OLYMPIC COUNCIL.
IMPORTANT MATTERS.
MOTION TO CUT THE PAINTER,
A meeting of the Olympio Council, for New Zealand was held last evening, Mr. A. Marryatt presiding. Tho cliainnan announced that tlio Amorica.n athletic team was expected to arrive in Wellington on December 3, and also that their tour of New Zealand would ho commenced at lnvercargill on December 13. A letter was received from the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association stating that Mr. Unmack, manager of tlio American team, had suggested that ho might giro a series of lectures to schoolboys aiul sports bodies, illustrat* ing the method adopted' in training tlio American schoolboy to become a finished athlete. The letter stated, intei alia., that it had been decided* to appoint ai sub-committee of the various sports bodies interested to raalto preliminary arrangements to can - }' out Mr.' Uiv mack's suggestion. It was dccided to appoint Mr. B. R. ICeesing.
Tho "Separate Nation." Mr. J. >S. Hill moved the following motion: "That tho representative for Australia and New Zealand on the International Olympic Committee bo -requested (on behalf of New Zealand) to make application forthwith to tho International Olympio Committee for New Zealand to be recognised as a separate nation in. future Olympic games." _ Tlio mover said that representation in conjunction with Australia was not a success, and 1 New Zealand was well ablo to hold its own. Touching • on the question of expense in sending teams to compctoj Mr. Hill was of tne opinion that enough money could bo raised in New Zealand 1 . Ho suggested that tho Government should he approached and asked to 'subsidiso a.ny ' amount tliat might bo raised. fir. E. E. Hammond seconded the motion, and strongly supported it. Mr. A. Marryatt remarked that lie did not think that it was at present practicable for Now Zealand to branch away from Australia. Separate representation would be a good thing for New Zealand if it was found that athletes worthy to represent tho Dominion in all branches of sport could bo produced. If that wero the case he would vote in favour of the motion, but at present lie did not think New Zealand would gain anything by seceding from Australia.
Messrs. B. R. Keesing and A. Davies also spoke against the motion. The voting was even', four votes being cast for and against the proposal. Tho motion was defeated on the casting vote of the chairman. I ; Letter from Mr. Coombcs, In connection with tho foregoing, aj long letter was road from Mr. 11. Coombos, of Sydney. The writer stated that in his opinion there was nothing to prevent the Now Zealand Council from seceding from tho Australian body should it so desire. That would mean tiiat New Zealand would place itself on the same footing as South Africa and other parts of the British Empire (other than Canada), and bo without any representative on tho International Committee, anything required being seen to by the United Kingdom representatives. "Of course, any resolution the Now. Zealand Council might carry would roceivo all the attention within my power," the letter continued. Mr, Coombcs also stated that ho intended to ask tho representatives of the various Olympic councils to meet him in Melbourne next January, for tho purpose of discussing tho formation of _ an Australasian Olympic which, he was informed, was imperative. In conclusion, Mr. Coombes stated that ho was hopeful of attending the next meeting of the International Olympic Council. '•
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1859, 19 September 1913, Page 8
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572OLYMPIC COUNCIL. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1859, 19 September 1913, Page 8
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