FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9067, 16 April 1908, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

BY TELEGRAM—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Keceived April 15, 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, April 15. In connection with the celebration of the jubilse of the Australian game of football in August, a team from each State and New Zealand will visit Victoria, and play a series of games.

The following will represent Masterton against the Athletic (Wellington) on Saturday next:—Thompson, Minett, O'Leary, Darvill, T. Hanley, Winter, Ferguson, Gray, Barry, Fielding, LyaU, Brenchley, Chapman, Prendeville, Daniells. I The following will represent the Athletics:—Hore, Sim Wilson, Evensen, Clarke, Wilson, Richardson, Murray, Mclntyre, Gosling, Cunninghame, Wilson, Bell (2), Neilson, Chapman. The following will represent the Masterton juniors against the Wellington Stars on Easter Monday :• J. Hanley, Harding, Cook, Iggulden, Minett, Barnes, Jackson, Lett, Barry, Parker, Tanner, Crichton, Kyle, McHattie, Compton. Emergencies— Forward, Elder, Vince; back, Thomas. All players are requested ta be on the ground at 1.30 p.m.

FOOTBALL. THE PRO.-BLACKS. BALANCE-SHEET OF THE TOUR. It was not intended that the bal-ance-sheet of the New Zealanders' recent football tour should become public property, but it has nevertheless found its way into, print, and its details make interesting reading. Here are the figures as given : RECEIPTS. Gate receipts: Sydney, £427 11 Id; Ceylon, £SO; England and Wales, £8,838 2s 4d; Acrobat, £4; Fines from members, £32; Interest on unpaid contributions to capital account £114; Bank interest, less charges, £27 16s lOd; total £9,493 10s 3d. EXPENSES. Ocean travelling, £1,125 4s 7d; railway travelling, £429 3s; hotel expenses, £1,371 14s; gratuities, £63 9s 3d; uniform gears, etc., £64 2s Id; medical attendance, £74 7s Id; organising expenses, £4O; cables, postage, etc, £63 4s 3d; sundry payments, £SB 17s 6d; auditors' fees, £4 4s Od; wuekly allowance to members (22 weeks at £2S per week), £638; Divisible profit, £5,641 4s 6d; total, £9,493 10s 3d. It was arranged that during the tour the members should draw £1 per week for expenses. That for 22 weeks amounted to £638. Afterward there was £5,641 left for division. The actual profit on the tour, therefore, up to the time of leaving England was £6,279. This means that each membtr of the touring party received £194, which, with the £22 already drawn, made his share into £216. The "interest on unpaid contributions tu capital account" is explained by the fact that the whole of the 29 who constituted the party were supposed to contribute £SO each towards the capital account, those who were shox't of that amount were charged interest on the difference. Commenting on the subject, "Old Ebor," of the Yorkshire "Post," observes: "I fancy this is the last bal-ance-sheet of the kind we shall see. Any future tour, either of New Zealanders or Australians, ought certainly to be under the control of a properly constituted authority."