FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE*- '-J The final meeting o! the .M&n-J agement Committee of the Canterbury Kiigby, League waa held oil Saturday evening, Mr..A. 15. Hooper presiding. v'rixr.^S The Prime Minister and Sir Josepfi wrote -thanking the committee for sion of appreciation in connexion ■ wito t&»j| exemption from taxation of spoits . The John Ambulance Brigade forwardedrTaSßm pondence in .reference to the change or.pnj lie duty representative, Mr H. Thomatf® Colombo street. V 'WiifiSw Tbo ©ecrotary of the Rexiirned«;S.oTagfl Association, M!r C. W. Green, 'wzoto-lfcraa ence to the proposal to form a fo ?lgS club by members of the Association/;. A lotter was received from _tho _pi6Bidia of the New Zealand Council, Mr J. CarJijW xeforring to the allegations made by kJW porters of the Union code in Auckland*™ reference to one of the Union .clubs. tunliwt ing to the league, and stating that heHHt offered a donation of £100 to any of the Union officials or supporters; c«mJ» produce proof that any payments had be«l offered to the club or any member the. club to join the: league. . ' ,H Tbo club delegates stated that their annual y meetings had all been arranged for, and tto ;1 annual meeting'.'of "the executive •jfae .. for March, 23id, tbo drafting oiwje axmtjM. . report .being ' left to- the-secretary. The secretary . notified that akrangemenU . bad been made: for grounds and rooms Jo* , the seaeon and. it was decided to; notify the agreement 'to. the incoming. oommittee._ . r Correspondence was iecelved t ,from Mr JJJ Steveneon in. reference to the-affiliation of- ; the Avon 1 Club, and asking for permission to register colour®. It was decided to notify that the .affiliation *ouia be approved a^. the general ■; meeting, further information to be aupplied. by the secretary.! , ■ The matter of the affiliation of two junior clubs was referred to v • next Beaaon«| committee. m J|