HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2567, 14 April 1923, Page 4

HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

ANNUAL' MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Horowhenua Rugby Union was held in Levin on Tuesday evening, there being present an attendance of about 60y -including delegates from the following Clubs: Shannon, Tokomaru, 'Manga hao, Moutoa, Fox ton, Wanderers, -Worn run, Rovers, Kukii, Hui Mai, Otaki, Te Horo, Koputaroa, and' Paraparaumu. Mr E. Nash, president of the Union, occupied the chair. The receipts totalled £3BO 14/10, the chief items being Balance brought forward £ls 14/9, gate money £250 13/7, school'grant, £1!) 19/6, insurance £66 7/-. The expenditure - included Referees’ expenses £ls 14/3, travelling £B9 18/-, ground expenses £ll 17s lid, Government, tax £2l 8/4, school grant £l9 19/6;> printing and advertising £32,--jerseys £l2, secretary’s honorarium £2O, refreshments £27 12/6, insurance £53 15/-. The total wa5,.£369 6/-, leaving a credit balance of £ll 8/10. Notice of motion was received from the Hui Mai Club that Rule 7

of the Rule Book be altered to allow of one selector for senior teams instead of three as at present. The following officers were elected: Patron, Air W. I!.’ Feild. ALT 1 .. President, Mr E. Nash, re-elecled; secretary, Air L. S. Carmichael, reelected; treasurer, Air Casey; management committee, Afesss Seiascia, McMillan, Grimstone, Proctor, Austin, Hutchings and Bevan; vicepresident to the New Zealand Rugby Union, Air J. Procter; delegate to the N.Z. Rugby Union, Mr. J. O’Connor; senior selectors, Messrs R. Wehipeihana, S. Parker and T. Rowlands; junior selectors, Messrs J. Puti and Grimstone; auditor, Air W. Bull, re-elected. After a lengthy discussion the motion which received considerable support that Rule 7 be altered, was moved by Hui Alai and seconded by Wanderers, but was lost on the twothirds majority required to alter a rule. It was moved by Mr Peters and seconded by Mr Jackson that there be a recommendation from the Union that selectors attend different matches alternately.—Carried. Mr Moynihan’s motion that only individual members of the Tokomaru and Paraparanniu teams be compelled to play senior, was put and carried unanimously. A hearty vote of thanks to the chair concluded the meeting.