Tim acaaal mec-tin^ of the North Shore Crickei t.'jcb s'i= L«;'I Si.-i erenir.2 ia the Maooaie Hotel. TL.- report and balance fh'j:'. were read, acd the nlioniag o£cers elected: Prtsi/ieat, W. J. .Stark, E?q.; Vun-Presuieat. X- M. Hirt. F.-^i- : captain. P. \V. Bttr^ete; saereiiry, -S. MdGtc&ie; tit-:i»arer, A. Sibbia. It wi= resolved thiJ the annual »ab?criptiO3 *t>^ &xe4 ax Ife "?L A h'M: horn the secretary of the Wet E;3<i Clab ira.? read atking she Clnb to ic or-"?rat.? in tb* fortnatioa cf an Aucklani Cricket Association, bat «j dze coDsidTa- S:oa i; vtsj reTOlve-i tha; a; present no actoa it t&e mzzter «hoald :»» talian. Since :ce end of lasi seirioa tbe plot of land aen used by the Club tor practising parrti«e« has been fecrei ia by the oirocr icd i is notatailaok-for the parpo*e4of the Cab. As sbe pr«-*n: time there in fcarcciy any conTjrrient sped aboat the district saiahle f.r the Oab, bot energetia .-•*;>s are being takt-a by the CSab to procure a prrtice g.-osad f r i:- use. Tlie fborth zanirtTio.it of the Ark hcLze, No. CS, LO.G.T., located at Howiek, *is obie:-.x-i yesterday as a general holiiav. A'pro«*sk>a wi- formed at the iwige-rocm at 10 o'clock. tThen 3 comber of tke Beta bera prc-owle-i to Pfeeoo Moaataia, h«ade<i by Bro. Wagstaff oa horseback carrying the hafiifotoe banner of tbe Loc^-e, foKowc»l by the- excellent baud under the leadership of Mr Shanagnaa, who Li.» brought tbe performers to a high state of effi ciency. On arriric/ at their dessiaatkra, the precession was joined by a large acees -ioa to thrir cumber, aad a picnic, compris \a'j ali the delicacies of the reason, was pro ]«riy (]Lrciij*e<i. Daring the day dancing ana Tarious games occupied the time tintil 4 o'clock, when the proc««kin was reformed and returned to the lodge, where the larjre party separated after haring giren hearty chiers for Brother Wagstaff, the hind plsy \n% " For he's a jo!!y good fellow.'1 In the ereriins a bail jraj given in the school-room, at which all the beauty and fashion of the village were present. DanciDj: was kept op until tbe small hoars "of the mornias wjsfc tTcal spirit, wheo all islired to their horae* well pleased with th« celebration of thi anniversary of NoSS Lodge. Th>-; frieads and mfntbera of the Wefleslcj- Baptist C'iiurcii, presided over by Xt". Allan \V. 