The Rugby Season in Horowhenua

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6839, 21 April 1932, Page 10

The Rugby Season in Horowhenua

KEEN COMPETITION PROMISED. Football is evidently on the up-grade in the Horowhenua district, judging by the excellent support received for the District Council’s competitions this year, there being no fewer than seven senior teams and twelve junior ones. The secretary reported to the last meeting of the management committee that the entries were as follow: Senior.—Foxton Fire Brigade, Shannon, Wanderers, Hui Mai, l’unihau. CMaki and Motuiti. Juniors. —Northern Division: Athletic, Foxton Fire Brigade, Shannon Punihau, Kcreru, Foxton. Southerndivision: Kuku, Paekakarild, Paruparaumu, Raimi, Otaki, Waikanac. The Punihau club is a Levin Maori organisation. Horowhenua’s Northern Boundary. Lengthy discussion took place at the last meeting of the Horowhenua management committee on the Motuiti Club’s application for affiliation. The secretary said the ruling of the Manawhenua Council secretary on the boundary as dclined in tho rule book was that Motuiti was in the Te Kawau Sub-Union’s district. Mr. Robinson contended that the boundaries given in tho rule book were not in accordance with tho report made by a sub-committee consisting of himself, and Messrs. Austin and Eglinton, when Horowhenua entered the combined

union. Motuiti delegates who were present said they understood To Kawau did not object to Motuiti playing in Horowhenua provided no Rangiotu players were taken away. Motuiti was regarded as “No man’s land.” Mr. Barber, who said ho was acquainted with the history of the Ilimatangi block for nearly sixty years, could not follow the boundaries given in tho rule book, and said further investigation was required before these were accepted. Mr. Procter also gave the early history of tho northern boundary. It was decided to accept tho Motuiti Club for affiliation with Horowhenua. The Motuiti delegates asked that they be allotted red and blue as their colours and this was agreed to.

Travelling Expenses. Mr. Ball said the Foxton Fire Brigade Club wished to know whether the Union would subsidise certain clubs which had to travel long distances such as Foxton and Shannon to Otaki and vice versa. A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Richards, Rimmcr and Casey, was set up to bring down a report on the subject to next meeting. “Special Constables.” Mr. Robinson said that last year two men had been appointed as “special constables” to sco that spectators did not enter the playing ground at Foxton over the fences. These men were given complimentary tickets and he moved that similar arrangements be made this year with two men from each of the Foxton clubs. Mr. Ball thought the complimentary tickets should only apply to the home grounds and not throughout the union, and moved to that effect. After considerable discussion Mr. Robinson’s motion was carried. Representative Programme. Mr. Winiata thought that- with the assistance of Rugby supporters in the way of ears when travelling, there was no need to curtail the representative programme. They should play the home and home matches with Manawatu, the return match with Tc Kawau, and a challenge for the Bcbbington Shield.

Mr. Mitchell favoured cutting down rep. matches- as much as possible in view of the necessity for reducing expenses. Mr. Robinson thought the Bcbbington Shield challenge could bo left until later when they saw how their gates were turning out. The question was finally postponed until later in the season.