TO BE BROADCAST

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 154, 11 April 1930, Page 2

TO BE BROADCAST

ENGLISH TEAM MATCHES, j i RUGBY UNION’S DECISION. (f'er Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April TO. , The delegates of the New Zealand Rugby Union at the annual meeting to-night decided that all matches play-' ed by the British team in New Zealand should be broadcast. Mr H. H. Sterling said he considered that if the reports of the British games were not broadcast, it would affect the game adversely. The New Zealand Rugby Union had a service to give to the public as well as the Radio Company. He moved that all matches played by the British team in the Dominion he broadcast. The motion was seconded by Mr McDevitt (Waikato). Mr S. Wilson (Canterbury) moved as an 'amendment, “That this meeting approve of the action of the Management Committing in asking the Radio Company for some fee for the privilege of broadcasting the matches.” He said that the New Zealand Union had not brought out the British team for the benefit of listeners-in. The amendment was lost. Mr J. T. King (Wellington) moved as a. further amendment that reports of test matches only be allowed to be broadcast. This was also lost. Mr Sterling’s motion was carried.