RUGBY CONTROL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 July 1938, Page 7

RUGBY CONTROL

MEETING OF WAIRARAPA UNION. I ■■ ■■ POSITION OF FINANCES. (“Times-Age” Special.) The chairman, Mr H. A. McPhee, presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Management Committee of the Wairarapa Rugby Union, held in Carterton last night. Others present were: Messrs K. Reid, L. Pearson, S. Henson, N. Rayner, M. Parker and the secretary, Mr E. McKenzie. F. Wilkins, a Carterton junior player, was declared on the Accident Insurance Fund and H. Taplin was declared off. The Wairarapa College first fifteen was given permission to take part in the inter-cellege tournament at Dannevirke on August 20 and 22. Five primary schools wrote thanking the Union for the donation of footballs. “Perhaps the players are getting tougher now and do not need insurance,” observed Mr McKenzie when it was reported that only £29 had been paid into the Accident Insurance Fund this season as compared with £44 last year.

The treasurer reported a credit balance of £215 15s lOd. Receipts since last meeting totalled £93 2s. Included in that amount were receipts from club gates £l2 13s and representative match £75 12s. After the payment of accounts the credit balance would be reduced to £179 14s Id.

Receipts from club gates for the Saturdays to date this season amounted, to £203 9s 9d as compared with £233 3s 6d for 11 Saturdays last year, a decrease of £29 15s 9d. The total net receipts from club gates last season amounted to £265 19s 8d and to date this year the total receipts were £203 9s 9d. The receipts from the Hawke’s Bay-Wairarapa senior representative match were £75 14s as compared with £162 8s 3d for the same match last season.

It was decided to play the Waira-rapa-Manawatu senior representative match at Carterton on August 6. Mr McKenzie was appointed manager of the Wairarapa team. All grade competition games will be postponed on that day.

Mr Reid was appointed manager of the Wairarapa junior team to play Wellington, at Wellington on a date to be arranged and also manager of the junior team to play Hawke’s Bay at Carterton on July 30. All other grades except the juniors will be played as usual on July 30. Mr E. Grantham was appointed to control the junior game. Appreciative reference was made to the smart turn out and excellent playing of the Wairarapa College Pipe Band on the occasion of the Hawke’s Bay-Wairarapa senior match last Saturday.

Adverse comment was made on the failure of the Wairarapa Hockey Association to furnish to the Union a financial statement in connection with the Wairarapa-Indian match. It was decided to take no action in the meantime.

It was decided to make an effort to provide the improved facilities for the ambulance men at the main playing grounds.

A letter of thanks is to be forwarded to the Hawke’s Bay Union for its entertainment of the Wairarapa juniors. The manager of the Wairarapa team was thanked for his report on the trip. In view of the broadcast of the All Blacks’ Test match in Sydney tomorrow, it was decided to commence the senior games at 2.15 p.m. and the cur-tain-raisers at 1.15 p.m.