The year 1953 can, I feel, be looked back upon with much satisfaction. In sport, our record was outstanding. For three seasons running we have been able to claim supremacy in the major sports in Wellington, our Senior Rugby team having won the Jubilee Cup twice and our cricketers having been successful once. The Athletic and Harrier Clubs were also successful in winning their respective Senior Club Championships last year, while our cricketers, although not top of the ladder, remain at the moment the only unbeaten team in the competition. The Rugby Club celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with the inclusion of four of its members in the

P. M. McCaw. [unclear: Esec], President.