Second Edition TARANAKI RUGBY UNION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 79, 29 March 1912, Page 6

Second Edition TARANAKI RUGBY UNION.

ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Taranaki Rugby Union was held at the Borough' Council Chamber last night. Mr F.' T. Bellringer (President) was in the chair and there were also present:— Stratford, Messrs Malone and Masters ; Kaponga, Rev. Scott; Tukapa, Messrs McLeod and Mynott; Star, Mr Hawkins; Rovers, Mr L .1). Webster; .Clifton, Mr Buchanan; Inglewood, Mr James; Eltham, Mr Chalmers ; Okaiawa, Messrs Lees and Crowley;•• Waimate, Mr Glenn; Opu•nake, Messrs Connor and King; Okato, Mr Garcia; North referee, Mr Griffiths.

A 'special general meeting .was held prior to the general meeting, when a notice of motion, proposed by the Clifton Chib and seconded by the Stratford Club, was carried, that bylaw No. 5 be altered by the deletion of the word Western and the substitution of Saturday. The committee presented the following report:— In presenting their annual report the committee have the pleasure of again congratulating the Clubs on a successful year. During the season your representative team undertook the 1 southern tour, fulfilling engagements with Canterbury, Otago and Southland. The trip also included a visit to Greymouth, on the West Coast of the South Island. Record wins' were recorded against Wellington, Canterbury and Otago, the match against Southland was won, and a loss was sustained- in the match with the West Coast Union. Your representatives speak highly of tin hospitable manner in which they were treated while on tour. Other matches played wore against Wanganui (2), both won; Moans, won; North Island touring team, won ; and against Auckland, lost. Altogether, 10 matches were played, only two being lost. The Provincial Championship matches resulted as under: Seniors, Okaiawa ; First Juniors, Haxvera; Second Juniors, Waimate. ’ The “Alf. Bayly Memorial Scholarship” was won this year by Master Charles Crone, of the New Plymouth High Schooh Your committee deplore the fact that in South Taranaki very little interest ri taken in the scholarship. At present tjio larger number of the competitors come from Stratford and New Plymouth, other schools competing in addition to the two already named being Tariki and Ngaire. ' The balancesheet shows a surplus of liabilities over assets of £2l. Considering the magnitude of the sputhern tour, , and the- ivery wet ■weather’experienced on 'the' day 1 of the Ahckjlhnd' Match, oxir financial position must be deemed very satisfactory. Should reasonable weather be experienced during the approaching sets on, we should have a ■gbod : ' Ofetlit 1 ha'laiibo ‘at t the end of the financialyear. Visits from the following Unions are expected this season: Southland,-Otago, Canterbury, Wellington, Manawatu, and probably South' Auckland and Nelson/Visits will’ W ’made by our team to Wanganui and Auckland. Last season two new clubs were affiliated, viz., Rovers (New Plymouth) and Qkato. These two clubs, together with the Star seniors played a Saturday' competition, the Stars being victorious. It is hoped that ere long a universal , half-holiday will be observed in Taranaki, and that all the competitions will be played on the one day. The balance-sheet showed that receipts during the year totalled £699 8s 7d, and that the balance at the end of the year was £ls 3s 3d. Liabilities exceeded assets by £2O 18s lid, and the debit on the Rugby Union Loan Account was reduced to ,£225. The report and balance-sheet xvere adopted. It was derided that the headquarters be at Stratford. The following officers xvere elected: President, Mr F. T. .Bellringer (reelected) ; secretary, Mr P. • Skoglund; treasurer, Mr D. J. Malone; vicepresident, N.Z. Rugby Union, Mr F. T. Bellringer; delegates to N.Z.R.U., Messrs D. ,J. Malone and M. J. Cromhie; auditor, Mr A. Coleman; management committee, three from North, three from South, one from Saturday: Nominations, Mr J. McLeod (Tukapa), Mr H. Chalmers (EJtharn), Mi- T. Buchanan (Clifton), Mr R. Masters (Stratford), Mr H. W. James (Inglexvood); elected, Messrs McLeod, Chalmers and James. The' Fit/.roy Club (Saturday) xvas affiliated. The auditor’s fee xvas fixed at txvo guineas. Messrs G.-Glenn, P. O’Dea and A. Lees xvere elected to represent the southern division on the management committee, and Mr Garcia to represent the Saturday division. It was decided that the Nexv Plymouth High School and any other ■school willing ho granted leave to play in the third grade football. A recommendation is to lie made to the N.Z. Rugby Union to approach the Australian Unions xvith a viexv to arranging a conference to discuss the question of the immediate adoption in Australia and New Zealand of already suggested amendments in the laws of the game of Rugby. H A motion that all payments to players other than actual expenses xvhile on tour he disalloxvcd xvas lost. The Star first juniors xvere not alloxved to play in dark blue xvith yellow monogram. The management committee xvas asked to decide at once the question of colours of fixe various clubs. A recommendation xvas made to the management committee to consider the advisability of arranging matches for a “B” representative team.

A second general meeting of delegates is to be held every year towards the end of the season.

The Waitotara lliver was declared the boundary between Opunake and Okato.

!A vote of thanks was passed to the outgoing committee. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

At a subsequent meeting of the management committee there were present: The President (in the chair) and' Messrs ' James, Lees, Glenn, Chalmers, Garcia, McLeod and the ■lion. sec.

Mr McLeod was appointed chairman for the ensuing year. , The following clubs were allotted colours :—lfitaroy, red and white ; Okato, maroon and gold.

It was resolved to notify Kaponga to alter colours and to notify Eltham and Patea to suggest different colours for 1013.

Mr Chalmers was appointed the Union’s representative on the lieferees’ Association.