CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1080, 20 March 1911, Page 7

CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES.

SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Christchurch, March 18. The annual conference of delegates from Centres affiliated to tho New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was held this morning. The delegates were: Oiago Centre, Messrs. A. R. Barclay, 11. Divers, and L. Sanderson; Southland Centre, Messrs. G. P. Keddell, and C. E. Robertson; Wellington Centre, Messrs. W. H. Pollock, J. L. Short, and T. W. Leslie; Auckland Centre, Messrs. F. L. Murray and D. Hoare; Canterbury Centre, Messrs. T. Twyneham, H. S. Williams, and J. H. Aitken. Mr. D. Hoare . was voted to tho chair, and Mr. R. Twynehain was appointed secretary. Mr. Pollock moved: "That the allocation of Australasian championship meeting is entirely a matter for the council." The motion was lost by 7 votes to 5. Subsequently it was agreed that tho next Australasian championship meeting should be held in Dnnciiin. A motion by Mr. Short, that the conference should strongly recommend the fixing of the date of the New Zealand championship meeting for the month of February, was carried unanimously. Mr. Keddell moved: "That the next New Zealand championship meeting should be held in Southland. The motion was agreed to. The conference unanimously supported a suggestion from Otago that an athletic calendar should" be published in Now Zealand. A motion that a new Centre of the Association should be established in Westlaud, was, after discussion, permitted to lapse. A motion was moved by Sir. Divers to the effect that amateurs should be allowed to compete with professionals at trade picnics and similar gatherings. This was defeated. It was agreed that a fund should be established to send representatives to the Olympic Games and the Festival of Empire, and that New Zealand should have separate representation from Australia in the Olympic Games.