Meeting Minutes 1963

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE HAVELOCK NORTH SQUASH RACKETS CLUB, INC., HELD ON MONDAY 9TH DECEMBER, 1963 AT 5.30 p.m.

PRESENT:   G. Wall, G. Cook, R. Hutton, I. Featherstone, P. Dingemans, G. Lowe, G. Kelt, P. Hinton, J. Newbigin and I. Maclean.

APOLOGIES:   –

CORRESPONDENCE:   Resignations were received from Miss M.E. Price and from Jock Smith, who has been transferred to Auckland.

Letter from J. Osborne & Co. re mistake in tender previously submitted and apologising for the error.

Moved G. Kelt, seconded G. Wall that this correspondence be received.

ACCOUNTS:   The following accounts were passed for payment:

J. McMilllan – printing of membership application forms   £6.0.0.

Ebbett & Gifford – fee in connection with drawing up of lease with A. & P. Society   £4.4.0.

GENERAL:   A general discussion with Mr. G. Morgan of S.E. Morgan & Son, the successfull tenderers, was held and several matters fully discussed.

Mr. Graham Wall was appointed to act as a liaison between the builder and voluntary labour.

A letter is to be sent to the unsuccessful tenderers, Messrs. J. Osborne & Co., L.J. Harris & Sons Ltd. & Hulena Bros., thanking them for their interest and advising them that the tender has been let to S.E. Morgan & Son.

It was agreed that a circular be sent to all financial members advising progress to date and requesting their attendance at working bees. A form to be filled in and returned to the secretary signifying their availability and ‘phone numbers is to be attached to the circular.

Jim Newbigin undertook to arrange working bees and contact those members who had forwarded in their names. The first working bee was tentatively arranged for 10th January, to transport concrete blocks to the site and Gordon Kelt is to arrange for a truck to be made available for this purpose.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 7 p.m.

DEBENTURES:   A list of outstanding names of promised debentures was read out and the committee undertook to call up these as soon as possible.

Confirmed.    / /  .

EJD Newbigin
Chairman.