MASTERTON SLIGHTED

Wairarapa Daily Times, 4 September 1936, Page 4

MASTERTON SLIGHTED

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY'MATCH.

The Mayor of .hfasterton, Mr r T. Jordan, informs us that when it was announced that the Australian Rugby, touring team was to play its match against the Wairarapa-Bush team Carterton, in common with many others, he expressed surprise that the fixture was made for Carterton, and made enquiries of the chairman of the management committee of the Wdirarapa Rugby Union, Mr G. D. Wilson, as to the reason for this, but he said he was unable to help me, as his Union had not been consulted on the matter. Mr Jordan continued: “Accordingly. I wrote to. the secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union on 31st July last, asking if he would let me know the reason. Receiving no reply to my letter I wrote again some three weeks later, and up to the prejfat have received no reply. As the team is no longer in our midst] and as the matter is of some public interest, I should be glad if you would be. good enough to publish the In the meantime, I make no comment on the attitude of the New Zealand Rugby Union.’” Copies of the letters referred to above follow: — Masterton, 31st July. Mr A. E. Neilson, Secretary, New Zealand Rugby Union, Wellington. Dear Mr Neilson, A large number of the public of this town complain that the big Rugby match of this season, that of the Australian touring team, is to be played at Carterton. I asked the chairman of the local Union why this was so, and he informed me that it was done by headquarters, and that the local executive was not consulted on the matter. I should be obliged if you would let me know the reason for the fixture being made for Carterton. Yours sincerely, THO^fORDAN.

Masterton, 22hd August. Mr A. E. Neilson, Secretary, New Zealand Rugby Union, Wellington. Dear Mr Neilson, I wrote to you on the 31st ultimo, enquiring the reason for the Australian fixture being made for Carterton, but I have had no reply to my letter. I enclose a copy of it herewith in case the original went astray, and I should be obliged if you would find time to send me a reply. Yours sincerely, THOS. JORDAN.