CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13363, 3 March 1909, Page 5

CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION.

The meeting of tho Management Committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening was attended by Messrs G. H. Mason (Chairman), P. Menzies, W. Walton, J. R. Evans, F. L. Murray, S. F. Wilson, G. Scott, G. S. Matthews, and W. G. Garrard (hon. secretary) Mr J. Middleton was appointed auditor. Tne Christchurch Football Club wero granted permission to play their annual match against tho Wellington Club at Lancaster Park on .Easter Saturday. Friday, March 20th, was fixed as tne date of the annual meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union, and the following wero appointed a sub-committee to draw up the annual report and bal-ance-sheet: —The Chairman (Mr G. H. Mason), the hon. secretary (Mr W. G. Garrard), Mr W. Walton, and Mr S. F Evan?. The secretary was instructed to write t. tho Board of Control of Lancaster Park, pointing out that no reply had been received from the Board in regard to a of the lease of the Park, and 'asking if the Board would grant a renewal. Tho Merivnle Football Club was granted permission to play Alhamhra (Dunedin) at Christchurch at Easter time. The R G. Deans Memorial Committee wrote thanking the Union for the ! generous support it had given to the I movement. Thc» application of the Ellesmere subUnion to make certain sp>-cincd alteraI ti-uis in it.s boundaries was granted. A letter was received from the Wali tliatu Old Boys' Club asking if tne j Union could sfe its way to re-co'n-i nn-nce the Thursday competitions. It ! was decided to reply that the committee w a_s in favour of the proposal proI vided sufficient inducement was offerI mc and to calf a meeting of thoie j interested in the matter. Jn regard to tlie forthcoming coni fere nee in Wellington relative to the i suggested alterations in the rules ot j Rugby football, it was decided to tnj struct the Union's delegate or ' delegates to vote in favour of the motion by the Wellington Union, which is to the following effect :—"That the alterations to the laws of the game of Rugby football as decided by the delegates of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union, at a special meeting of the said Union held on the Bth October. 190-3. be not carried into force until such alterations have been adopted by the other Austra- | lasian Ru_by Unions." j The chairman was appointed to act 1 as delegate at the conference- (in addi-

tion to the resident delegate in "Wellington) provided ho found it convenient to get away.