TARANAKI RUGBY UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 150, 20 November 1914, Page 8

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION.

MANAG'EMEN T COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the management committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union was held at Stratford last night, wlien there were present: Messrs Jas. McLeod (chairman), F. Moore, Jas. tiarcia, R. ■MastcM (treasurer) and P, fcikoglund (secretary).

THE BAYLY SCHOLARSHIP The secretary of the Wangamii (Education Board forwarded a cheque for £5, in payment of the Board's annual contribution to the Alf Bayly Scholarship fund. The Board also notified that in consequence of the small amount of interest taken in the scholarship in their district it had been decided to withdraw the annual grant this year. Only one candidate had entered for the r.ext examination and there were, the secretary thought, not more than, two last year. Members were of opinion that it was a pity the scholarship should be allowed ..to drop, and the opinion waa expressed that possibly the age limit or some other of the conditions might 'be modiifled so as to popularise the scholarship. It was pointed out that the age limit 15 was rather too high for primary school hoys, and too low for secondary school hoys, so that the scope was very i limited. It was resolved to write to the secrei tary of the Wanganui Education Board, regretting that so little interest was taken in the scholarship in South Taranaki, and suggesting that they should ask their chief inspector to take the matter into consideration with a view to suggesting sucli amendments in the conditions as would make the scbJarsflivj) more popular. It was resolved to !hold the Bayly Memorial Snorts at the New Plymouth High School grounds on Saturday, December Sth. It had last year been decided to hold the sports at Patea, hut of the twelve candidates, ten hailed from New Plymouth, one from Stratford, and one from Hawera. CUP FETAL EXPENSES Mr. W. D. Webster, secretary of the Tukapa Football Club, wrote ' pointing out the unfairness of the Union only paying expenses in play-off matches so far as the gate would allow. In senior matches, he wrote, the Union frequently makes a creditable profit, whereas in matchei of lesser grade the clubs had to faro the expense. He forwarded an account for Tukapa Club expenses. Members recognised the fairness of ihe contention, hut. as the rules did not allow of the navment no action was taken. It was, however, a matter for notice of mot : on hy delegates at the annual meeting, when the whole position of expenses will hare to be considered, f FINANCIAL POSITION. . The secretary stated that all data had been destroyed by ifire. hut so far as he could make out, the Union, despite the Ranfurly Shield matches, would barolv come out squarely. The season had, however, started with a debit balance 'of about £7O. •- Accoimte, amounting to £2Ol 15s 7d, ■ were passed for payment. ,