FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 123, 15 May 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

J*liw ZEALAND iu;ui;y LXIOX. AXX'UAL MEETIXti. Per Press Association. Wellington, Last flight. Ihe annual meeting ot dclecates to the Xew Zealand Rugby Union took place tills nftcniuon ami Thlaraiiaki delegatus present were Messrs. X f<albraitli, (_i. Fache. and A. Hum phries.

THE LATE .MH. ALE. KAMA. A M yin pathetic resolution was adopted concerning the death of Mr. Alt. ISavlv late president of the Union. ' ' ' WEU'OJIK Hi iiiij'j'ijjii TEAM. A resolution was ad«i|)t.-,[ extending i fJi-illtll welcome to the Jtrilish team ,|n.' lo arrive in Wellington hy the Corinthic next Moinlav.

•Mr. Weir expressed (he <i[>]niiiii tli.it the Untish team was coming a l( ,h|il'' oi seasons too sOon to do much-good as an educative factor.

-Mr. Lang-lord asked oil what terms the llritish team was coming to New Zealand.

Mr. Dixon explained that the New Zealand Union was paying all the expenses. With regard to the matches to be played in Australia, the Englishmen .were going there On exactly the same terms as the 1!)04 British team which played matches in New Zealand. The New South Wales Union paid all the of the team going from New Zealand until it left for England. The New Zealand I nion was to receive half the net profits, whilst the entertainment expenses were to be charged against the New South Wales Union. Till'. LAST AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

On the motion for adoption of the reP"i: and balance-sheet being put, Mr. I'iivni asked what information had been lir.i-.ight before the Management Committee wit Ii regard to tile conduct of th>- last New Zealand team in Australia. be)..re tlie committee except the manager'.- report, which made nothing but complimentary references to the team.

I:>STKI!IN<; SCHOOL l-'OOTHAI.U V. ilh respect to the grant of C2IHI made tor fostering football in the public i-chu'ds. .Mr. Hunter said he was opposed to i'ii- spending of C4I in the jhuvlm?of Irnphie-. which was really the uii'lerlyin.' principle of prot'cs-.ionali-m. lie hop-d the incoming Management Commit jo would bear thi - ill mind whea con idering the matter this year, lie did not object to the payment of travelling expense* in fostering football, bin be objected to any expenditure on trophies.

ALTERATION OF RULES. Mr. Hunter moved, "Tlmt I'i'.le 33 he -truck out.'' The rule gives to the Manage: lent Committee power to enter into all arrangement with the New Zealand F'ooMiall Association. or with any other aina'eitr sport" body or association, whereby the disqualification of any such body or association and the Cnioii respe lively shall l>e mutually recognised and enforced. After notice has been sent to affiliated unions of any such arrangement. all disqualifications reported to the Cnion hv any such body or association and communicated by the I'nion to an affiliated union be ob-erved as if the >aine were a dis^ualifi-ation

imposed under Rule N'o. 34. After discussion the motion was carried by 21 votes to 15. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The. following officers were elected: Patron, His Excellency the Governor; president, Mr. G. I'. C. Campbell; vice-

presidents, Messrs. A. E. Dcvorc (Auckland ), James Colvin (linllcr), D. Ixellv (Bii.-h Districts), G. 11. Mason (Canterbury), F. Logan (Ifawke's liav), J. Mcliitvre lllorowhcniia). W. 11. Maclean (Mauawatu), A. R. Thomson (Marl-

borough). Dr. Andrew (Nelson*, .1. Hutchinson (Otago). W. Miller (Poverty 15avi. F. G. Watson (South Canterbury), C. 'loi'd (Southland). l'\ T. Rellringer (Taiaiv.iki). W. C. Buchanan (Wairara]ia). \Y. Hiupson fWanganui), T. M. Will'ord, M.P. (Wellington), D. McKay (West Coast); lion, treasurer, Mr. N. Galbrnith; management comiiiittce, Messrs. G. Dixon, il. Kelly, A. Laurenson'. E. Wvlie. U. M. It-aacs, ,1. U. A.

Laughton. and F. (!. Wallhurton; appeal eouneil. Messrs. .1. Hutchinson. F. 11. Campbell, and J. McC. Galloway; hon. auditor. Mr. Oscar Kctuber.

KAMTKLY SHIELD CONDITIONS .Mr. Dixon moved, on behalf of th;

.Management Committee., that Utile 7 of the Ranfurly Shield regulations lie deleted and the following substituted:— "111 all challenge matches for the Shield (as distinguished from an ordinary match declared to be a challenge match under Rule 27) the New Zealand Rugby I'nion shall, if requested by either the challenging or the challenged union, apiHiint "the referee. The challenging union shall be entitled, so far as the proceeds of that particular match will allow (after pavment of all actual ..round charge-, gatekeeper-' wage-, ail-xelti-lllg and oilier incidental expcll, ni the inatclit. to vea-ouahle e\pcn-e----ot ir.in-it onlv incurred by Ihe challenging union ill playing the match: any balance of such proceed:, shall belong t.j the union challenged."--! lie words of Iransil" were cut out. the remainder o: i. the clause being adopted. IMPROVING THE GAME.

Mr. l)utchimon moved, on lu-lmii «>i j I In- iitagit Union, "That it be il!] instrut- i • inn to t tn> Committee of Management | it consider eal'etully I hi.* villi's of \ nine with a view to their improvement hen- possible, and Hint the suggestion I the committee In- circulated among lliliated unions t'nr tlii'ii' consideration linv to tlM'ir being lorwarded to Hie '.ngtMi liiion for adoption."—Mr. V'liiiTt. in seconding the motion, gave it n„ iU opinion that within the next two ears the only game played in Hie Dolinion would lie that niuler Northeirt nion rules, not under a professional ode hut an amateur one.—A long ili»-u-sion took place, various delegates ri.inir that too muell attention should .it be paid to gates or the question 01 -leasing spectators. It was resolved, 'Unit- the alliliated nions and referees' associations be re„e,te«l to submit to the Management oinmilTee suggestions for the Improve--1,-nt of the game withm two months, nd that the proposals of the Manage-u.-ntCommittee and the suggestions J.,iirwarded to the English l?ugby 1 nion „ <onn as convenient, with a request hat i|,ev may dealt with tieforc next Till-; I'KOIT.SSIIiN \t' nt'IvSTION. A length* ilirsi-n—i'Hi t""'' I'' l "''' "" l ' 1" iie-t-nn .>l' prnle--iinali<n). but a " ,l1 " ier of suggestion* submitted on belinii if the Wellington lilighv t'nioii were receted. . The mooliiiL' wm-; n«'t over wlicn tin' •lejrraph ollkf cln-i'ii.