LOOKING AHEAD

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 7

LOOKING AHEAD

RUGBT UNION;AND PETONE ';.■;.;..: COUNCIL.. : ' ; : !: ; - . A considerable. portion. of■ the time of the Potone. Borough Counoil at its uieet.inglnst night Was ■taken.'.:lip; With, a ; discussion oil the relations ;"existjiig between the counoil and. the ..Wellington Rugby Union.on the matter:of playing grounds. The union : had written asking for; a state-, nurat-'.'of. terms under.which, the council would be-prepare<l (o lease:the Recreation 1 Ground for the next football season. . Councillor Piper thought that the request of thei union .might be granted oil the'distinct-'understanding . that there should bo' a.-settling.up of accounts between'^the.counoil .and the union. -He nioved accordingly. -: ; , -.'.. ..;, ■•: Councillor Southgate said that. the. .financial ; aspect of. .the,- matter ; did -'not trouble, him. ' He 'wanted senior- matches at Potone.■'He moved,.as an amendment, that .the; cquncil.: grant -the ■ use of ;.two grounds' 'on .'condition that .the ;Rogby :Un,ioh agreo'to; play senior garnet, at Pe- ".'■ '.-". ",• -"There .was.nO.secbnder. to the motion.

'■■'■'■ jTh'e -next • suggestion.',was-, th at' the' -mat-. ter: ; be .deferred till .'a.;:.more fayourable opportunity of.'deoidingiwhother pr,-,not ithe.grounds, would;'be ; ready by next season -presented;:itselr. .'But.;'this received small, suppdrt; and Jultimafely. it "was resolyed, :on the motibn of Councillor List:' "That the, Rugby Unionße grantedNos. 1,;,2; : and,3: grounds for the ensuing season, -the co.nncil-, to /-/receive', one-half of th» ; -,net-.profits;/;on,; icohdition;that.,' the union' guarantee Va-' : senior .'.match every Saturday,; and / adhere to -drawing's; the matches 'playedi-by the local. club, in town in the first roiind to he played in Petone ■'in.:the second round ;■ should• a:.final/occur, with, the local,'o]uh, the final to.be played in'Petone.if;No. ; 1 ground "Be playable."' ;

./ Reference ■ vias, also /made ' to'. the fact that/: there/ was'still pending the/notion proposed,/to ; :bo /taken apaijist:.the Union in- coiinebtion with,'last season's games. ./It was pointed out that the coun-cil's/-resolution :,'authorisin£ the: institni; fion of -proceedings; was: still .inahdatory.The settlement of the dispute.; was essential the;council's general polioy.;with regard-to its,playing grounds.