N.Z. RUGBY UNION

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2457, 10 May 1915, Page 3

N.Z. RUGBY UNION

j DEFICIENCY ON THE YEAR, Tlie twenty-third annual report of the New Zealand llugby Football TJnion Btates that la6t year the sum of £200 was distributed amongst affiliated unions for the encouragement of llugby i in primary schools. i Inference to the accounts shoivs that 5 the Australian tour cost the union 6 £1025 9s. 5d., whilst the • net receipts s on the occasion of the Australian team's t visit to New Zealand in 1913 amounted t only to £396 lis. Id. The loss on tlie 3 North v. South Island matches was £149 ss. 7d. The committee again deii sires _to emphasise the necessity for i exercising the greatest economy during the coming season, more .especially as the war has seriously interfered with the incomes of the affiliated unions and hampered their fihanoial relations with tlie union. The General Fund on March r 31, 1914, was £10j335 6s. 10d., and it aow stands at £8918 16s. 9d., showing a deficiency on the year' 6 workings of £1416 10s. I'd. The following amounts ore now on loan to various affiliated unions:—Hawke's Bay, £845; "ffanganui, £500; Taranaki, £175; Otago, £1200; Southland, £'2250; Wellington, £1400; Poverty Bay, £300. s In accordance with a resolution passr ed at a former annual general meeting, a list is attached showing the attendance of members at oommittee meetings:—Meetings called, 17—Mr. N. Galbraith, 8; Mr. G. H. Dixon, 15; Mr. R: M. Isaacs, 12; Mr. J. H. Laughton, 11; Mr. A. Laurenson, 14; "Mr. W. Perry, 13; Mr. I. Hyams, 11; Mr. E. W.vlie, 16; Dr. M'Eved.y, 7 (out of 7.).. It would be impossible, continues tho report, to present this report without making at least a passing reference to the war and the part footballers are playing in it. Efforts have been made to discover the total' donations made by affiliated unions to the various patriotic funds, anS also the number of play«W6 who have volunteered foe service. Tlie information is not readily procurable, but it is sufficient to' indie oa.te that while the several unions have been very generous with their funds tho players have also made a most, generous response to the call of duty. It is interesting to note that a match took place between teani6 picked from amongst members of the New Zealand and Australian ' Expeditionary Forces now in Egypt, and resulted in a win for New Zealand." _ As previously pointed out, the interchange of visits between Australia and New Zealand has been suspended during the operation of the war, it being the desire of this union and also of the i„ New South Wales and Queensland , Rugbv Unions to in every way encourage the enlistment of players, and with ,® this end in view to postpone all touring f of its teams.