THE WALLACE TESTIMONIAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 251, 16 July 1908, Page 2

THE WALLACE TESTIMONIAL.

A meeting of tho exccutiva of the Wallace, . Testimonial Fund was held at.Messrs. Thorn- . son and Brown's Epomsi last evoning. Mr. ■'* W. Coffey presided,, andean apology was re- j ceived from Mr. F. M. BiFisher (chairman), owing to Parliamentary duties;'. .There was a ' large attendance. . Tho Measurer. (Mr: A. F.: > Wiren) reportod that tlie-lfunds wero'steadily-' increasing. Regarding the statement mado • on Thursday, June 25, 1905,. at the of tho Management Conlmittee of the New . Zealand ltugby Union bV 1 , 0110. of • its members —"That ho had good'authority, for say-"' , ing that Wallaco would noi accept: a'-prcsen- • tation of. tho kind"—thatniattor was-fully-, \ discussed, and tho committee, upon investi- • gjition, . desired it to. be fully reportod that. such a statement was absolutely dp.vbid of foundation. Regret was oppressed • tW; suelt • a statement had been made' 'by a member, of i ' tho union. _ „ ' , It was resolved to the oommitt-co who control all tho public' school sports, and invito their co-operation, also that, or the ; three colleges. Messrs. G' ,:a AdamsV F. Ij. Dean, N; Coady, Dwnn Biys., F.* Crewe's, and T. Taylor were elected to tlie.committco; No collection boxes are vtov-be used on; 1 > Saturday next. . - ui-. ■ ■ ' . • ! It'was decided to commun l iciito i with Now ' | South "Wales in regard to the'testimonial.. ! Tho next executive . meeting! is'to bo'hold I on Wednesday next. - . ... ••• V? . ■ ■ The committcp. still invite;, suggestions from well-wishots. ■ ; ■ , •