CRICKET BALANCE-SHEET.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2016, 25 March 1914, Page 8

CRICKET BALANCE-SHEET.

SEVERE STSICTURES; ; Severe stricture® wct.c-passed : W the Management Opuimittee of the. YS'-efliug* 'tail Cricket Association last evening «m----the bakjice-sheet of-the reeeut tour of a Now Zealand team in Australia. TJio feport of a sub-coiiimitt-eo ajid coriespendsae'e from tho Now "Zealand Onekefc Council, were corisidered in eonjrait* tee, «id the secretary was instructed to write to the couacii in the following terms:*— "My eonmijtteo is, strongly of opinion that this association should havo boon supplied with more details of the esti* Hiated expenditure ij.i "eoaitoctioft. u-it-h the tour of the Kcw 'Zealand team in Australia, and 'that the allowa-i-ieo to j)ltt.y«rs should not fruve bpjft arranged ■lor without the sanction,.of the associations -concerned i-M the guarantee. Further, this association expresses the opinion that payment, of players' hi cttcußistaneeS such as these of the lateAustralian tour is most niifei-ra.blo, mid that the explanation contained in tho council's letter of '■ March.2l, q«et* ing Ilul'O 19 (rekting. to compensation for loss of wages), does not bear upon th(j question. In reference to details, ■the committee considers, regarding tl-ie item of £20 12s. 3d. for Selection' Committee expenses, that tho principle of charging tho expenses of tho Selection Committee against tho jour is n' wrong on*, awl, in our opinion, tho charge should bo borne ky tho Now Zealand Council m future., " Further informa- . tion is desired regarding the foflflwi-ag -items:--G-rotindnwi, £a Is.; grouiul bowlers, 13 lls. 6d>; at" tendants, £7 55.; scorers, £2, As to tlio, gratuity of £l!i to the Rm-mciTs ruprosentaiires in Australia, in our opinion, this is not- a legitimate charge against tho tour. Aupjdaml players' expenses, £32 4s. Bd.; detail-g of thisexpenditure should be. supplied. Tips, £34. 15s. 3d.; this item wo consider estravagtuifc, more e-spflejally bearing in mind tho fact that piayors- received ah allowance of as. per day."