FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 230, 22 September 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

AX INTERESTING POINT. Nelson, Last Niglu. A case of interest to foolballcis we I heard at Takaka by air. JI. Eyre Kcun.i I S.At. A rclerco was charged with a', siiult. The complainant was a speclale of the niaU'li, and his enthusiasm c'.i croaehod upon the tield of play. lie re marked upon a, ruling to tin- referee who thereupon put hiiu oil' tlie ground Delcndan'i said lie understood a rel'eic; had sole charge of the ground on tin oeeasioii ol a match, and thai, he wa« acting within his rigliis. The Alagistrate said lie Imil no eases before him to show what legal authority a refer -c possessed, but he heid that defcnda'it acted bona lide in the belief that he had authority to eject complainant from the enclosure. The charge was dismissed, with costs .c:J Us against complainant.

Till-: BRITISH TOUR. financial results. As was published yesterday, the loUl receipts in connection with the visit of the British football team to New Zealand amounieil to CI 1,40(1. The expenses were .L'l 1,000, including .C-1000 lor pas-age money and maintenance ■both ways. The takings and expenses are interesting. They were appro.si- j mutely:

Included in the expenditure are board ami entertainment and ordinary match expenses for both teams. The large outlay shown opposite Wanganui ami Auckland is explained by the special excursions given to the visitors up the Wanganui river and to Rolor.ua. Roughly speaking, £2OOO was paid for ground rent for the matches played i;: New Zealand.

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