THE ZEALAND ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13719, 28 April 1910, Page 9

THE ZEALAND ASSOCIATION.

"• • -Xr of affiliate associations was Iβ. ! SSec. tne resetted to report that IJK Stations during the seaMm 1 A tewfflie defunct, namely, the (.olcl- £&. «id Whanu-aroi. The credit taSc* «f the Aviation wa.s £13 ,s I M wkh a»et* anmnntini: to £4d l.s : # Utilities nil. Contention lor the 1 *!rV stimuli in rctaintic the trophy *Tjn the Wellington representatives Sited it from thorn. Dunn- the •SSSnt's I.Mr Xonlon.j visit to Xn K - f d last year. lie made enquiries as Si the promts " f «>htainin- « ykit of In English team to New Zealand. l,j« Motive had much pleasure in roport-fn-Ttlir very s-at factory pronros that uA been iiisde in tin; dinction liidiated " v lii( * and fif-nerosit.v i f t i ie variolic associations. .suffif:ient r inoner had U-i-n suarantw.-tl to enable t Iwcacecutire to wkc preliminary steps f Jrtcoinmuniratt.' with the English autnorities inviting them to send a repr^ "ntatire team to arrive in New Zeahnd durini: -May 1011- Aii invitation had been received from the .New South Wales Hockey Association, to send a Vejr Zealand 'team to Sydney next July "pp a y a. vf-rit'S of matches., but tho |: expcntive <l»-cided tliat they could not entertain t-3io proposal on account of the expense and ti:e prospect of the visit of'the British team next season. Applications for affiliation were refPJred from the. Wellinirt-on Wodnestlay Association and the Main Trunk Assoi ciatwn. , It n-as resolved to re ruse the applica- ',. tlon 1 ! and to recommend the associationa'named to affiliate with the larger ; associations in their districts. i Th«* following officers were elected :— • Patron, Lord Dickson-Poynder: preei- ! dent. Sir K. Nordon; vice-pre.sid^ente, ; \\r 'j. Btinjftss (Canterbury) and the : ' frt-sidents of the different affiliated as- '■■" loriations: lion, secretary, Mr K. L. /Murray; hon. treasurer, Mr W. G. ' Garrard: hou. auditor, Mr J. OHivier; committee, Messrs H. A. Goodman. G. •S. Co»<oer. W. E. Durley, N. Golds- - bary, aiid D. Manson. Sir Lindsay (Canterbury) su^ff^sted '■■"■ that the Management Committee • ■ should endeavour to come to some ar- • racgement with other associations rela- ; tive to the taking of reciprocal action jegfliding defaulters and disqualified plavere. i the President replied that tlie execu- ? tire had already attempted to bring aboiit *uch a,n arrantjementj but it was found impossible to do so. However, every effort will be made in the direction'mdicated. It was resolved to ask the executive '.'to revise the rules of the Association, " and to submit the proposed amendments at a future meeting. In renly to a question, the chairman ruled tfiat there was nothing to debar a Northern Union footballer playing hockey. 'The'first eleven of tho Most Christchurch District Hiuh School met the second eleven of the Girls' High School : vesberday, afternoon in the South Park; TTie match resulted in a draw, neither ~ si<k scoring.. Mr J. Wyn. Irwiii was - re f eiree. The annual nieetins of "the Aslibuxton Ladies' Hockey Club was held on Tuesday evening, .with Miss Amy Stock in the chair. The annual report showed that the past-season had been a-very snecessful* one. The following officers t were elected;— Patron, Mr H. Davis; vice-preeJdents,."Messrs J.. Bavison, H. A. - Humphreys,. Mainwaring, and the Rev. E.'Whifehotiso; captain. Miss A. Thomas; vic&-captain, Miss-E. Clark; secrotary and treasurer, Miss E. Andrews; committee. Misses A. Stock, L. : Warner, Hetrson, Armstrong, A: Thomas, E. Clark, and E. Andrews.