CIRCKET.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2004, 11 March 1914, Page 4

CIRCKET.

FINANCE W OVERSEA TRIP;

THE BfttANCE-SHEET,

A cap.v of the balance-sheet of tljo New Zealand representative team which toured Australia- recently was swhrnittcd to a- meeting of thft- Maiiagenieni Conimittee- of tho Wellinpttpft Cricket Association iasti eveiiiiiE. The following members of tlio cseoirtive were pro , ' sent:—Messrs, C, G. Wilson (chairman), J. Ptiuninfi, M. J. Cfoßibie, M, MaSon, 0. Hickson, L. Coldfineh, g. M. B&o.elic.v (secretary), and F. M. Martin, (treasurer).

One or two items oil tho exjeftditu-ro side of t-Jie isalance-slieet were critioised, such (is tho "tips" and the allowance of ss. per day to eacll member of tho tpain, Ofio member remarked t-lrat it was nil "extraonfiiiary haiaflee-shofit." On tli* iiTotian of tlio shakmau the balance-eiieet was referred to a subcommittee for ireport, The following Were tho items ,of expenditure ivs given ew the balance-sheet: —Steaniftr tares, .£164..3:5, 3.(1: rail fares, £223 Ss- fej.; sleeping carriages, £30;' meals an tains, £28 13s, Bd. i Hotel bills, ©TO 13s> 2d. 5 tips, £34 las. 3d.; players aliowaii-BO (as. pqf dat), £210: luirfcaKc, £22 Is, fid,; btazers . httd caps, £24 is. j Cijter* tnirang, £U Is. 6d.; Auckland players' ospefis-85,£32 4s. :6d.; RratWity t<i eil's foptessn-tativo iii Aiistralia, £.1.6; insurajice of players, £7 75,; drags artd cabs, £7 Ms,Sd s ; growhd men, i*s Is.; ground bowlers, :£3 Us. 6d, 5 dtessinKrbom attendwits, £7 Ss.; sieves, £3 OS. 6d-; cricket balls, £3 155..; scorers : , £2; repairs te bats, 12$, 6d.; medical '«*• p6flses,.£i IBs. 6d;s £i 13s. ■6d.: exchajiges, £'3. 2s. 3d.; postage, cabtesi etc,, .£8 2s. Bd, t tyfAfe *i 135.: Gd. ■ tains, 9s. 9d.; score book, 4s, 6d,.; £2 19s, Od/; selection comWittoo's expfeiisos, £20 12s. M-. ; balajica of receipts etviit cspertdituro, £84 12s. U.; total.. £].jO4 ea. '-' ■

Prppesal rd Groundsman* it was moved , by Mt. Mason: "That tlw Wellington Ite/jby Tin-ion be apTtawtifced with &■ view to art artangenielli being niado with the*. Cricket Association Wlicreiv their (the Rugby' luiion's) grottiidsman bis Teased iro tW Cricket Association during next crietiiot sensoii,"

Mr, Mason stated that jto had- interwowed tile riia-irnmn of tlio Eu"hy ■Union unofficially and had been informed that that body woujd be prepared to.' ■cojisriw tile matter, Tho spciiljer , tlifliipjljt it possible to liojraow the unku's. man for perhaps sis flionttis and pay Imlf his SaJa-ry te the .year. This Wjrid : save tJie association a great d?al of ex*penso in paying wiriter wages. _ Other raejivbefs β-xpjiesseol , tho- opin-' toil that it was ii good proposition.. : , Mr, Mason also suggested t;ha-. .tolldS:-. Hig proposal-: "Thei a gfoundslnaii. he mmea at a wag© of not- more than' i 3 iOs. per weoft, and thut the City t-ouiicil bo .-ap.nrQa.ehed with ft yew to ttew tslyiig ltonu'OKOf in. .ehargc -of t'ho groand during tho tfmttf mo.nths; %ht> assoc«*iO:U to pay some portion of hfa salary (m £1 per w.eeM j the y'aiica to ho paid by tho City ■Council."' 'fho' snealver. oxpfessed tlio opinion ilvit tkik f.aggostian wttiM most Kkcly prove acCBptab 0- ic tli© co;.un'cil s while m th« other .hand-, it;: wcmld-save tho. as"sq.t:m■tjDft niiion espense.; Kfofeoravit wonM ■mean hfcvmg a maii iii cha.rgo- all the yeai* Toimd,-, '

