WELLINGTON UNION REPLIES TO COMPLAINT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19117, 9 July 1930, Page 15

WELLINGTON UNION REPLIES TO COMPLAINT.

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 8. “ The chairman of the Hawke’s Bay Union has complained about what he calls the ‘shocking treatment* given the country unions concerning the booking of stand seats for the fourth test. I think we should reply to the complaint,” said Mr J. Prendeville, chairman of the Wellington Rugby Union, at to-night’s meeting. There were 4218 stand seats available, he said, and of these blocks B, F and G, containing 2107 seats, were for Wellington patrons. C block_ contained 750 seats, and of these 450 had been set aside for country patrons, the remainder being allocated for visiting officials, referees and other officials. Blocks D and E had 1366 seats, and of these 730 were required for season ticket holders, local committee officials, life members and the Press. There were left 630 seats available at £1 each. “ We are running this match just as Canterbury did the second test and Otago the first test. There were no complaints from the country districts as far as those matches were concerned. We are trying to act fairly and squarely by the outside patrons and ojjr regular Wellington patrens. If we had 10,000 seats we would have no difficulty in selling them.” Mr Prendeville said that country patrons could not have all the £1 seats. The balance, roughly 218, had to be held back for city patrons. The country allocations had been used up because, in addition, it had been agreed to give favourable consideration to applications from outside union officials, but those applications would have to be in by July 12.