Football.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3757, 14 April 1908, Page 3

Football.

PROFESSIONAL" ALL-BLACKS." BALANCE SHEET OF THE TOUR. The Yorkshire Post publishes the balance sheet of the New Zealanders' recent football tour, which shows that up to the time of the team's departure for England the profit ot the tour was £6279. This meant that each member of the touring party received £194, which, with the £22 already drawn, made his share £216. The "interest on unpaid contributions to capital account" is explained by the fact that the whole of the 29 who constituted the party were supposed to contribute £SO each toward the capital account; those who were short of that amount were charged interest on the difference. The balance sheet is as follows: RECEIPTS. £. s. d. Gate receipts — Sydney 427 lis Id Ceylon 50 0 0 England and Wales ... 8838 2 4 Acrobat 4 0 0 Fines from members ... 32 0 0 Interest on unpaid contributions to capital account 114 0 0 Bank interest less charges 27 16 10 £9,493 10 3 EXPENSES. Ocean travelling ... 1125 4 7 Railway travelling ... 429 3 0 Hotel expenses ... 1371 14 0 Gratuities 63 9 3 Uniform, gears, etc ... 64 2 1 Medical attendance ... 74 7 1 Organising expenses ... 40 0 0 Cables, postage, etc. ... 36 4 3 Sundry payments ... 5 17 6 Auditors' fees 4 4 0 Weekly allowance to members, 22 weeks at £29 per week 638 0 0 Divisible profit 5641 4 6 £9493 10 3