FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1930, Page 6

FOOTBALL

THE ENGLISH VISIT

(By Telegraph—Press Association)

AVELLINGTON, April H

The New Zealand Union decided to amend the admission charges in connection with the British tour as follows :

Provincial matches: admission to ground 2s, school children Is, grandstand 7s 6d.

Tests: Admission to ground 2s 6d including tax, chi fit run Is, stand 10s with limited number of seats at £l. Mr J. Prendvillo (AVellington) asked what the Union’s policy was with regard to trial matches this year. Air Dean explained that it was intended to bold three trial matches, two in the North Island, and one in the South,. Air’ Prenclevill asked if there was any necessity for the' proposed trial game on May 14. It had also been rumoured that the ’ ' New Zealand TTivon intended to avertible the New Zealand team a week7 J •before'the first Test, and for the team to play at least one match before the'’first Test. ATr Dean explained that it was intended that tlie New Zealand team should play a match' against North Otago on the AVednesday before the first Test .Match, it wits not considered fair to ask the New Zealand team to take the field without at least one game together.

AU J. T, King advocated that the New Zealand v. Maoris match should be made an annual event. The exhibition which had been given by the Maori team in the first spell of that match had beqn brilliant, and bad the Maoris been (it they would have “towel Tod” the pakelias up a treat Ihe match' had done a* great deal, of good ifor the game in AVellington, and bad resulted iu a profit of £4OO. Thus from a playing and commercial aspect the Pakeha- v. Maoris match was a first-class proposition. If the fixture were made annual it would encourage the Alaori players.

The motion to recommend that the fixture be made annual was carried. The delegates decided that all matches played by the British team in New Zealand should be broadcasted.

iXTERPROA'JNCTAL FIXTURES. FOG S.FDLON SHIELD UNIONS.' WELLINGTON, April 11.

The following were among the interprovincial fixtures made to-day at the meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union.

June 7—Buller v. West Coast at Greymouth. June 14—Nelson v. Marlborough at Blenheim. June 28—Golden Bay-Motueka v. Bush Districts at Motueka. July s—Nelson v. Marlborough at Nelson.

West Coast at Motueka. July 12—Bush Districts v. Nelson at Nelson. July 30—Buller v. Nelson at Nel-

son . August 2—Golden Bay-Motueka v. Buller. August 23—Golden ' Bay-Motueka v. Marlborough. September 6—Golden Bay-Motueka v. Nelson at Motueka. September 13—Wellington v. Marlbourough at Blenheim. September 13—Buller v. Canterbury B at Christchurch. Seotember 17 —Wellington v. Golden Bav-Moteuka at Motueka. September 17—Ashburton v. Buller at Ashburton. September 20—Wellington v. Nelson at Nelson. September 20—Buller v. South Canterbury at Timaru. September 24—Buller v. North Otago at Oamaru.