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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 528, 8 June 1909, Page 10

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• REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. The weekly meeting of the , "Wellington Referees' Association was held last night, Mr. G. B. Lusk presiding over a good attendance of mombei's. A letter was received from Mr. W.G.TaI-. hot, 'secretary of tho Wellington Rugby Union, in reply to a letter regarding the conduct of spectators at lower Hutt on Saturday week, and stating that he had written to . tto Borough Council asking that some fencmg bo erected round the ground. A special committee was set ( .up to go into the case of J. Slincs,' who ordered a Victoria College player off the ground on Saturday ■ iveek. The committee will report to the next, .meeting of the association. ■ ■ . . ..-■' , Tho question of dealing with the case bf.aplayer being tackled a yard short of the-line was referred to the Kevision Committee, who are to report to the next conference of the New Zealand Referees' Association. ,''..' SATURDAY'S r\j6B¥ GAMES, '.■-'' The Rugby fixtures, grounds, and referees for- Saturday are as 'follow :— . Senior. . . . . ' Poneke v. Victoria College, Potono No. 1, Mr. T. Qnin; Melrose v. Oriental, Athletic Park No. 1, Mr. W. Roberts; Southern v. Old Boys, Polo No. 1, Mr. J. ' Mahoney; Potone v. Wellington, Athletic Park No. 2, Mr. W. O'ConneTl; Athletic v. St. James, .Hutt No. 1, Mr. F. Martin. ... .■ . . Junior. St. James v. Wellington, Polo No. 2, Mr. A. Hawthorne; Sclwyn v. Melrose) Polo No. 3, Mr. F. Snmmerhays; Athletic v.'Kia Ora, Hutt No. 2, Mr. A. Thompson; Pctono v. Poneko, Hutt No. 3, Mr. P. Smith; Southern V. Old Boys, Polo No. 4, Mr. J. Laurence; Oriental v. St. Patrick's Old Boys, Miramar Park No. 1, Mr. G. Butler. : Third-Class "A." . -. Oriental v. Kia Ora, Mellings Siding, Mr. G. Kndlay; Petone v. Epuni, Petdne No. 2, Mr. T. H. Jones; Upper Hutt v. Victoria College, Upper Hutt, Mr. T. D. Fraser; Selwyn v. Wellington, Miramar. Park No. , 2, Mr. C. Brocklebank; St. James a bye. .. Third-Class-'-'B. ,, '' Athletic v. St. Patrick's ColleEO, East's No: 5, Mr. L. Simpson; Polhill v. St.-John, Miramar'Park No. 3, Mr. H."-Johnston; Poneke \: Karori, Karori Recreation, Mr. G. "Al'Kay; Wellington College v. JohnEonville, College, at 3 p.m., Mr. A. Hill; Star Boating v. Exchange, Miramar Park No. 4, Mr. R. Greenwood. . ' -...' .', ;•'• '■'-. ~-■ Fourth-Class. , ■':■'■:■: .■' Athletic v. Old Boys, East's No. 1, Mr. H. Larway,; ; Epuni'V. Melrose, Beria'mpbre. Mr. W. Spencer; Oriental v. Karori, Karori Cricket Ground, Mr; H. Card; Petone v. Victoria College, Newtown Park, 1 Mr. C. Gillespie; Poneke v. Southern, East's No; 2, Mr. W. Church; St. James r. Selwyn, East's .No. 3, Mr. J. O'Connell; St. John v. Wellington, East's No. 4, Mr. E. Carm'on; Polhill a bj-e. ■■ , : . '-• -•'■■■ . ■ Fifth-Class. '■'•" - '...- ■ .(• Athletic >. Polhill, Athletic Parkj ' 1.45 I p.m., , Mr. E. Hutchen; Melrose v. Petone, Petone No. 3, Mr. M. Gauntlett; St. James v. Epuni ; r Mellings Siding, -' Mr. E. .Tregeor; j St. Patrick's, v. Wellington. College 2, College, 1.45 p.m., Mr. M. Daly; Selwyn-v. Wellington College, 3 p.m., Mr: A. Moeli.T; Southern a bye. .'

'. : ; Wednesday Fixtures. .\ ■" '■■■ tramway r. Oriental, Athletic' Park No.'2 Mr. W. M'Kenzio; Butcher v. Stars/Athletic Park No. 1, Mr.. W-. G, OTbot.; • .'

: INTERPEOVINCIAL MATCHES. ■//■' OTAGO CUTTING ■'■'EHEM DOWN. > (BY TBtEQEAPH—rgESS ASSOCIATION.) • ■ Dunedln, June 7. At a meeting of the Otago Bugby Union to-night it was'resolved that the Southland ■Union bo written to stating that homo and homo matches were to stop,.and only ono match be played. It. was'also resolved that the Wellington match should be played in 1910, and . that : : . Canterbury .and Wellington should thereafter ;bo played annually; that Auckland, Taranaki,- , and Hawlce's Bay bo played on ' the northern tour of 1912, provided , that each had before then visited Otago. ..