FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10237, 13 May 1911, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

] NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. ANNUAL MEETING. j (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ! WELLINGTON, Last Night. ! The annual meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union was held on Thursday night. The following officers were elected: —Patron, His Excellency the Governor; president, Mr'G. H. Dixon, (Auckland); vice-presidents, Messrs \. Devoro (Auckland), J. Colvin (Bu'leE). M. Vance (Bush Districts), G. Hv'jMason (Canterbury), F. Logan (Hawke's Bay), J. Proctor (Horowhonua). J. Manning (Manawatu). C. H. Mills (Marlborough), R. W. Stiles (Nelson), F. H. Campbell (Otaeo). W. B. Miller (Poverty Bay), T. Clarkson (South Auckland), A. Shirtcliffe (South Canterbury), A. Geddes (Southland), F. T. Bellringer (Taranaki), D. K. Logan (Wairarapa), G. Spriggins (Wanganui), G. F. G. Campbell (Wellington), J. Stenhouse (West Coast); hon. treasurer, Mr H. Kelly; management committee, Messrs N. Galbraith. A. Laurenson, | R. M. Isaac. M. J. Crombie, J. H. A. Lausrhton, F. G. Warburton, Dr. P. [ F. McEvedy; auditor, Mr O. G. Kember; appeal council, Messus G. C. I Fache. A. Campbell, F. Pirani; representative on English Union, Mr C. I Wray Palliser. A sub-committee was appointed to consider a scheme to give players outside the main centres more opportunity for consideration in the selection of New Zealand and North and South Island teams. It was suggested that in the North Island the Unions of South Auckland, Poverty Bay, Hawke's Bay, Bush Districts, Manawatu, Horowhenua and. Wairarapa should contribute, say. each three, men. making at total of twenty-one in all, to form a North Island countrv team to play matches at Auckland. Taranaki. Wanganui. and Wellington ; and that in the South Islands the Union?, of Marlborough, Nelson, Buller, West Coast and South Canterbury contribute, say. each four men, makinp twenty in all, to form a South Island country team, to play matches at Invercargill. Dunedjn and Christchnrcb. The matches would be against loeal Unirxns. and after the tours the teamn "-'vdd nlav "V'h other in Wellington. Tbo risk would be undertaken by the New Zealand Union. The sobcm" was eventually adopted, with » modifications, one of which is that the ! management committee shall decide wberg fhn final match shall be played.

The following inter-provincial fixtures woiv? arranged:—At Invereaifp'll—Southland v. Wanganui. August ?3rd.: v. Tnrannki. August 30th. v. Auckland. September 6th (pencilled); ' r . Canterbury. September 20th; v. Wellington. September 27th. At Dunedin—O+ngo v. Wanganui, August 19th.: v. Trn-araki. September 2nd ; r. Auckland. 9th (pencilled) : v. Canterbury, September 16ch ; v. Southland. September 2;ird; v WeUington. September 30th. ' At Christchurch—Cauteroury r Wanganui. August 26th; r September 2nd: v. Ta-ar.aki. Se)-tem-ber 9th: v. Wellington .September 23rd. At Wellington—Wellington v. Taranaki, .August 26th; v. Auckland September 16th (pencilled).