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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 July 1926, Page 8

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DOMINION'S 1 CONFERENCE.

DURING CANADIAN TEAM’S TOUR

(by telegraph—press association.) WELLINGTON, July 29. _ Ait a meeting of the' Council of the New Zealand Football Association> .tonight, the finance committee, reported a su-qpluis on the Auckland-Wellington match of £lO 11« 3d and a- loss of £59 3s on the ;Otago>WeLlingiton match at Dunedin,; so that there is already a. deficiency of £lB llisi 9d on the F.A. Trophy competition. The question, of a> conference between representatives from; Canada, South Africa, Australia;, and,. New Zealand' at the time when the Canadian team is in New Zealand was discussed. It was recommended that a. conference be held; that the New Zealand Football Aisiso.cia.tdou supply hoteL accommodation or billet delegates, providing train fares in New Zealand to any matches against Panada; that delegates may desire to see, the representatives to stay in New Zealand at the expense of the Council for two weeks. The recoin-mendiatio-n: was adopted.

The Auckland Football Association wrote that the management committee Iliad decided that registration lees for last season would be .paid, together with. this year’.s fees. This, was received with general satisfaction. In reference to a dispute which had arisen, between the Auckland Football Association and the Auckland Referees’ Association, it was decided that no action could be taken by the Council at the present time. The suspensions of J. McDonald for one playing, Saturday for using obscene language to a referee and of J. K. Jjallantyne for'the remainder of the season: for using obscene language to a. referee and also to. the executive of the Wanganui Association were confirmed. The North Auckland Association, reported having suspended J. Malcolm for three playing Saturdays for migentlemanly conduct. This was approved.