RUGBY TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 256, 27 July 1939, Page 13

RUGBY TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND

———♦ Fiji Accepts Itinerary MEETING OF DOMINION EXECUTIVE

The Fiji Rugby Union advised the executive ot the -Xew Zealand Rugby Union last night that the itinerary lor the tour of New Zealand was acceptable, and it was desired that the entertainment oi the team should be as simple as possible Hie team would arrive at Auckland on August

The chairman, Mr. S. S. Dean, presided; and there were also present Lieuten-ant-Colonel T. J. King, Lieutenant-Colon-el J. G. Roache, and Messrs. A. McDonald. J. H. Parker, J. I’reiidevide,, A. C. Kitto, Kingi Tahiwi, and A. E. Neilson, secretary. , The Snaw, Savill and Albion Co., Ltd., notified that advice had been received from the London office that in future the Dominion Monarch would leave New Zealano on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, ana this would give Saturday and Monuay tor her stay at Sydney and Melbourne. Xne ship would leave Wellington on May 10, 1940, and her arrival at Durban had been set down for J une 3. ’ The South African agents of the firm had advised that they had reserved accommodation in the Ceramic tor the return journey of the team. , Mr Dean stated that as the South African Rugby Board had stated that they would not play four Rugby "lest matches on the next tour of New Zealand, it was unlikely that the New Zealand team would play four Tests in South Ainca ,ie Mr? e i’arker said that the All Blacks would find 20 matches plenty to play in South Africa. It was decided that a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Dean, Prendevule and Parker, shoulu meet on Wednesday next to arrange matters for the tour or South Africa. ~ The president of the Ashburton union, Mr. N. de G. Robilliard, who is manager of the Ashburton team at present touring the North Island, waited upon the executive, and asked lor a grant of i 100 toward the expenses of the tour, which had cost £264 He said the expenses hud been cut down to a minimum, the team having travelled second class on the steamer exl It was decided to make t.he grant of £ioo. . z .r. •• ta. The Nelson union wrote, t banning thv New Zealand union for increasing the "rant toward the Nelson teams tour to £lOO The Nelson union had made a special effort to raise funds tor the tour, and the results had been most encouragwas decided to make a grant of £25 to the Poverty Bay union toward the expeases of conducting a primary schools tournament in Gisborne, beginning on August 22, and to increase the Sjant to £-10 providing the East Coast and airoa schools were included. A vote of sympathy with Mr. G. V\. Slade a past chairman of the management committee, in .his illness, was passed, and hopes were expressed for his speedy recovery.