 19, 6 May 1908, Page 57

PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB

The annual meeting of the I’akuranga Hunt Chib was held at Messrs. A Buck land and Sons’ offices on Friday last. Mr. H. T. Goirie presided, hut there was only a small attendance of members. ’i’he report stated that (lie hunting season was a particularly bad. one, the huntsman reporting that the season was the worst since he hunted the hounds (some 14 sea sons), both for scent and weather. There were 19 days’ hunting in the Auckland district, while the hounds went to I’ukekoae 4 times and to Waiuku 5 times. There were at present 15A couple of (< v umls in the kennels, 3£ couple more than contract number. The thanks of (he members were due to the farmers, who have so freely and willingly allowed their cQuntry to be hunted during the season. The thanks of the chib are also due to Mr. Il 11. Ilayr (a life member), who carried out, without any charge whatever, the annual sports’ meeting. The chairman made brief mention of the loss sustained by the chib in the death of Mr. VV. McLaughlin. The election of officers resulted: Master, Mr. 11. T. Gorrie; deputy master, the matter of appointing a deputy-master from time to time was left in the hands of the master; auditor, Mr. R. E. Isaacs; treasurer. Mr. J. 11. Dalton; secretary. Mr. R. p. Kinloch; committee. Sir Robert Lockhart, Messrs Wynard, 11. O. Nolan, W. Bloomfield, and Dalton. The opening meeting was fixed for Saturday, the 9th May, at the Mt. Roskill School.

The balance-sheet showed tho receipts for the year to be £407 19/5, ami the expendi ture £314 0/8. leaving a credit balance of £93 18/9.

The assets, including cash in the bank. £93 8/3, were £9BG 17/3, and the liabilities £399 7/1. leaving a surplus of £587 10/2. The sports’ meeting resulted in the snjall loss of 7/6.