Football.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 88, 18 April 1904, Page 4

Football.

SENIORS : April 21—Stratford v. Clifton at Stratford ; Tukapa v. Star at New Plymouth (Tukapa ground); lofflcwood a bye. x April 28.—Star v. Inglovvood at Inglewood ; Clifton v. Tukapa at Waitara } Stratford a bye. May s.—Star v. Stratford at New Plymouth; Tukapa v. Inglewood • at Inglewood ; Clifton a bye. Slay; 12.—Star v. Clifton at Waitara Stratford v. Inglewood at Strata ford ; Tukapa a bye. May 19.—Clifton v. Ingjewood at Injjlcwoml ; Tukapa v. Stratford at Now Plymouth ; Star a bye.

" , FIRST JUNIORS : April 21.—Stratford v. Clifton at '-i: Waitara ; Inglewood v. Tukapa at Inglewood ; Star a bye. ;; i April 28.—Star v. Tukapa at New fir Plymouth (Tukapa ground), In- '■> - glewood v. Stratford at Stratford ; Clifton a bve. ."■■■■ May s.—Clifton v. Tukapa at Xew Plymouth ; Star v. Inglewood at v Inglewood ; Stratford a bye. May 12.—Star v. Stratford at Xew r Plymouth ; Clifton v. Ingllewood At InsjU'K'OiOd ; Tukapa tt l>ye. May 19.—Clifton v. Star at Waitara ; Tukapa v. Stratford at Stratford; Inglewood a bye. NEGOTIATIONS FOR XEW ZEALAND. Will the English football team to play in Australia extend its tour to ifew Zealand ? is a jt|iestuon of present moment to colonial footballers.

It'bas been stated in caWe messages that the Englishmen are coining to this colony, but ilo official intimation to that effect has been received by the New Zealand Rugliy Union executive, which is still negotiating with the New South Wales Rugby Union 011 the subject. The original . offer of the New Zealand RugbyUnion was a minimum guaranti-e of £f.oo, together with 75 per cent, of the net proceeds of not less than live matches to be played in this colony. Tllia offer was not acceirted, and the New Zealand Union then increased - - the guarantee to £750. The New South Wales Union did not view the amended offer with favoufl'. An al-i to-native offer was made from Xew , . Zealand in the direction of guaran--1 Seeing the expenses of the Englishmen from the dale of their departure i,. .from Sydney till their .return, the . New South "Wales Union to receive I half of the net profits of the tour in ! this colony. This further proposal has not been viewed favourably bv - the Nfhv South Wales Rugby Union", judging frou) the juessagti received j by the Zealand I'nion the other day. It was to the effect that the *ew South \Vui es r n ion wouki duce its guarantee ro £sOn, ilm , added that the visit of tho Kn«- ■ lishmen to X,ny Zealand would involvc the bringing over of three ex - Ira men whose expenses would e\- , each - Tlu ' * uw S «»H> ■ Wales officials thought it onlv rei- ' U,U Xcw Zl ' a, " ml ' ' ni«n sllould Siwantec a portion of this money. The terms submitted from New South Wales will vohu the New fe.Sund l„ion " u , - the extent of over jtnoo um i Vf was to consider this aspect ■ease Uiat another ureviii .i,, the managing on Wednesday nf,j„. ,, U !' t. Cam,, Ml „r „ r t , . . • m the chau*. it w . ls , ; ( form the Xew yjuth ,v ... I'mon that the iw y i . 1 n " m * Uve adhered ••••■• E v ol "'' ''"'lersloo.'r ih'a tho New Zealanrl r„; lllal r +u, • ( nm „ w J . the expenses of the the visitors out of it, i nim '.' u 01 proms of ,h, to". T:,; hi ;;v ,: ll "-: tlw Now Zealand l uion wis'""' 1 muiiieuted to ,!),■ \,.,v s . ~7t n Tj'ruoii, says the x,... y,.',.. Os IV ' and later cable . ; " lat lh ' JSc U ' r,,,! > hilv ' to* accepted!