Minutes of Management Meeting held at SAHPA on 
Monday 25th October 1999 at 7.30pm

1.  Present:T.A Rushton (Chairman) R Caesarowicz, P 
Patterson, T Castle, K Pridham, I Durrant, M 
Pethick, 
2.  Apologies:Nil

3.  Minutes of Management meeting held on 28th 
September & 18th October confirmed 

4.  Business Arising from minutes of 28th 
September:
4.1Portable weather station not purchased - deemed 
to be not good value for money, item to be re-
submitted 
for next season.

4.2Cheque for RFDS (donation) sent.

4.3Quote for Vacuum Suction Unit service received, 
K. Pridham to follow up.

4.4Presentation Night - brief discussion took place 
over agenda

5.Business arising from minutes of 18th October:

5.1General Secretary to write to APFA requesting 
information on several items which the
SAHPA have been waiting for. Items such as - 
Stationery Orders, Ring orders, APFA 
rules/constitution etc.
5.2Discussions held over the meeting between Mr. R 
Hocking and the Management Committee at the 
meeting held on October 18th. Matter held over for 
decision  at the meeting of 8th November 1999.

6.Correspondence In
6.1Fax from Mrs. S Carpenter - resigning as General 
Secretary and other matters. Mrs. Carpenter's 
resignation accepted, the Acting General Secretary 
to reply.
6.2Fax from Mr. S Carpenter - resigning as 
Assistant Secretary and requesting payment of 
outstanding 
honorarium. Resignation accepted, Acting General 
Secretary to reply.




6.3Letter from W Moyle on suggestions for Y2000 
race program - General Secretary to ring Mr. Moyle 
to 
thank him for his suggestions. Suggestions to be 
re-submitted for Y2000 Race Program.

6.4Notice of Motion received from Mr. W Moyle - New 
race rule to be No. 39 regarding
"releasing of race pigeons in hot weather". Re-
submitted for AGM.

6.5Letter from N Stojakovic concerning a pigeon in 
bay 1 on hampering night 7/10/99. General Secretary 
to 
reply with report from Management Committee member.

6.6Conveyors Reports received - Hamilton 4b 
25/9/99, Lyndhurst 4b 2/10/99, Ingelwood 4b 
9/10/99, Coober 
Pedy 25/9/99, Benalla 2/10/99.

6.7Letter from A Crosbie - Requesting their new 
club "Adelaide Plains Invitation Homing Pigeon 
Club" be 
accepted as an affiliated club with the SAHPA. 
Carried.

6.8Commonwealth Bank signature authority. Acting 
General Secretary to be included. Carried.

6.9Letter and cheque from Flinders Homing Club re 
Y2000 rings.

6.10Trophy donation of $100 received - donated by 
Ian Durrant. The Management Committee and on behalf 
of all SAHPA members extend their appreciation.

6.11Letter from Mr. Scott Carpenter requesting the 
Management Committee address
Some issues concerning the previously published 
incident between Mr. Fretter and himself. The 
Management Committee decided that in order to 
resolve the matter, it would be better to hold a 
meeting on 
Monday 1st November at 6.45pm. to which Mr. 
Carpenter would be invited. This would allow Mr. 
Carpenter 
to give his account on  the matter and from which, 
the committee will be hoping to finalise the 
matter. 

6.12   Letter from Mr. W Griffith re his 
resignation. Accepted, General Secretary to reply. 


7.Correspondence Out 
7.1Cheque for Vitesse - refund of Marla freight - 
Treasurer to action at Discussion Night.

8.General Business
8.1General Secretary has asked that SAHPA files and 
assets be transferred from the out-going General 
Secretary so that the duties & responsibilities can 
be tackled.
  K Pridham and T Castle to action as soon as it 
can be arranged.

8.2Bird Verifications - General Secretary to set up 
a register so that in-coming bird verifications can 
be 
checked off and passed over to the Race Secretary.

8.3Letters of appreciation to be forwarded to G 
Venables and P Beaumont, thanking them
for their participation in the release of pigeons 
for community events. General Secretary to action.

8.4Up-dating of the Life Member Honour Board - Held 
over to a later date.

8.5The progress of the draft "Code of Practice" - 
Issue to be put up for member's
Discussion Night on 1st November 1999.

8.6Curtin Springs Race Report - P Patterson to 
follow up and provide to Gen. Secretary

8.7Aggregate Trophy "Holbrook and Marla" - 
Management Committee decided that this trophy would 
not be 
presented this year as there was no Marla race. 
Carried.

8.8Verbal inquiry made by conveyor from Southern 
Fed over any payment of fees for his assistance in 
loading the pigeons into the unit. The Management 
Committee has agreed payment is warranted as the 
main 
unit loaders get paid - A cheque and letter to be 
sent by General Secretary. Carried.

  9.Next Meeting  - 1st November 1999, 6.45pm

10.Meeting closed  - 11.50pm 

































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