In recoding the events of the past Tennis season, the first note to be struck is one of congratulation. At last industry and energy have received their due reward, and now the Club is able to enjoy the full use of Tennis courts which it can call its own.

Saturday, 3rd November, was the day which witnessed the consummation of the hops of the "navvies" who, with blistered hands and sore muscles, had for months toiled away at the weary work of excavation. The thanks of the Club are due to all who took part, and especially to Beere and de la Mare, under whose guidance operations were carried out.

In the presence of a distinguished gathering of undergraduate and other dignitaries, the opening ceremony was performed by Professor Easterfield, who with commendable agility "placed" a tennis ball in the opposite court, and shewed the spectators that the deepest immersion of the chemical subjects is not inimical to the highest development of the art of playing tennis. On the same occasion Lady Stout presented the medals won by the champions of former years.

For what the Club now enjoys it has others besides its own members to thank. The College Council has enclosed the courts with a high fence, and a hedge has been planted at the north page 45 eastern side as a protection against the high winds, exposure to which is at present the only drawback of the Courts. It is however still necessary to devise some method of preventing the filling of the trenches with clay which is washed down from the banks above.

During the first month of the season our own Courts were still incomplete and Miss McLean was kind enough to allow members the use of the Courts at the Girls' College, a favour for which the Club offers its best thanks.

The club also owes a debt of gratitude to Mr Brook for his unfailing courtesy at all times, and for the assistance which he rendered preparing the afternoon tea every Saturday.

The finances of the Club are in a satisfactory condition, considering the heavy expenses which the formation of the new Courts rendered necessary. In addition to the amounts received from the College Council and the Students Association, it was found necessary to provide a further sum of £60 for completion of the Courts. This has been raised by the issue of debentures bearing interest at 5% and repayable within five years. The Committee appears to feel no anxiety as to the means of repaying the borrowed moneys, and considering that the Vice-President and Secretary have made themselves personally liable by singing the debentures of an unincorporated body, the confidence which they express is all the more satisfactory. The Club even proposes to incur further capital expenditure by completing the fourth court in time for next season, and much of the necessary excavation has already been done. The addition of this court, though not the most urgent of the College necessities, will be a very beneficial improvement, considering the large numbers of players.

The Club claims now to be, with a membership of 80, the largest in the College, except of course the Students' Association.

On Anniversary day a team from the Otaki Club played a match against Victoria College on our own Courts. The match ended with 8 sets all, though Otaki won one game. The visitors were entertained at lunch at the Kelburne Kiòsk before returning in the afternoon. In succeeding years it is proposed to play this match alternately in the two centres, following the precedent set this year.