RUGBY UNION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 18 April 1917, Page 5

RUGBY UNION

ANNUAL MEETING. i. Th? Wellington Rugby Football Union held its annual meeting last evening. In the absence of the president and viceMr. D. fi. Weir presided. The chairman moved the adoption of the annual report and the balancwheet (already published). He observed that the finances of the union had gone back to the extent of .£7OO in' the course of the past year,, and they would go back still further in the coming season, as the union would not •> have the same draw" matches this.year. . . It was decided to alter the rules.of the. union so as to permit of to the committee of one member, who should be a member of, and elected to the committee, by the executive of the 1 Schools Rugby Union. . : . A motion was carried expressing the opinion of the union that the names of any men who became members -of the forces should be removed from the disqualification list.' ■ " ■ The following officers were elected:— Dr. A. K. Newman; vicepresident, Messrs.- J. P. Firth, G. F. C. Campbell, E. 0. Hales, and Dr. MTDvedy; management committee, Messrs. Montgomery, Kitto, Weir, Howe, Donovan, Jackson; Buck, Millard, and Carman; delegates to New Zealand Union, Messrs. E. O. Hales, E. Little, J. H. Lynskey, G. Howe, A. C. Kitto; auditor, Mr. O. G. Kember; treasurer; Mr. Hornig.