The annual report follows: credit balance of $104.79.
Owing t the fewer number of regular playing members, there were not so many matches played as in the previous season and, for the most part, we were not able to put more than one team in the field on any one Saturday. This works very hardly on those who are keen players because, with only say, 15 or 16 available players to pick from, four or five mn who would like to play have to be left out of the one team that it is possible to put in the field.
I must again put on record my annual grouse concerning the Erevalence of serious illnesses of all kinds at late hours on Saturday mornings. It requires but little jination to picture the pleasure derived by the secretary when he is informed at 11.45 on a Saturday. morning that a selected member of a team in unable to turn out. say that resigned from his captaincy of the club. I think you will all agree that great debt is owing to Mr. Harvie by all members of this Club for his untiring. energy and zeal, not only on the field, but also on our Committee.
At our last annual general meeting, 1 announced that I would like to hand over the secretarial job to somebody else, but that I would carry on until a successor could be found. I am still the secretary, T would like to say, however, that as T have now done this job fo three seasons I really think it someone else's turn to take' it on. and that a successor must be found.
Prospects for the coming season are very good and I already have the names of several prospective. now members, so that we may able to get two teams in the field regularly every Saturday.
We again have the use of the! cricket ground this season but T understand that the Cricket Club intend to raise the east position of the ground next February and that lit is: probable that hockey may be interfered with whilst this work. in progress. ey, imi!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.