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',' Graham, of the Australian ciokct teim, i( an inmate at St. Thomas's Hospital, suffering from rhf uuaatium The rest of the team are well, and practising at Mitcham. - '.' The North Melbourne Club has won the pennant for the year ia Melbourne. ■. • Tbe sub-eoininitt*e of the New Zealand Cricket Council appointed to c n-iddr the letter from the manager of th«j Au-traliau Eleven asking what terms could be offt rt d for the team to visit New Zealand, are of opinion that an offer should be made to the Auatralians of 70 per cent, of tbe grois takings le^s ground charges, with, a guarantee that the s*id 70 per cent, shall not be loss tliau £150 for each match. If the leading aakociauon* give thin guarantee, and the Council further hold out inducements in conuoclton with the New ZeaUnd imtck, the committee consider it probable the Australians will accept tho terms.

' . ' The Hawke's B*y 'Cricket Astocia.tiea have resolved that, provided £200 (exclusive of the Hawku's B*y guarantee) is raised towards sending a New Zealand team to Australia and Tasmania, the local association will guarantee £25 ; also, that in the evtmt of the Australian team now in England visiting New Zealand on their return, the team be offered the gross proceeds of the gate for a Hnwke'd Bay match."

•", • Tne Canterbury Cricket Association have agreed to offer Ihe Australian Eleven on thelc return from England 70 per cant, of the gross takings, of a match after deducting the ground charge.", the guarantee not to be les< thai- £150. It was further decided to suggest to Lhe Now Zealand Cricket Council that if the aggregate amount given to the Australians was £600 the association should not be called on to make good their guarantee ia the event of any shortage arising from bad weather.