HOCKEY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13637, 16 April 1908, Page 3

HOCKEY.

» The Now Zealand fiockey. Assodiation has issnod its report and balancojheet for tho, past year. $&c report rofors to the continued growtlj of tb<i). association. Tho. TliaTtftw and Gold-, fields Associations affiliated last m»nson. which brings \the number of .affiliated districts up to nineteen. A challenge shield waa provided last yoar for 'Competition ,among tho affiliated asSocia- ' tions. Tho shield hnd been allotted to Auckland, aa the. association having the host record 'for the season*- It is hoped. tho report states, that the shield /viill ho the rtionns p'f '.promoting tHe \knm<; and - stimulating? inWost jiwonft both nlnyoraana the public. -, Referaticp" is imulo to tho formntioh, during last t.ua«on, of a New', South Wales Association, tvhpso application for recognition as thn governing bod^ of hockey in the State had been readily granted. The bnlnncc-shceft shows a credit balnneo of -Gl9 5a 9d. % The chief items .of receipts (£6Bl los Id) were balance from 1907, £44 9s ld^ a^nd subscriptions ; £22 Is. The exoons.es show challenge shield. £25.« and secretary's honorariums, 1906-7, £9 7s; 1907-8, £10 10s. For up-to-date job. printing, try the Herald Office. , , . , (

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