DISCOURTEOUS TREATMENT DENIED.
p WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION INDIGNAN’r. The calm of the meeting of the Man r ageinent Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union was somewhat disturbed last night, when the following letter from the Manawatu-Ho.ro-whenua Rugby Union was read:— “The Horowhenua Rugby Gouncil has ■ protested against the treatment your union had shown them when visiting your city, on July 21, on the occasion of supplying the curtainraiser to the Wellington v. Maori match. They state that after the conclusion of the curtain-raiser the manager and team were refused admission to your stand (although ample seating accommodation was available) and the team were compelled to sit in the cold, after playing in, your union’s interest. They further state, if this kind of courtesy’ is continued, then they refuse to send away further teams for any union’s benefit in future. My union directs me to- resent the action taken, 'and trusts vour committee will go into the matter with those concerned. Thanking you in anticipation, yours sincerely.— (Signed) J. B. Proud, Secretary.” The secretary of the Wellington Rugby Union (Mr A. E. Nielson) had no sooner finished reading fire letter when Mr G. F. Jackson indignantly exclaimed: “It is absolutely contrary to fact. Thev ought to make enquiries and find out the real position before* writing a letter like that. It is a pack of lies.” , Mr A. E. Nielson: The New Zealand RugbV' Union had control of the ground for the. day, and granted permission for the match to be played, .provided there was no expense entailed to them. When the curtain,raisei had finished I personally conducted the Maoris, including, their eleven emergencies and their manager, into the stand to certain seats res'erved m them. Later on I found them shim,, in seats reserved for season ticket holders. I took them away from them without any fuss.” Mr Jackson: “We resent the tone of their letter. I don’t think should sit down and take quietly a letter like that. . , It was decided to inform, die .Mana-watu-Horowhenua Union that the tone of their letter was resented, and the secretary of the Wellington Rugh>d Union was instructed to place befme the Manawatu-Horowhenua Union tne correct facts.
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Shannon News, 6 August 1926, Page 3
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