The tenth annual general meeting of the members of the Swimming Bath Club was held at the Shanghai Club yesterday evening. Dr. N. Macleod presided, and there were also. present Messrs. K. D. Watt, A. W. Danforth, F. C. Heffer, W. H. Anderson, H. M. vevis, J. H. O'Dowd, Mayne, A. B. Wood, &. C. Pearce, and others.
The Chairman said that the report and accounts had been printed and circulated and with the members' permission they would be taken as read. If any questions were asked concerning the accounts or the business of the past season, he watt be pleased to give any information that was in his power. They would notice that the Secretary had, at the conclusion of the report, made some comparisons between the accounts of the past season and those of the previous year. He wished to call attention to certain items in the Working Account, by which the item Wages and Salaries was shown as Tls. 256.04 as against Tls. 502.14 of the previous year, and Miscellaneous Expenses appeared as Tis, 331.80, as against Tls. 165.30 of the previous year. This was owing to a difference in the making up. The difference in these items between the past season and the previous year was about Tls. 90 in favour of the previous year which meant that these expenses Were about Tls. 90 less in the previous year. What appeared to be a discrepancy, therefore, was merely a difference in the manner of the statement. He would now
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pleased to answer any questions that Mr. W. H. Anderson said that he noticed in the accounts that the on standing subscriptions xmounted to a considerable sum. He wished to know what probability there was of recovering this.
TheChairman said that the amount stood at Tls. 45 the previous year. He explained that one member whose subscription wae outstanding was dear, and two other members had transferred their shares Tiere might be some little trouble in collecting these, but it was thought that the remaining seve subscriptions could be got in without much difficulty and the less would only be about Tls. 2 Mr. Marcus Wolff sid that the Club hed alien upon the shares, and it was not necessary to transfer the share of any member who was indd ted 1" the Club.
Mr. Hoffer said that in 1wo cass the matter had run on for two years and the shares had been again transferred. They could not very well come upon the present holder of the shares. by-liws of the © "b, fast yon was in arrear for we years the lub the -hire and recoup itself from the Mr. Hoff-r said that they could not very well confiscate the shire of a person wh" was ut indehred to the lub, bat who hal acquired his shar- from the dotter.
Mr. Wo ff sad that they woud not wish todo hat, bur he would <usge-t to the meuming eanmittee th t in future they should not allow any sline to be tr ferred before assuring themselves that [money was due to the Club from the Tne Chairman s-id that the incoming committe would probally take note of Me, Wo fs suggestion.
The Chairman then proposed that the report and accounts, as printed, be passed.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. A. W. Danforth, and carried unanimously, Phe Chairman said that the next business before the meeting was the election of the committee. Mr. Noel was away, but Mr. Mayne would replace him. He proposed that Messrs. Macleod, s.p., E. C. Pearce, R. D. Watt, A. W. Danforth, Charles Godfrey, R. J. Marshall, s.p., G. A. Matthews, and''C. Mayne be elected to serve on the committee.
This was seconded by Mr. Danforth and carried unanimously.
Tire Chairman ssid that the next, husinese was the election +f the ial'oti Commitee, which would con ist of tie tee already elected. her with who. memes, Mesr, W.
and H.C. Davies were willing four other n"mes were required Four of! er names having been suggested, The Chairman prepared, Mr. i. M. Bevis sve nied, and it was carried, that Messrs, W. H. Anderson, ti. C. Davi J. H. O'Dowd, W. H. Be try, J. Tal och and A. P. Wood be elected on the Balloting Committee.
Phe meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman, proposed by Mr. H. M. Bevis and seconded by Mr. A. P. Wood.
The report and accounts were as follows:
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.