HAMILTON VERSUS NGARUA WAHIA.
TO THE EDITOR" Sir,—l would like to draw your attention to the above match. The captains decided to play two spells of forty minutes each. Play commenced at 3 20 p.m., and, according to my calculation, the game should have ended at 4.45 p.m. Instead of that, however, time was not called until 5 p m., or 15 minutes over. The referee showed me his watch immediately after he blew the whistle. The reason for this extra '5 minutes' play is quite obvious to the Ngaruawahia team by the result. The referee could not see everything that occurred during the match, but he could tee his watch. —I am, etc., W. M. PateesonNgaruawahia, 12th June, 1899. [lu Rule 3, " Duties of Referees," Clause F states:" He must whistle at half time aud no-side, he being the sole timekeeper, having sole power to allow extra time for delays, but he should not whistle for half time or no-side until the ball be held or out of play," and it is a suggestion to referees by the New Zealand Rugby Union "To ask their touch-judges to take a note of the time." I
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Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 447, 13 June 1899, Page 2
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