RUGBY FOOTBALL

Chronicle (Levin), 5 April 1946, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

OTAIRI CI|UB MEETS A , meetini' of i-memfiei's- ,of -tHe Otaki Football C^lu& ;| was'- field1 ; at Ra.ukawa-last Cahil'l. presiding over a splendid. attendance. It was reported 4He Petone. Club had signified' lts 'intention of visiting; Otaki to take part m a ?ter ;knowr|ha-ii ^aOeiast "Tfoiir tea.hfS": from the Otaki"Ciub would partici-r" pate. It was rephftiSdv-Uyyt^e'j'chaii'-man that a Maori carver had been waited on at the ''Hiitt -felative1 'tothe suggested memoria-L shield, ahd that as a result.-they had seen some of his carving, which was of a high standard. The carver had signified his willingness to carve a shield for the Otaki Club. It was stated that the Rahui Club desired the domain for practice on Mondays and Wednesdays,- -therefore leaving Tuesdays and Thursdays for the Otaki Club: . The matter of having a fence :erected in front of the stan'd to keep spectators frpiii encrpaching on the playiiig area was" "mentioned ' by Mr. Cook, who stated that he accompanied the Mayor .(Mr.^ Atmqre) and Mr. Bario^| t^e;,0tjfei;: fneifib.ers of » the Domain Commit'tee "to the" ground, and the latter two were against the erection Tof»'»the fence. Mr. Qopk;Rpin.te?d -q.ut^hp.t^at Shannon the r'dfer^si hqd fsignified their intentidh'of obiecling'* to fefereeing unless a projecting fence was eiected. The club ther.eMe'sjtfed that. this be done as encroachment on' the field of play was detrimental to all concerned, and ..unless ■ it>', xVas done the club would ask the Horowhenua Union to discontinue playing matches at Shannon. — It .Was decided to ask the council to erect the fence, stating that in support the club had the co-operation of both the. athletic and ericket clubs. Mr. "Cook was asked to place the matter before the council in the hope that the work, considered very necessary, would be done. A committee meeting was aftqrwards held when routine business was transacted.