FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16359, 1 October 1913, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION. MEETING. OF MANAGEMENT COMTiro Management‘Committee of the Canterbury Rugby-Unidn niet< last even* ing at the office'off the secretary (Mr'C. ' \V. Hervoy) pf&ent—Messrs F. T. Evans (president), F. D. Kesteven, A. L. Jones, S. Wilson, 0. Buchanan* W. Tracey, C. llasell, C. Evans, A. M’Pliail and L. Corbett. The- officer in charge of the Christchurch office of the Tourist Department (Mr G. W. C. Moon) wrote asking to be given an opportunity of replying to a statement reported in a newspaper as having been made by the manager of the Union’s West Coast touring team, to the effect that £2O could have been saved had theyteam not .hooked though ,tho Tourist .Deßartment.tij.-rW: .)• Air Moon attended the meeting. Tho,chairman said that,the newspaper report did not present’ the matter quite accurately. ' ' . Mr S. Wilson, tho manager.of the team," said-that'what he' had "'said was •that the team got no?,--concessions it .could not otherwise have got.. He believed that, had they contracted with tho coach and motor. proprietors themselves, they could have saved r £2o. xie had made jiQ-cliarges-,-against,rtli« Tourist Department. fr' Air AEoon said it would have been impossible to save £2O, but, had the whole of the bookings for tho tour been placed in his hands, lie could have saved the Union £9 10s. A contract for a coach journey, however, was made by a representative of the Union before the Tourist Department had been approached. The Union could have got no cheaper terms from anyone for any of .the items the Tourist Department accepted ..re? sponsibility. for. " .; A"‘>v'“ Air Wilson said ho was'quite prepared' to believe that in respect'to most of.the items, but he had heard that one of the motor firms had given another team a smaller quotation than his team had to . pay, A., •Mr'Moon said that on this .occasion:, , that firm refused to cut,the price. •. ) Air Wilson said ho was quite satisfied, that the Department liad done its best.- : for tho team. -‘ w ' ; .iwj - ; '3' ; ' . Air. Moon thanked -’the .comnuttee fdW’ * receiving him, and withdrew,-<, r •A The Ellesmere.-Sub-Union,.wrote nsk-.-:| ing for the Unionls to,.whether: t a goal kicked from a rolling ball* could,, be allowed. A referee had given it goal.” It was decided to reply that the ', referee’s decision was quite correct. '“.V; The District Railway Traffic'Alaii-v') agor wrote enclosing an account for 17s •' 6d for a chair broken in. a railway car? riago by a member of, a football team, on August 26. . It was decided to reply ‘ that the Canterbury. Union had no team.; on tour, on the date mentioned.' .. Tho town clerk (Mr H., R. Smith); wrote stating that the Baths. Committee! had granted the Union’s,,request that', members of the Australian’team while in Christchurch should be admitted to. . tho Afunicipal Baths frco.of charge. It was decided to write thanking the' Baths Coiniintteo for its' courtesy. ;, , ~,A'. It was reported that there , was - a credit balance of £143 ,18s. rid, on the. Australia-New Zealand match .at Lancaster Park. The balance'.would be forwarded to the New Zealand Rugby Union. . '' ’, v ... ':, Accounts amounting to £6B 6s 6d were passed for payment-- '