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NATIONAL COUNCIL PLAN THE PRINCIPLE ENDORSED (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, June 17. Support for the principle of the National Council of Sport which the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr W. E. Parry) proposes to set up was given at a meeting of delegates from leading athletic and sporting bodies after the Minister had explained the aims of the movement. Those pres. ent pledged themselves to give the Minister all possible assistance in carrying out the scheme. As a result of an earlier meeting in Auckland, a questionnaire had been sent out to the principal sporting bodies asking for information that would assist in the formation of a scheme for the national encouragement of recreation and an analysis of the replies was supplied to the meeting. Replies from 12 organisations stated that they had a total of 24,500 players, and their greatest need was the provision of playing fields. There was a great need for many more swimming pools, particularly in the schools and in congested areas.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23220, 18 June 1937, Page 10
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170CONTROL OF SPORT Otago Daily Times, Issue 23220, 18 June 1937, Page 10
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