A special mooting of the members hold at the Club Room on the 8th i There wore present: Tle Commodore (Mr. A. E. Jones), presiding, Mr, @. E. Burgoyne (Vice-Commodore), Mr. E, T. Byrne (Roar-Commodore), Mr. J.D. Smedley (Hon. Sec. and Trens.), T.E. Donn, A. J. Watson, W J. Wig worth, H.'H. Bristow, E. Ball, G. Mahimann, G. P. Atkinson, G. 8. V. Bidwell, P. Povbles, and €. L. Seitz.
The minutes of the annnal_ general mosting were taken as read and passed unanimously.
The first business laid before the mei ing was the scoring by points-for the coming season. The method which had been devised by the Committee was then road as follows Winning flags will be presented by the Club as prizes every mouth as follows Rating—Clnsses A. and B. One first and one second prize to each Class.
Flag prizes for the month will be awarded to the yacht having the greatest aggregate umber of points on the following system.
Rating—1st place to score 7 points.
SAL is a irrespective of number of starters.
Handicap.—The winner of each race will score number of points equal to the number of bond fide starters; the second yacht will score one point less and so on for all yachts completing the course.
Prizes for te Season: substantial pri ti classes by aggregate points according to the number of flags won, reckoned as follows Ist prize flags. 5 points.
After some discussion this scheme was passed unanimously on the proposal of Mr. J. D. Smedley, seconded by Mr. G. E. Burgoyne, subject to such additions and modifications as the Committee might think fit.
The next business was the question of the employment and control of yacht laodabs in the service of members of the club.
Tt was proposed by Mr. G. B. Atkinson, seconded by Mr. O. L. Seitz: That a register of laodabs be instituted, who their records will be kept; upon the missal of a laodah, or upon his leaving the service of any member, the member to notify the Secretary in the interest of the members generally of the cause of dismissal, or tle manner of leaving; the register to be open to the inspection of members at all times.
After some discussion, Mr. J, D. Smedley proposed, and Mr. Edward Bull seconded, as an addendum: That every laodah employed on yachts belonging to members of tle Clab must have a certificate from the Secretary, which will be subject to withdrawal in case of misconduct, and that members shall not employ sny laodah to whom "certificate is refused by the Committee.
The proposal and addendum were then put to the meeting and carried unani linously.
Mr. £. T. Byrne brought up the question of wages for laodabs of the various classes of yachts and suggested that the members should take some action in regard to regulating their After a lengthy discussion it was decided to hold the matter over for the present and take it up again at a fature The new rules' of the Club were then discussed and amended. Eventually it was moved by the Commodore, seconded by the Vice-Commodore, and carried unanimously That th rules, by-laws, and sailing rules, as amended at this meeting be approved and adopted, The meeting then ended.
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