SPRINGBOKS' MATCHES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22719, 4 May 1937, Page 13

SPRINGBOKS' MATCHES

PROTEST AGAINST CHARGES INVERCARGILL RESOLUTION [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION 3 INVERCARGILL, Monday A protest against what was termed the exorbitant prices for admission to the forthcoining Rugby matches with the South African team was made by the Southland Rugby Union to-night. Members discussed the charges which had been fixed at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and it was decided to protest that the charges were excessive and to ask that the New Zealand union reconsider them with a view to having them reduced.

The chairman. Mr. L. R. Lopdell, said that the charges had been fixed by the management committee of tho New • Zealand union and adopted by tho annual meeting of delegates. The new council of tho New Zealand union had power to alter them. Mr. R. T. Meredith, who is president of the New Zealand union, said that ho could give no idea how tho prices were arrived at. They were introduced by the management committee at the l annual meeting and about two delegates protested against them. "Apart from the 10s charge, I don't think tho other prices are excessive." ho added. "They arc much the same as we charge in inter-provincial games. Last year in sonic of the inter-provin-cial games some people were prepared to pay as much as £3 a seat. We have to remember that wages have gone up and the working man, who received only Ss a day once upon a time, is now getting ISs and £1 a day. Everything has gone up, including wages."