rho first proposition was coh-sidcre.d ■ .tho better, of ■Aα t\voj and- was .gee- : onded by Mr. Fanning uiid;: ,i ear*iet f /' 7!: ? ;.. City Qounpli's "10 Per .Oents/ , . A letter was recptvpd: (™W tho tStr CmtnciJ graKttiig-t:li&" aSHo.ctatiQ:ii .pot- : . nitssiou-to ■ clia.rgo lor adinissjoii to the ■ ; Basin JJfiseri-e <i.n J'ferch 20 *iid' "2i aitd' on April IQi.IL, and 13, for the AUstra-. liaft v. /Wellington and the CciVtorljtiTy i', WeliKiigtoii,',ni.atc;hG,a. .respectively; l"fc was raoiitwivcd. in tho tetter that permission was grmted ufldfef the ujiial cohditifeiij viz., the council to rcqeive. 10 per cent, of {'ho gross- taKivgs. Hjc- eMfc nA also prepciscd to ta.ko 1.0 pat cent, of tho grandstand titking*. . M'oinbwa expressed. dissa:tisfa.ctic)rt : t tlie tost paragi-a-pls. They .doubled ivli&-: ther tins, couneil ijad a right to d"o- as proposed'. .. ' ■ : It was do'3ide4 O.n. Wio , motion of' .jir. CfofnWej ask.t-ho City,Oouncil to re- : ■consider its decision ivith reference' to the graudstajjd takings.

tpslJg Yjjiirig Pliers. ' Sir. Goldfinch, asked fthcfhef it wojiTd not bo wise ta Ho something; with a vfew t.o :briaigijig outside into closer .i>j>Mi with Hie 'Wfslffigttm Asso-", ■ciation. Ho considered that the asso* ciatfo'ji was losing nia.ny yovjiig players, who joined oilje.if assoajatipita- 'because they did UOt tewto , travel Sa far for itvatelios. . .

Inc.)dciii : t,illy i:t TCIJ9 meatioiYed: that it svas probable- that fto Wcdnefidav A/s.sqciiatien woftlfl W-ifli.tlie Wei* lingieii A«s6ci-aM»n, .bu-t in sucji a. mailne.r that; the mkl-w.eek .a.s-sOeiatioii Would .continuo to conduct its own itifiita.

Messrs. Gqldfinoh. aitd Msio'n wej-e appointed' to feo vijte tho matter of cillistins tho support, of th; 6 outside iissociaitieiis, ' '. ' .

other Biisihess. It iv-as ifesided to extend the tcf nt of ©r.jjdgptneVili srf Sir. J- •V, Satind.crs, witicii expires a-t the will of this month, to April 30. . ■Tlio secreta:!'}' ■of tlio Potfino Club ■ wtote; stating tliafc tilieir junior tpajii would to uiublft t« :play. PoriWia pjlaj on Saturday next, It was derided . to ftsk the cTttb- Its rousoii lor deEniiltWfc ■and to inforai the sfecrettfW ftjrt jtoraor .players 'wild not r>% in a match' SvlfcljQut boirig p.Njperly trft-ns£e*-rcd. ■

THE WA"I{!HODSESSN. fhf> üßdormPtt'timied. aro. tho fiSt.Hfe.s for the 'Wiivctepsoiiion's Aeaoqiijtion lor Satuvte r-^js T <SvY .Zealand Railways A \»."lfew Zitalantl Rathytiys 8., at JSicsV' town Pc%f'ls lifit.,S.; Occidental v. Tclp.yikma EsclvaniSCi i\t Kelburno AYhiteoinije ai.itl Tombs .v. . Electric J%!rt ( at Kelinirrio V&fk',- United, v, eoHiii ftn.fj Oα., at Ne.wtoHMi Baric, JN-p. ■ a; 'k, E.' Kqrii&t's, a bye. ■ QUTSffiE PIJEWJIES. Tlie foHosving ttjitufes will be played on'Saturdayt~*Stes y, St. Anne's (final), at Newtoivn Paris;.. Thorniloii v. Athletic, at Anderson , * Parkj Be.rhiimpoi* v. SelvyWi »t 'Wa.kenijH.P.arlv No! 5 : E«!icft«ieAs v. tfnjfcd» at W 8 1«field Park No, '2;.%1®. y. Stay B, at Wiiteftold Park No, 3:; Bi.uft Harris r. Sargood's:, Wakefidd .Park Jfo. *>

Tlie. following wo tilie junior ehs-r*-pionsiiip iistilrfes for iSja.fth 14 and 281 Giadd A—ffitonc V. PoFifija, at Ponrmi;'Central v. Aftiiter.v, at Hasm ao. 4 Grade B—Nortli v. Old B«.vS s at Kcfturiie; 'jSast' v. Weffiiißton .■&!.ws.p, ' at' CoUcae iirwiiid; Hurt v. Vietopa. ■CoiJcKfl, 'at Hutt j Jl-HjoMyii. * t! y°MYRRS CUP MAI*OH, ; (Bv- UWczmSli—tocsa Apsoci.atloii.i Auoktand, Jjarch Jft A ri'ifivet itnititch for the My*!'? Glial' lcivm ("up PomnWttittl to-dny betjwetai. • Kwwarkfit and Potoife Rfttey Work- ■ shops. tVteno mwle 338 (Siii.yfk, .tiai"Wsli. IS; Hiii-dltaim iiot oitt, Wt fimfms»M 133, Mid 20 fe'' wt P *ielvofa> Novnuitrkef replSci wilh 38i Thfi nuWls will be rcuofred tp-iiMrrow,