RUGBY LEAGUE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 65, 17 March 1945, Page 15

RUGBY LEAGUE

RECORD LAST SEASON

Revenue Reached £5295—Notes From The Annual Report After a 1944 season which is officially described as. a trail of wet Saturdays,;,. the Auck-jand a ,. ; Jiugby League finished with a record revenue of £5295, an increase of" £975 on the 1943 season. The thirty-fifth annual report, which will be -presented at the annual meeting, states that following a deputation and conference with the Senior Officers' Association, the Board ,pf Control decided as a trial, foiytjie 1945 season that the senior competition be played on a minor and major scheme, which •will allow more Saturdays for the playing of representative football. The report states that the working expenses show an increase of £477 over the previous year. The amount paid to clubs and for the benefit of players for the past two years, with the figures for 1943 in parentheses, i&r Grants to 'clubs, £772 (£474); iriSuratiee to players, £172 (£180); injured players, £236 (£256); total, £1180 (£910). Principal revenue items are:— Grandstand receipts, £679; gates, £3539; ground rents, £186; representative matches, £455. The total assets are £11,667 and the liabilities £1542. Investments in war loans amount to £1690. The 1 ' report mentions that the Junior Control Board conducted a full schedule of grade championships, but a difficulty was experienced in getting sufficient playing grounds. The trustees of the Injured Players Fund dealt with a large number of cases during the season. Since the inauguration of the fund over £?000 has been paid to disabled players. is made to a satisfactory year by the Referees' Association and : the Amalgamated Senior Club Officers' Association. In its first year, the School Control Board conducted a successful competition. . New Zealand.Conference The future of the League football code in New Zealand will be discussed at a conference at Wellington on March 22 and 23, when there will t>6 delegates from all parts of New Zealand. The delegates from Auckland will be Messrs. J. A. Redwood; and W. O. Carlaw, representing the New Zealand Rugby League, and Messrs. J. W. Watson and I. Culpan, representing the Auckland Rugby League; ■ : 'The Auckland senior club championship is likely to start either on April 7 or April 14, without the playing of preliminary matches as has been the case in past seasons, j