RUG BY UNION.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9177, 7 August 1895, Page 3

RUG BY UNION.

The Canterbury Rugby Union held its ordinary monthly meeting last uight. Dr. Jennings presided, and there were fortyeight delegates aud officers present. On the motion of Messrs Cuff and CotTERIT.L, Rule 38 was altered to provide for the Secretary of the Union receiving ten days' notice of any subjects for consideration, and the Secretaries of Clubs receiving seven days' notice from him of the sams. Mr Allahd moved, and Mr Pavitt seconded—'• That country players who were engaged in trial matches should have their traveiliug expenses paid by the Union." The motion was carried unanimously. The Kaiapoi Club wrote concerning the payment of the expenses of players engaged in last year's trial matches. It was decided to pay the claims. The Secretary read the report, which has been published, of the Sub-Committee appointed to consider means of improving football. A letter was read from the V.M.C.A. Club, submitting that it should be placed on the same footing as schools. A petition was read from numbers of the same Club, supporting the letter. The Chairman moved the adoption of the report. Mr Allard seconded the motion. It was decided to take the clauses seriatim. Clause 1 was carried unanimously. Clause 2 was carried with four dissentients, the word "Committee" being inserted before the words " C.H.U." On clause 5, Mr Hoopeb movod that the Pirates Club be included in the exceptions. The amendment was lost, Mr Pavitt moved, and Mr Asquitii seconded, the inclusion of the V.M.C.A. Club in the exceptions. This amendment was lost by 26 votes to 12. Mr Leach moved the inclusion of tho Southern Club in the exceptions. This amendment was lost, only six voting for it. Mr Mussen moved and Mr Hooper seconded —*' That in clause 3 all the words after * Boys' High School Clubs' be struck out." The amendment was lost by 21 votes to 19 and clause 3 was adopted by 23 to 18. Clause 4 was carried with one dissentient, and the Committee : a report was approved. The Secretary said that the Committee had approved of tho North v South Island match being played at Christchurch on the 22 ad. Mr Smith referred to a protest from the Wellington Union against a ruling of the N.Z.R.U., and submitted that if the latter body were making laws coutrary to those of the English Union, Canterbury should also enter its protest. The Cif airman explained that the ruling referred to was only an interpretation. It was decided to provide red and black jerseys for the trial matches. Votes of thanks were accorded to the Sub-Committee on Football and the Chairman, and the meeting closed. A meeting of the Committee was held, at which there were present—Dr. Jennings (in the chair), Messrs L. A. Cuff, W. J. Cotterill, H. Frost, T. M. Bunting, J. U. Collins, F. T. Evans, F. E. Asquith, G. H. Mason and VV. G. Garrard. A telegram from Auckland stated that that Union would play Canterbury on the 29th inst. if steamer arrangements were suitable. In other telegrams which had passed between the New Zealand Union, Auckland, Wellington, and Canterbury Unions, it was suggested that the custom now was for the N.Z.R.U. to appoint referees in important matches, and the. Union taking the gate paid his expenses. The Committee decided to protest againat the principle of an outside man being necessarily chosen to act as referee, considering it mo3t inconvenient and extravagant. A letter was read from Akaroa asking if the Union could see its way to send a team to play a Combined Peninsula team. Consideration was deferred. It was decided to recommend to the New Zealand Union that the Appeal Committees in each Island would be the best bodies to select the players for the North and South Island match. It was decided to play Lyttelton v Southern, President's Cup match, at Lancaster Park on Saturday. The meeting then adjourned.*