FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1930, Page 3

FOOTBALL

BRITISH TEAM

ARRIVES ON MAY 14

TOUR OF THE DOMINION,

On .May 14, the British team, under the managership of Mr Janies Baxter vhich is to tour the Dominion and afterwards play a number of matches in Australia, is due in Wellington by the Rangitata. For this visit extensive ..preparations have been made by the Management Committee of the Now Zealand Rugby Union, both as regards transport arrangements and the ntertainment of the team..

On arrival, the team will .be met by 'he president of , the New Zealand lughy Union, Dr G. J. Adams,, of Wanganui, the chairmanp (ME S. S> Doan'l. and members of the. New Zealand Union’s Management Committer and the members of the Manageitmn

'Ommittee of the Wellington. -Rugby Union. Negotiations are being mad with the Wellington Harbour Board officials to have an area set asid ! Tint the team might be welcomed :

a suitable manner on landing. •Ar •angements are also being made for o' civic reception to be tendered the visi *crs in the Uvn Hall, the time o'

hiciv. will depend largely on the ar rival olf the Rangitata. At this-func-tion it is hoped that the Government will be represented. In all probability the. team will have a run at Athletic Park the following lav.' Thursday, and on Friday they will leave for Wanganui, where the opening match of the tour is to be played against the Wanganui repmsen’tives on Wednesday, May 21. From Wanganui, the visitors go to New Plymouth to play Taranaki on Saturday, May 24. They then meet Man a when nua at Palmerston on May 28, Wai-rarapa-Bush Distrits at Masterron on May 31, and on the King’s Birthcin,. June 3, they will be seen in action against the Wellington representatives fit Athletic Park. After playing at Wellington, the team proceeds to Christchurch, where the first match in the South Island tour is to be played Canterbury on June 7. Four Test matches are to be played, the dates of which are as follows: —.Tunc first Test, at Dunedin July 5, rand Test, at Christchurch r July 23, '•’rd Test, at-Auckland; August 9, fourth Test, at Wellington.