HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

Shannon News, 20 June 1924, Page 3

HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

[ LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. i The weekly meeting of the I-loro-wheuua Kugny Union was helu last Tuesday, the President, Mr E. Nash, being in the chair. Also . 'presentMessrs O'Connor, O'Rourke, Rimmer, liardie, Austin, Robinson, Hutching* a-tid the Secretary, Ml" L. • Cunmi&nuei. CORRESPONDENCE. The Otaki Primary School, entered a challenge for the Austin Banner.— Lett in 'the hands or the -Secretary to arrange. The secretary .of the Koputaroa Ciiiu protested against, the drawing of tlie second round of the competitions, which resulted in Koputaroa i'Uirus having to firajvel to Foxton three times aginst Foxton playing 'in Koputaroa once.

Tlie Secretary stated that there had been a mistake in the drawing whim would be rectified. INSURANCE.

The Shannon Club wrote that three <>J ' ■their players were injured in the Junior match against Awah-ou on Saturday. . • '. .

The Hut Mai Chub wrote to» the effect that a player had been injured and had been off for four weeks. They asked that insurance for this time should be paid. Mr Ha.rdie said that the clearance for- players should be paid by the Un ; ion. This would protect the Union as they would be sure that the player was not off longer than he. should be. ■Mr O'Rourkc said that under the insurance Lschesme rules, this could not be done as the Union was not entitled to pay away the money for any purpose ofther th/an insurance claims., Mr Hardic asked what would be done after the existing insurance, funds were exhausted. Thore was L.'JO in hand and claims in now would practicably exhaust the amount. The Secretary stated that the Union was responsible for insurance to the extent of £lO 10s after the insurance funds as .paid in by players were finished. This would .[bring the stum in hand up to £4O. "After this the, scheme would have to go by the board as there would be no more funds. ■ THE SOUTHERN TOUR. The secretary of-the Nelson Union wired asking when t)he tour could be arranged to visit that Union. ft was decided to reply tha,f the Union could- not see its way to arrange a. Southern tour owing to its financial position. FOOTBALL, DISCIPLINE. The referee in the Shannon-Wan-derers match reported H. Jacob for unsatisfactory conduct during; tihe game and threatening behaviour ait the conclusion of the match. - On the motion of Mr O'liourke, it was decided to held the matter over until Jacob and- the referee' appear before the Union, they to be notified to attend next meeting. and gatekeepers' reports were received. UNION FINANCES. The following report on the financial position was submitted by Mr J. Rimmer, the TreasurerReceipts.—Gates £92 17s Bd, insurance £2B lis 6d, affiliation fees £lB 18s, sundries £l6 7s 6d 4 interest, donation and protest fee £1 6s lid, making a'total of £l5B Is 7d. Expenditure.—Footballs donated to primary schools £l9 10s, Manawatu account £lO 17s, insurance £3, sundries £W 12s fld, liabilities from 1923 £3 17s, leaving a foailance in hand of £75 4s 4d.- ' i

In speaking to <the report, the Treasurer stated that the position in ro- 1 gard to "the finances was not satisfactory. He considered that a statement of the financial position and a trial balance sheet should be submitted to the Union every month. As things were he was iinahle to say what 'was exactly the financial portion at any moment and as executive officers they should know exactly to a penny the financial'position of the Union and where every penny was, spent and how it was spent. He did-/ 'not suggest that there was anything wrong with the book-keeping save that it was not sufficiently elaborate. He would . suggest that air accounts should be sent in and dealt with at once at the beginning-of the month. As soon after live fifteenth of each month as possible then, a trial balance should be. brought out. lie had formulated a system whereby the finances could be properly recorded'; and he suggested that a committee he be set up to go into the matter. , The chairman congratulated 'the' treasurer on his able presentation of the position. There was no doubt, he. said, that -the .reform was needed. The committee was there as the trustees of the Union's funds and the public was entitled to receive monthly reports: The report was adopted, the committee as suggested being set up, and including the treasurer and the secretary. Accounts totalling £l9 17s 8d were passed for payment. JUNIOR TRIAL MATCH. Mr Hardie moved and Mr Robinson seconded, that all games 'within the Union he postponed in view of the rep. game in Foxton on Saturday. Stat The secretary moved an amendment to the effect that the North v. South Junior match be played at Otaki on June 21st. Mr .1. J. O'Connor seconded the motion. Speaking to the amendment, the secretary stated that it was necessary to get this match off so as to enable the selectors to .pick a teaim for the junior rep. game against Manawatu in three weeks' -time. . '

Mr Hardie protested against the aineiidment on the score that it Was desira.ble to encourage junior playersto attend senior games. The secretary said that the ibig difficulty was that if this game was not played, it would upset the whole of the fixtures which had been arranged, Regarding the" question of hiking the game as a curtain-raiser to the senior game in Foxton, it was a question if it was worth while incurring the expense of hanging men from all over the Union to Foxton. fcy

cur and sending them hack by oar after tlfe game. Mr ,T. J. O'Connor said -thai he was of the opinion." that the'public should ho-' considered. He did not think thai, a junior game, even if played in Levin, would affect the senior rep. game in Foxton and by playing it the Union would be iablo to keep faith Avith the public who after all were" the people who kept football going. The amendment was lost, the original motion being carried. A hearty vote of thanks to the chair concluded the meeting. FOOTBALL REFEREES. (To the Editor). Sir,—ln reply to "Justice's" letter of June 17, which appeared'in your paper I have, been instructed iby J'be Referees' Association to. (answer _ his question providing the discloses his name.—Yours faithfully, , R. A. SLOAN, Hon. Sec, Horowhenua R.A June 18, 1924.