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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1849, 4 September 1874, Page 3

A letter written by Mr W. J. Kuuting, hon. secretary of the South. Melbourne Cricket Club, to a gentleman in Duaedin, has appeared in the Otago Daily Times, It has reference to a sag«• gestion that a Victorian team should, or a : report that they would, ..visit New Zealand , about the end of the present year, playing a series of matches id the various centres. - In the first place, Mr Ranting points out that if such a team is to visit New Zealand the offer " must come from your side," at the same time stating that the Victorian cricketers he had seen upon' the subject were pleased with the idea. The writer then makes various suggestions as to the centres in which the matches should be held, pointing out that in arranging the programme due regard must be paid to the time occupied in travelling, so. To this por« tion of the letter we (Herdd) would particularly draw the attention of the Auckland cricketers, fie says, ''I cannot see how a match can be' played at Aucklaud, on account of the time that it would take to get there and back to catch a steamer, unless Wellington and NeUoa be left out of the programme... .It must of course, be a matter for your discretion, whether it would be better to play 3 matchessay, at Dunedin, Chrotchurch, and Auckland, or four matches—say, at Dunedin, Ohristchurch, Wellington, and Nelson.