LEAGUE TOUR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17568, 19 June 1925, Page 6

LEAGUE TOUR.

I A QUESTION OF TERMS. WILL QUEENSLAND AGREE? AUCKLAND, Juno 19. The Council of the Xew Zealand ! lxugby League has decided to ask the Auckland League to play an A and 13 match ns a curtain raiser to (he North v. South Island matchA report from Mr K. IT. Mearcs, No v Zealand representative on the Australian Board of Control, states that h 2 I - stid hop.efui that terms can be satisfactorily arranged with the Queensland League. lie expresses the hope that the Xew Zealand team will visit Queenslan d. -dr Mearcs reports that a team from Queensland will visit Xew Zealand seme tune in August. dhe Canterbury Board of Control wrote forwarding proposed rules of that organisation. Tt was decided that before such could be accepted ti e approval of the Canterbury League should he sought. It was deciderl that C. Pearce, X. Culpan, J. I). Wigham anci the captain be selectors of the Xew Zealand team in Australia. L nder the heading "More Money,” the Sydney "Sun” of June 10 said:— The new Australian Board of Control made (he arrangements with the Xew Zealand League for the coming t<«ur. and recently sent Mr J- Quinlan to ] Xew Zealand to complete matters. 1 he financial terms offered the Xew Zealand League were that after the deduction of ground ices and gatemen’s wages they should receive 50 per cent of the profits in all matches. New Zealand was prepared to accept that as far as Xew South Wales was concerned, but demanded 50 per cent of the gross receipts in Queensland. Naturally »he Queensland League rctused to agree *0 this proposal, contending that they should be upon the. same bask as Xew South Wales. This \ . v i ; concurred in by the Xew South Wales League Should Xew Zealand refuse to M.-iv < >v.rc usland upon the terms offered there is no doubt the tour will be . inis, hod. as the Board of Control .would j not countenance the tour being i.j fined to Xew South Wales.