AMATEUR ATHLETICS. MEETING OF THE WELLINGTON

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 45, 22 February 1908, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETICS. MEETING OF THE WELLINGTON

- -. centre. ~z:7*rrzzr< An ordinary meeting of the Wellington centre of. the /New Zealand .Amateur .Athletic. Association, was; '-held- ih tha V.M.6.A: ■ room's last evening, Mr." Ri W. M' Villy presiding." "'""/' Permission to hold sports meetingi was granted, as follows :— Porl 'Niqßol. | son Club, 26th February,} " Wellington f M.<se mf &.2 b? ' 4t> Ma * It was decided to leave the question of travelling expenses "of th& Wellington members of 'the team to' represent New Zealand at 'the Australasian championships until thefeturn of the team; ' A' former resolution that the ce'tftr* hold all its afternoon meetings on t ! ie Basin Reserve, was rescinded, and it was decided to invite clubs to send ia fresh applications for fixtures. It was stated that the centre had defrayed the cost ' of sending Sh'arpe to Hobart. The matter was * discussed, and it will be further considered at a special, meeting next Friday evening V A request was received from the Hutt Valley A.A.A., asking <£c centres to clearly define the ,duties of local .officer, as thero had, it was stated been some- dissatisfaction with the action 'of *J r - ' Coffey, who, acted' in that capacity^ at their recent sports meeting. After the matter had" lieen ,'f reely dispuss^d, it was decided to inform the -Hut^Vial. !r y ~- ? lu . b ; tha<( under s 'of the N.Z.A.A.A., and rule 11 of tho Wellington centre, the local officer had no right to interfere with the' judgQ of ■?3 r event. It was further statedthat iMr. Coffey was not ajsjstingVjn his officisl capacity, but as ,a. private member who had been requested- by. a Ilutt Valley official to render assistance. Mr Coffey had no desire to interfere with ' the JU^ggs.,- -