FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 225, 21 March 1912, Page 8

FOOTBALL

THE RUGBY LEAGUE. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, March 20. The Rugby League report shows that the New Zealand team, after meeting all expenses of the Australian tour, had £I2OO to the good.

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION. ANNUAL REPORT. In presenting its annual report, to come before the meeting of delegates at Stratford to-night week, the committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union again congratulate the clubs on a successful year. The report recalls that during the season the rep. team undertook the southern tour, fulfilling engagements with Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland. The trip also included a visit to' Greymouth. Record wins were regis- 1 tered against Wellington, Canterbury, 1 and Otago, the match against Southland was won, but a loss was sustained' against the West Coast Union. Other | matches played were against Wanganui' (2)— both won; Maoris—won; North Island) touring team—won, and against Auckland—lost. Altogether ten matches '< 'were played, only two being lost. The! provincial championship matches resulted as •under:—Seniors: Okaiawa;. juniors, Hawera; second juniors, Waimate. Last season two new clubs were affiliated, viz., Rovers (New Plymouth) and Okato. These two clubs, together with the Star and United Service seniors, played a Saturday competition, the Stars being victorious. The balancesheet shows a surplus of liabilities over assets of £2l._ The committee comments that considering the magnitude < ' the southern tour, and the wet weather experienced on the day of the Auckland match, the financial position must be deemed very satisfactory. Should reasonable weather be experienced during the approaching season, the union should have a good credit balance at the end of the financial year. The balance-sheet shows the principal receipts to have been as follow:—Balance on March 1, 1911, £IOB 6s lid; New Plymouth Sports Ground account (refund of interest, £7 19s 7d, and loam instalments £SO), £57 19s 7d; refunds from N.Z.R.U., £23 Is; club subscriptions, £46 4s; tour account, £45; matches, £402 I2s'6d; total, £699 8s 7d. The expenditure, which totalled £684 5b 4d, includes' the following items:—Uniforms, £27 12s 9d; management, £56 14s; N.Z.R.U. (loan instalments, etc.), £69 17s 3d; Bayly.Memorial, £l6 13s 6d; Referees' Asoeiation, £l6 lis; tour account, £357 12s 6d; matches, £lO2 9s 9d. This leaves a credit balance of £ls 3s 3d.