N.Z AND OLYMPIC GAMES
£7,000 NEEDED. [S' (Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, November 9. The proposals for raising funds io send a New Zealand team to compete at tiio next Olympic Games were outlined by Mr Forrest, organiser for tho New Zealand Olympic Council, who stated that it would cost £7,000 to send four men. He said the council would appeal to the Government for help when it was shown that the public were supporting the proposals. Mr Forrest was assured that Auckland would do its best to help in raising the funds. The Chairman said the feature that appealed to him most was tho raising of a fund of £20,000 to provide more grounds and to stimulate training. The actual sending of a team to the next Olympic to him to be of secondary consideration.
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Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 6
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136N.Z AND OLYMPIC GAMES Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 6
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