NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 594, 26 April 1897, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Wellington, Saturday. At the annual roeetirg of the New Zealand Rugby Union almost every onion was represented. Mr Campbell (Wellington) presided, and In moving the ' adoption of the report eald the nnlon wbb doing excellent work without causing any friction. It was decided that the delegates of South Canterbury and Marlborough Unions, whloh were In arrears, ahonld not vote at the meeting. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. It wa« resolved to ask Sari Ranfarly, the new Governor, to become patron. Mr Gallaway (Obago) wax elected president. The following vloe- presidents were eleoted : — Messrs Devote (Auckland), Reea (Poverty Bay), Logan (Hawko's Bay), Walker (Bash dlatriota), Hawkinß (Manawatn), G, Bayiey (Taranaki), Whatman (Walraropa), Wttlejohn (NeL eon), Mills (Mmlboroneb), Garden (Bailer), Boyd (West Coaßt), Rhodes (Canterbury), Jones (Sooth Canterbury), George (Southland) 5 Otago has not yet nominated a vioe-preaident. Messrs De Oaatro and Hyams were elected secretary and troaßnrer respectively, Management committee: Messrs Bate (Wellington), Bee (Otago), Wesney (Sonthland), Morrison (Hawke'a Bay), Gibbons (Auckland), Laurenson (Poverty Bay), M'Ardle (Canterbury), with officers ex offiaio. Appeal oommlttee: Messrs Henderson (Anckland), Fache (Wellington), Gottarlll (Sooth Canterbury), Firth (Neloon), Logan (Hawke's Bay). As to a team visiting Australia, it was mentioned that a steamer would bo leaving Wellington for Sydney on Jane 28th, and the South v. North matoh could be played that day, llf this proposal were adopted it was the intention to play New South Wales on the 3rd and 10th Jnly ■ Queensland on the 17th aod 24th Jnly, and New Sooth Wbleb ilulySlst. with minor matches 00 Wednesdays. The team wqald return via Auckland, playing a matoh there on Aogost 7th in aid of the onion's funds. This programme, after a brief disonsßlon, was adopted. The secretary announced the following proposed movements of teams for the season •— (Jtago visit Houthland | Bush district visit Walrarapa j Canterbury visit Otogo and Sooth Cunterbory j Wairarapa visit Wangannl and Taranokl ; Manawato visit Taranaki; Poverty Bay visit Hawke'a Bay ; Buller visit West Coast • Wanganul vielt Taranaki; Anqkland visit Taranaki ; Taranaki visit Welling, ton, Canterbury, and 0 ago; Wellington visit Otago, Southland, Hawke'a Bay, and also, if possible, South Canterbury and Manawatn. Several other matters were left tp the management oomroittee, the chief of whloh wbb as to the eeleotlon of (he Australian team,