ASSOCIATION RULES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1903, 24 July 1890, Page 28

ASSOCIATION RULES.

The Kaitangata Association team journeyed to town and met a team consisting of members picked from the various Dunedin oluba. The ground was in anything but good condition, and consequently many thought that the game would be alow and uninteresting. This, however, turned out not to be the case, as the first few minutes of the game showed that it was both going to be evenly contested and a fairly fast one. Smith captained the local team, while M'Laren acted in a similar onpaoity for the visitors. ' From the kick-off the visitors rushed tho ball into their opponents' territory, when they looked like Booring, but a good kick by one of the local men relieved his side, and for some time the visitors had to play on the | defensive, the local men getting on some good rushes. The Kaitangata goal keeper proved himself equal to the occasion, however, and managed to keep them from scoring. The visitors then headed by M'Laren made a determined effort to score, and probably would have succeeded in doieg so had their forwards been more 'careful and not passed the ball into Smith's hands, who saved his side by a long kick. Some fine kioking then ensued on the part of the local men, who sent the ball well into their opponents' territory, when a pass from Ross enabled A. Carver to score ; the ball, however, was called back on account of an infringement, a free kiok being awarded to the visitors, who did not gain much ground by this, and half-time was called shortly afterwards. In the peoond spell the game was very even for some time, until some good passing by .the two Carvers, Haynes, and Laing took the ball well down the field, where a corner kick resulted, but nothing came of this, and the ball was pretty well ke.pt in the centre of the field for some time until M'Laren broke away with a magnificent dribble, and evading the opposing backs had matters all his own way until within a few yards of the goal posts, when he kicked rather htrd and spoiled his chance of scoring, and time was called immediately afterwards. The game thus ended in a draw, neither side sooring. Messrs J. Shore and J. Hunter umpired for the respective teams, and Mr Geo. M'Millan acted efficiently as refereel For the Kaitangata, M'Laren, Reid, Crow, and Coomer played well ; whilst Smith, J. Laing, . A. Carver, and Haynes, did good service for Dunedin.

Bishop Cowie and Bishop Luck, and their clergy, have forwarded petitions to Parliament praying that a trial be made on the railways of Vaile's stage system, on the ground of the moral and'educational benefits that would result from facilities being given to promote settlement in country districts. The petition sent to' Sir George Grey by the Railway Reform League now totals 5477 signatures.

In reply, to a circular from the Government to the Auokland Board of Education asking for an opinion respecting uniformity of school books, and referred by that body to 'the inspectors, the latter; state 'that too great a variety is allowed in regard to text books, and they believe the expense presses somewhat, heavily- npon poorer parents. They agree with the proposal to considerably diminish the number of Auckland books, and consider that a multiplicity of books indicates the style of teaching to be poor.