Pa-alatua Jockey Club. A Committee meeting of the Club wob held at the Commercial liotel on Wednesday evening. Present— Messrs Tosswill (Chairman), Knight, Tuckoy, Godfrey, Thomas, Clark, and Dovonshire. The Chairman stated that the principal business was the question of the formation of a racing track. The lease and other legal documents had been prepared and wore ready for signature, and it now only remained for the Committee to authorise the Trustees to proceed with-the con struction of any course that might be agreed upon, Tho question of funds was an embarcasing one, but two contractors had signified their wil lingness to leave the matter of pay ment over for twelve months if the interest upon the value of work done by them was paid, A further alter native was to approach Mr Best xgain with the view of holding the first meeting upon his course. Mr Thomas proposed that Messrs Tuckey, Clark, Devonshire, Knight, and the mover be a sub-committee to interview one or more contractors with reforence to formation ot a coiuaei and as to the terms ot pay ment for Ihc work, to report to a meeting on Monday next, the 11th inst. Seconded by tho Chairman and carded.
