ATHLETIC.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 1 November 1912, Page 2

ATHLETIC.

N.Z. OLYMPIC COUNCIL

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, October 30

A meeting of the New Zealand Olympic Council was held this evening. Lengthy correspondence was received from London and Sydney regarding Malcolm Champion's expenses at the Olympic Games at Stockholm.

Tho chairman, Mr. A. Marryatt, said tho money collected in New Zealand had been sent to Mr. Arnold, secretary of tho Olympic Council of Australasia. The N.Z. Council could not account for the bitch that had occurred but as Captain Horniman, manager of the team, had arrived at Fremantle they would soon Kayo hifi report to work upon. The hitch was duo to no fault of the New Zealand Council. Certainly, some of t.ho trouble* wa« caused through Champion's nomination being late.

The Council decided to leave the matter in abeyanco till Captain Horniman's report is received.

Tho N.Z. Rowing Association wrote that as their members were not eligible to compsto at Olympic Games they could not sen their way to make a levy for the Olymnic fund.

With refereneo to tho pronosnl mado by Dr. Collins to the Sn-nrt\' Protection Lpaguo regarding a British Empire Team at tho Olympic Games at Berlin in 1910. the chairman mid he had arranged to m<M?t Dr. Collins next week find discuss tho matter v.-ith him.

A motion by Mr. Hill that N.Z. pbojjkT become a. se-nara-+o nation at tho Olynipic Games wsi deferred until after tho cr.nf"vr>ncf» between tho chairman and Dr. Collins.

T];r> nnnn-i) meet inn; was fixed fnr Xc-vemb?r 27tTi.