HOROWHENUA RUGBY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4506, 18 September 1930, Page 2

HOROWHENUA RUGBY COUNCIL.

COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the Horowhenun Rugby District iCo'unci! took place in Levin on Tuesday evening JUNIOR KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION. It was reported that the junior match Hui Alai v. Otaki, set down to take place at Otaki last Saturday, did not eventuate, owing to the notice being too short. The committee decided that the game lie played next Saturday. Paraparauma juniors were reported to have defaulted to Wanderers. at Levin on Saturday, and it was resolved that they lie subject; to a forfeit of £l. A. re-play was granted for the match Shannon v, Foxlon, which ended in a. draw, at Shannon last Saturday, although extra spells had Iheen played. The venue will again be Shannon.

H I'NJIOR CHA AIPTON SHIP FINAL.

The venue of the final match for the junior championship, to he played bv Wanderers and Foxlon, (in Saturday, was discussed. Mr. Watts moved that the game take .place at Levin. Mr. Robinson put in a plea for Foxtou, stating that the ground there was practically paid for and he thought that a . pretty fair "gate” would be realised. Air. Robinson moved that the match he 'played at Fox ton; and he offered to net as gatekeeper, to save the committee expense. The motion by Mr. Watts lapsed, and Mr. Rimmer seconded Mr. Robinson's, which was carried by six votes to three. In the event of a draw, two extra spells of 10 minutes each are to be played; and if the score still remains equal, the match will he re-plaved. ROWLAND’S CUP MATCH. September 2-7th was agreed to as the date for the game for the Rowland’s Cup between the winners of the Alanawatu and Horowbeniia Junior competitions. The match will be a curtain-raiser to the Wellington - Mann whenua match al Palmerston North. FINANCIAL POSITION.

iii a revitnv of (he financial affairs of l)he (Council, (lie secretary stated that there was a credit of £2 18/- in the general account and of £8 in the insurance account. The liabilities on the general account wore estimated at. about £25, and it was expected to receive, say, £ls from the MaiiawhenuaAVellington match and possibly a few pounds from junior matches. The insurance liabilities in sight were £3.

iIV. Robinson gave an explanation of what had happened in Foxton prior to the published statement that there was a likelihood of a separate district being formed there with a resultant breakaway Irom Horowhenuu. He said that no new dub was formed, but a few sports got together to run Sunday matches in the cause of unemployment relief. In consequence they realised a few pounds and obtained a subsidy from the lto rough Council to carry out some treeplanting, etc. There was no suggestion of the Foxton (dub pulling a way from the Ilorowhenua Rugby Council; it had never been suggested by the Foxton club and was nut likely to be. He hoped it was not thought that he was disloyal to t.liis Council, of which lie had been a member for many years. If there was ever any suggestion of pulling away, he would be the last to support it, and as long as Horowlienun had a council he hoped to belong to it. 'The chairman accepted Mr. Robinson’s explanation as quite satisfactory.