QUEEN CARNIVAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 58, Issue 4168, 3 August 1949, Page 5

QUEEN CARNIVAL

TO BE HELD NEXT YEAR

RUGBY UNION DECISION

FUNDS FOR TRAINING SHED

A special meeting of the training shed committee of the Paeroa Rugby Union was held on Monday evening when the question of the organising of a queen carnival for the purpose of raising the funds required to build a training shed was fully discussed. The chairman of the committee, Mr W. F. Faber, presided and he stated that the main reason for calling the committee together was to decide whether the carnival should be proceeded with at once or whether it should he postponed until next year. Mr E. C. Morgan, delegate from the Netherton Football Club, reported that a meeting of his club had been called recently. The support was very yoor and indicated that the season Was almost closed and it would 'be difficult now to get the active workers

lor such a carnival. The speaker felt -fhat the present time was not the right time to hold a queen carnival. It was stated by the chairman, Mr W. P. Faber, that he understood that the same view was taken by the Hiku~Wla club. The interest in football at time of the season was on the ' wane.

Mr Fater Mann, speaking on behalf <©f the United chib, thought that his <htb was prepared to go on with the project hut would meet the wishes of the other clubs if it was thought advisable to postpone the holding of the , proposed carnival. Mr C. W- Williams, on behalf of the f West club, stated that his club was prepared to carry on but would bt wiHing to. delay the carnival providing > the project was kept alive by con\Wuing- to .raise money by other means. Mr K. Fitz Henry expressed much •disappointment at the lack of response after support had heen misedMr B. J. McKenzie, secretary, asked the question whether the winter time WM a suitable time for a carnival. Members thought it best to start a carnival at the jbest moment so that therinaximum response would be obMr J. Sinnett thought that much shad really been achieved as a definite objective had now been agreed upon and the project eoirid be proceeded with immediately the correct time arrived. ; Jt was proposed that the queen carnival be postponed till about April of next year and that in the meantime > Money be raised by all possible means 'Under the jurisdiction of the training shed committee. ; UpOn being put to the meeting the t motion spas carried unanimously.