N. Z. RUGBY UNION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 6

N. Z. RUGBY UNION.

LAWS OF THE. GAME.

The Management Committee of the N.Z. Kugby. Union met .last v night . JUr.. G. Dixon presided, and there were also present ' Messrs.. Kelly,, and/Berry. ■' ' ..-. ■■■- . ".i.-. : ', ; .. "^.U Two players in the Auckland district who were members of the Maori profes-. sional. team which •■' visited ..Australia, last year were ordered to be expelled, seeing that they hod failed'to show causa;why such % action should not be taken.-', ■. '.-; The -secretary'to thev.-English. Engby Union - wrote • stating' that the amendments to 'lawe-proposed by the N.Z. Union, and by other colonial unions, had beei thoroughly'thrashed : out by its laws committee, and by their, representatives on the International' Board. They would-be presented to .the International Board-at their next: meeting,; which' he/ believed ■■ would be held early this-year... _V' ; ~.,*; The Ot'ago : -Union wrote pointing "out that Easter fell in,the close ,season.this year; and that there was '.a possibility of cliibs'in..their district applying;to vplay' matches at'that.time. .Conld matches;be arranged, : and /a- charge be , made .or. a collection taken -up ? It was decided ,to reply.thalt the'.N.Z. Union had .never;ac-i tually defined , 'a "clo'se" season. Theunions had free, hands.

The Marlborough, Union inquired under what rule, the N.Z.VUnion had increased a. sentence-on'a. player residing in, their . district. '.;Writers;'-to, be informed that the: decision was based;on Rule 25. .'•'■■•>• \: ■ W. T. Parata.-Botorua, requested permission for a-••New Zealand Maori representative team to/.■ visit'-. Australia- during, the coining ' season.-.: The object ■of .the visit waVuot to make .nionev, bit to improve.the,'educaiion of the players. They were quite willing to pay all,expenses of the trip, but no player would receive any remuneration in any.shape or. ■ form. "Before sailing, to "Sydney, fie team . wouk: Uke to play a match,in Auckland.; If the New Zealand ..Union cared to shares any loss which' might: be - in.' the event of a profit, being'made, it would be handed .over to ■ the union.. It was-re-solved to send a copy of the communication to tho New South Wales Union, wjth a view of ascertaining whether the projected tour would be approved. Mr. T/'.D; Taylor, president of the defunct sub-union at Havelock, stated 1 that if.a new union; independent of tho Nelson and.Marlborough Unions, wero'established -thers,, it. would .resuscitate the game'.. The-escretary was instructed to forward, details as Jkp -the course, to bo, adopted whefe ; 'a new'unionwas sought to be established. V- : •' V,. ..