ATHLETICS
MEETING OF NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL ROWING EIGHT FOR EMPIRE GAMES (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. At last night's meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, the secretary. .Mr L. A. Tracy, said in connection with, the Empire Games that matters had reached the point where the main question was the distribution of (be £IOOO sterling which had been offered by Canada. In view of the excellent "rowing eight which would be available, and especially as a hold-up had occurred before the last Olympic Games and the rowing eight had been unable to leave, it was felt that New Zealand should ho represented. It would cost roughly £IBOO to send the. eight and the question he wished to place before the meeting was whether the Amateur Athletic Association would be prepared to forego its share of tfie Canadian grant in favour of the rowing eight. The meeting decided to adopt this course and urged individual sports to appeal for funds on their own behalf.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 8 March 1930, Page 8
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