Mr. S. S. Dean Retiring From Rugby Union
WELLINGTON, April 22. After" beiug continuously on the national controlling body of New Zealand Rugby for almost 30 years — he was first elected to the executive in 1920 — Mr. S. S. Dean will not bfe.associated with the a4ministration of jthe game after May. 5, thp date-.of the annual meeting of delegates. , ■ Mr. Dean- was a Southland delegaie for maay 'jlears^ -but his name i& not aniong tlie nominati'bna which1" cloS'ed last night. Apart from Ahe preSidency, for which the senior vice-president, Mi. D. S. Max (Nelson), Ras been nqminated unopposed, there. are more th'an sufEicient candidates for every office. The nominations are: — President, Mr. D. S. Max (Nelson); vice-pre6idents (tWo wanted), Messrs.: R'. W. Botting (Otago), J,. Finlayson (sitting fnem ber, North Auckland), V. L. Jensen (Canterbury), H. Webster (Marlborough) ; couucil, ..North Island. (three wanted), Lieut.-CoIonerA. H. Andrews 1 (Taranaki), Messrs. G. A. Brown (Manawatu), A.Gillespie (Horowhenua), D. S. Heather (Waikato), N. A. McKenzie (Hawke's Bay), T. H. Pearce (Wanganui), K. H. Reid (Wairarapa), P. E. Sutherland (sitting members, Auckland) ; council, South Island (three wanted), Messrs. R. W. Botting (sitting ineinber, Otago), W. A. Craddock (sitting member, Buller), V. L. Jensen (Canterbury), H. S. Strang (Southland); execntive (seven wanted), Messrs. A. A. Baker (sitting member, Auckland), A. St. C. Belcher (sitting member, Waikato), T. Brooker (North Otago), C. Brown (Taranaki), L. V. Carmine (sitting member, Wanganui), L. Clode (Southland), J. D. King (sitting member, Wellington), T. O. Morrison (sitting member, South Canterbury), H. Murphy (Otago), A. McDonald (sitting member, Hawke's Bay), J. H. Parker (sitting member, Canterbury).
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 April 1949, Page 3
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