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Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 March 1933, Page 6

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M.C.C. TEAM. VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The M.C.C. team and its management have heartily concurred with the suggestion of the New Zealand Cricket Council that a number of passes to the match against the Wellington representatives at the Basin Reserve next Tuesday and Wednesday should be allocated to relief workers. Mr A, Varney, secretary of the Wellington Association, states that the passes will be sent by the New Zealand Council to the Unemployment Bureau, a.nd Mr Kinsman, head of that Department, has agreed to arrange for their distribution. The M.C.C. team is to be welcomed by the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes) and members of Cabinet, at Parliament Buildings at 11 a.m. on Monday, the day of its arrival from Sydney by the Maunganui. Mr Forbes will be the principal speaker. A civic reception will be accorded to the team in the Town Hall at 12.15 pan. the same day. , The' Mayor (Mr T. C. A. Hislop), on behalf of the City Council and citizens of Wellington, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, representing the Government, and a member of the New Zealand Cricket Council, will be the principal speakers. Arrangements have been made for a dinner to be given to the Yorkshire members of the team in tlie Dominion Farmers’ Institute on Monday night.—(P.A.) The following are the Wairarapa Cricket Association’s lower grade fixtures for Saturday:— Juniors: 'Greytown v. Red Star, at Grey to wn; Oddfellows v. High School, at High School. Thirds: Oddfellows v. Technical School, at High .School; High School B v. High School A, at High School.