NEW XEALAND RUGBY UNION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3087, 18 May 1917, Page 6

NEW XEALAND RUGBY UNION

♦ ANNUAL MEEfING. The New Zealand Rugby Union held its anuual meeting last evening. Dr. A. K. Newman, M.P., tlie president, was in the chair, and the following delegates were present Auckland, Air. G. H. Owen and Dr. M'Evedyj- Poverty. Bay, -Mr. J. H. Laughton; Hawke's Bay, Kev. Esther Mahoney; South Auckland, Mr. J. H. Laughton; Taranaki, Mr. M. J. Crombie; Wairarapa, Mr. A. Booth; Wellington, Messrs. W. Hornig, D. Weir, and E. Little; Nelson, Mr. K. Akers; Canterbury, Mr. 11. Gray; Otago,Messrs. C. Eyre and'K. Abbott; Southland, Mr. C. It. Ingram. , | The report and the balance-sheet were adopted. The statement of accounts disclosed a nominal profit of JCI43 17s. Id. A disquieting feature of the year's operations ivas the fact that the actual cash receipts for the year fell short of the expenditure to the extent- of J!74 is. Id., and the position in this respect would have been even worse had the whole of the union's commitments been met. Another matter was the comparatively large amount owing for union subscriptions. Altogether the position was such that, in the opinion of the committee, tho remaining liquid funds of the union required to be carefully husbanded in order to prevent their further depletion. The sum of JC2OO had been invested in war bonds. The sum of .£250 was voted for the' encouragement of school- Eugby. As some of tlie. amounts that were allocated last year to the various unions for the encouragement of school football have not yet been paid over, several unions having failed to supply the necessary statements of expenditure in respect . to the previous grant, the following motion was carried"That the sum of .£44, nart of .£B7 appearing on the balance-sheet a 6 liabilities, being amounts due to various unions as grants for school football, be written off unless satisfactory accounts are submitted within two monUis, and that in future nn y grant being made be only available for the year in which such grant, is made. Tho, election of officers resulted:— Patron, His Excellency the Governor, Lord Liverpool; president, Mr. G. Spriggene; vice-presidents, Mr. T. Buchanan, Taranaki; Mr. G. T. C. Campbell Wellington; Mr. H. Harris, Otago; Mr. .T. Arniel, Auckland; Mr A J. G«M,s, Southland; Mr. W. J. M'Grath, Hawkes Bar; Mr. D. E. Logan, Wairarapa; Mr. V. *T. Evans, Canterbury; Mr. 11. K. j)a"ge Marlborough; Mr. W. .Howard, Povertv Bav; Mr. A. Gibbons, Mana-w-itu • Mr *W. Drake. South Canterbury; Mr. I'-. W. Styles, Nelson; secretary Mr. W. Eeaucharop-Flatts;' hon. treasurer, Mr. E. Wvlie; Mnnagemeut Committne. Messrs. G. H. Dixon, J. H. A' I.iushton, A. Laurenson. 11. bray, Dr. M'Evedy, G. C. Fache. and K 0. Hales; Apncal Council. Messrs. V. It. , Meredith, M. -T. Crombie, and A. Campbell; Appeal Committee. Merars. G. 0. Eache. E. 0. Hales. ,T, H. Lynskey, V. Meredith, and E Wylie; Appointment Board, Messrs. G. C. I'aohe (N.Z.E.F.U/j, •T H \ Lautrbton (N.Z.K.F.TJ.V and j). ' M'Kenzie (N.Z.R.A.): auditor, Mr. 0. .G. lCoinber; renresentative on linglisn. Union, Mr..C. Wiay Palliser.