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Grey River Argus, 4 May 1937, Page 4

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Springbok Games PROTEST AGAINST CHARGES (Per Press Association. - ) . INVERCARGILL, May 3. A protest against what was termed the exorbitant prices for admission to the forthcoming Rugby matches with the South African team, was made by the Southland Rugby Union to-night. The members discussed the charges, which had been fixed at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and it was decided to protest that the charges were .excessive, and to ask that the New Zealand Union reconsider them with a view to having them reduced.

The chairman, Mr L. R. Lopdell, said that the charges had been fixed by the Management Committee of the New Zealand Union, and were adopted by the annual meeting of delegates. The new council of the New Zealand Union had the power to alter them.

Mr R. T. Meredith, who is president of the New Zealand Union, said that he could give no idea how th 0 prices were arrived at. They were introduced by the Management Committee at the annual meeting and about two delegates protested against them. “Apart from the 10s charge, I don’t think other prices are excessive,” he added. “They are much the same as we charge in inter-provincial games. Last year, in some -of the inter-provine>al games, some people were prepared to paj’ as much as £3 per seat. We hava to remember that wages have gone up and that the working man, who received only 8s a day once upon a time, is now getting 18s and £1 a day. Everything has gone up, including wages. ’ ’