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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2715, 9 March 1916, Page 3

The annual report of the committee of the Otago Bugby Football Union stafes, inter • ilia, that owing to public interest in. the game being almost entirely Overshadowed by the war, the attendances at matches fell oil to snch an extent that j the compiittee had great difficulty in meeting tJioiv financial. obligations. Appreciation.is expressed at the splendid manner in which members of clubs have responded to their country's call. Th* baiance-fthiet shows that the season started with a debit balance of X 615 14s. Id., and. that tlie bank overdraft now' stands at ,£355 15s. <kl. The assets shiw a snrplfls over liabilities of. ,£1224 6s. 3d. At the last parade of the -Hutt : and Petone Railway Section of the National Reserve, Lieut. Simons was O.C. A good muster was again the order,, but as all the reserves come under, the Defence Department as from March I,' a much better attendance is anticipated. Sergt. S. Bland put- the squad : through some barrel pier building w<Kk, which showed a marked improvement. Subsequently the squad were put through ride shooting practice, the results being considered satisfactory. . j