FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12772, 25 May 1912, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

(I'er Press Association.)

WELUNGTON, this', day.' 'J'li^ niiniutl incctintr of flip New Zpnkmd Football Association wns held last night. 'The following addition to the rulcß was adopted: Due notice, of ,-ill oiTcnding playcra and clubs must l>p sent to the secretary of this Asaocialion within 14 days of a dncision being arrived at, together with copies of nil letters and evidence bearing on the. matter. It was decided to amend Rule 8, requiring annual .returns of alflliatod associations to be ' nffded' ■ t : Q .-in terms that such returns lie accompanied by 'a oopy of the Assocint inft's rules. - : .i.

'•■"The following now nilc' was adopted:-' No player who is registered by any one association iv any one seawm t , shall be allowed ,to play under the Juris'iictian^,of- : any other" association during the same season without " the consent of the Council, .such decision to .he given within 14 days. Afllliatibn was granted to South Canterbury, subject to satisfactory arrangement regarding boundaries being made with the Canterbury Association. Challenges for the Brown • shield, held by Canterbury, were received from Poverty Huy, Wanganui, Wellington, and Otugo. . 1 1 was decided to ask the Associations If they would be. prepared to make contributions towards defraying the cost of the visit- of * the English team.' Mr B. L. Salmon was clectol secretary.