SPENDING OF FUNDS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22011, 3 May 1946, Page 4

SPENDING OF FUNDS

■ DETAILS FOR PUBLIC HEAVY BURDEN OF RATES (p A .) WELLINGTON, May 3. The need for the New Zealand Rugby Union to givo tho public ns full details ns possible of the manner in which it was spending its funds, and of tho assistanca given to unions and football generally was expressed by delegates at the union s annual meeting yesterday. . Mr. C. Brown (Taranaki) said ho. considered that the executive mado. a mistake in not giving the public full details of what it was doing to assist Rugby with its finances. His union had every reason to be grateful for the assistance received. The money on loan to country unions had been, a tremendous help. . . Unions could give a load by giving pub* licity to their finances, said Mr. S. S. Dean. It was as well that tho public should know, something about the rates paid by unions for their grounds. By the unions acfluirmg their own grounds tho citizens benefited. A discussion on the need for securing sonic consideration in regard to rates on sports grounds followed, and on the motion of Mr. A. Baker (Auckland), the council was empowered to investigate tho incidence of taxation with a view to securing a reduc* tion in rates for sports grounds.