CORRESPONDENCE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20505, 25 August 1936, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE

REFEREES FOR REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL. MATCHES To the Editor ot " The Timaru Herald ” Sir, —In your issue to-day an exofficial passes some remarks concerning outside referees for inter-provincial and Ranfurly Shield games. In reply to his first remarks concerning Otago asking for a outside referee for games played in Timaru, I can say on the last two occasions, Otago have had a local referee. He further states that outside referees should be imported for all representative games, while stating that he is not casting arjy reflection of honesty or impartiality on the local referees, though, practically in the same line he says that it is practically impossible for a referee to be fair to both sides. His last remarks quoting that visiting teams have benefited (in the last two years) by having had a local referee call for a strong protest, and, show that his previous remarks concerning honesty or Impartiality are not worth the space given to such an ex-official. His statement that Otago was one of the visiting teams to benefit under a local referee is rather hard to appreciate, as in 1935 Otago were defeated in Timaru. so could not have derived many favours from the man with the whistle. It would appear, sir, after reading the various controversies in relation to Ranfurly Shield matches that the trophy, like many others, has a reactionary effect on the game and makes one think that perhaps the suggestion reported to have been made by Bert Cooke, a lew years ago, namely, to throw it into Cook Strait, would be the wisest move in the interest of our national game. In regard to ex-official’s remarks concerning interpretation of rules, would I be right in assuming, that, seeing we have a visiting team from Australia this year, the New Zealand Rugby Union should Import referees from overseas to control their games, so that the dice would not be officially loaded to give our New Zealand teams a better chance of winning?—l am, etc., SPORT Timaru, August 21. MR SAVAGE AND THE BANKS To the Editor ot “ The Timaru Herald " Sir, —Not very long ago Mr Savage pointed to the increased Savings Bank deposits as a sign of the prosperity under his rule and showed approval of this fact. Last week he complained of the increased deposits in the Trading Banks as evidence that the banks were taking money out of circulation as fast as the Government was putting it into circulation. The truth is that in neither case can the Savings Bank or Trading Banks control the position. If people desire to place their money on deposit in either institution, they will do so. Neither Post Office Savings Bank or Trading Banks can prohibit this deposit. If Increased deposits really indicate that the bank receiving them is deliberately taking money out of circulation, can Mr Savage say why he holds increased Savings Bank deposits as a sign of good times, and Increased Trading Bank deposits as an attack on the Government policy? If increasing Trading Bank deposits are "leading purchasing power into a blind alley” why are not increased Savings Bank deposits doing the same? Mr Savage cannot have it both ways! I am, etc., AJAX. August 25.