SELECTORS’ EXPLANATION

Taranaki Daily News, 30 April 1931, Page 9

SELECTORS’ EXPLANATION

DID NOT SEE TARANAKI PLAY PROFIT FROM THE BRITISH TOUR. ARGUMENT OVER ITS DISPOSAL. (By Wire —Special Reporter.) Wellington, Last Night. Some delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union questioned this afternoon an amoliiit of £599 14s. appearing in the balance-sheet as Selectors’ expenses. In explanation, itr. E. McKenzie (Wairarapa) said that as far as he knew the amount Was cotiipbsed of travelling expenses and Kut-bf-poCket expeiises of £1 a day. About six Weeks’ travelling had bfien involved. Complaint that lib selector had seeii the Waiigailui arid Taranaki represeiitatives in abtiOii, Mr. ile-. Keiizie inelltibiied a selector liad bbbii detailed to go to Taritnfiki, but at the last ilihitite had beeii unable to do so. - A niotidii Was presented suggesting for this yfiar that the number bf selectors shotild be reduced, blit it Was Withdrad’ii whbn Mr; Dean said lie thought it probable that'dnly two selectbrs frfiffi each Island would be fippointed by the inanagemfiht comniitteb this year. A recommendation frbni Canterbury that fdr fdtrire tours all linibhs hbldihg matches receive 20 per cent, bf the ground takings .and 33 1-3 per cent. Of the grandstaiid takings was approved. After a prolonged discussion on the question of distribution bf the profits from the Britisli tour bf last year; the meeting rejected a remit from thfe Wellington union to the effect that the net proceeds from the tbiir be divided aiiiong all the affiliated unions and the New Zealand Union ill accofdfiriee With a scheme of division to be approved by the delegates, and the position remained that the control of all profits from the tour was in tlie hands of the management committee. Though delegates generally were satisfied that this should be so, considerable dissatisfaction was expressed that a number of advances and Ibaiis tb unions had beeii inade before all the applications had bfien received.

The folio wing officers Wfite elected: Patron, Lord Blfedislofi; president, Mr. S. S. Dean; vice-presidents, Messrs. L. J. Brake (i<orth Auckland), J. Afiieil (Auckland), C. S. Foster (Thaines Valley); B. Cliappiaii (Waikato), F. It. Wilkie (Bay of Plenty), E. H. Yomig (Taranaki), C. H. Warden (Wangdiiui), j. A. Colqulioun (Mahawlieiiiia), K. S. Williams (East Coast); A. S. Parker (Poverty Bay), G; A; Maddisbn (tiaWke’s Bay); R; S. Smith (Bush Districts); C. A. Gray (Wairarapa), Dr, P. F. MfiEvedy (Wellington); C; H. Mills (Marlborough), E. R. Bluett (Nelson), E. Tayr lor (Golden B’ay-Motueka), A. G. Colvid (Bullet); A. White (West Coast), A. MePhfiil (Caiiterbiity), J. O’Leal-y (South Canterbury), S. J. Stychfi (Otago), W. Rbbisbit (Sbutliland), W; Oopsey (Kiiig Country), W; H. Sfifnby ' (Afiliburtbh); J. Crowley (North Otago); treasurer, Mr. H. Lfeith; ihanagfithbiii committee, Messrs; Deati, J. Rbaclifi, T; A. Fletcher; A; C. Kitto, fe. S. Hyltbn; F. Glasgow and W. J. Wallace; appeal council, Messrs. J. Arrieil, P. Mackie and J. I. Cbnlari; auditor, Mr. A. G. keffiben