NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15016, 10 July 1914, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL.

The Management Committeo of the New Zealand Cricket Council met last evening. Present—Messrs G. F. Francis (chairman), J. F. Peake, E. J. Austin. Mr J. B. Beckett wrote resigning tho delegatetship for South Taranaki, and, it was resolved to ask the Northern Association to nominate another delegate. I a connexion with tho New Zcalaud team's tour of Australia, the Melbourne Cricket Club wrote with vegard.to tho manager's statement, that the matter Of a refund of percentago chargo would " be put before the committee, and the Council advised. The secretary, Mr Jd. Irumblo, .stated that be had*no recollection of such an arrangement'being arrived at, but on the representations of the Club's.committee the refund, £15: . 15s, was being forwarded i It was decided to refund the sum, pro rata, amongst the guaranteeing Associations. The Canterbury Association wrote with reference to tho proposed Fijian team's tour, agreeing to the terni3 ©f- . fered. 60 per cent, of the net profits of the match to the Fijian Association. In \ connexion with the proposed visit of an Australian irter-Stato team, the As- • sedation wished to know what inter- • State team it was intended to invite, • and in the absence of tho information » requested, was prepared to guarantee the sum of £150, conditional upon the personnel of tho team and dates allotted • for the match being satisfactory to the : ommittee. ; . The Otago Association wrote expresses the opinion that no allowance should be made to playors taking part m test or other matches under the £ew Zealand. Council's control, unless the various Associations were advised, this not to preclude the allowances to , players for loss of wages, to be certified to by local Associations. The stated that a guarantee of i,loO for the visit of an inter-btate team could not be given, but a liberal percentago of the "gate' would bo allowed. Tho Association was willin" to accept a match with a Fijian teanT on tho terms stated. Tho Wellington Association wrote stating that a guarantee, of £75 would be given, or 05 per cent, of tho vet promts. A match with a Fijian team would . be accepted on the proposed terms j Ihe Auckland Association wrote stafc- ! uig that it was not in a position to guarantee the required 1:150 for an inter-State team's visit. Provided an mter-State foam did not tour New Zealand a match would be accepted with a I'ljian team on the terms of 65 per j cent, of the -_et proSts. * ' It was decided to hold over consideration ot tne letters until the next quarterly meeting of tho delegates to the New Zealand Council, which was fixed lor feeturday, July 25tb, at 7.50 p.m.