ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 226, 22 August 1928, Page 7

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug. 21. The council of the New Zealand Football Association met to-night. It was agreed that the match between Wellington and Otago for the F.A. trophy should take place on September Ist subject to suitable arrangements for the final of the Chatham Cup, Petone v. Northern (Dunedin) at Wellington on Saturday next have been completed. Owing to the financial position it was decided to write to the nine defaulting associations pressing for payment of their subscriptions.

FINANCE FOR CRICKET TOUR

Attention was drawn tn delay in issuing the balance-sheet of the tour of the New Zealand cricket team to England. Mr F. Campbell (chairman) said that about a year ago the council took up £IOO worth of shares of which half was "paid up in New Zealand_ Cricket, Ltd., for tlie tour of the New Zealand cricket team in England. They were promised that when the manager returned to New Zealand the whole thing would be straightened up, and they had heard no more from that day to this. It was time that they were looking for a balance sheet of that tour and for a return of any sum which might he due to them. It was very dilatory on the part of the Now Zealand Cricket Council that the matter had been left over so long. He moved “that this association is very disappointed at the delay in publishing the balance-sheet and in repayment of any money invested in New Zealand Cricket, Ltd., and requests that body to furnish us with a statement.” . Mr J. A. Milbum seconded and this was carried. It was thought that the council might get back 4s or ,5s for each 10s paid up.