ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17285, 22 December 1927, Page 6

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

IN FINANCIAL STRAITS. FUNDS PRACTICALLY NIL* \ WELLINGTON, Wednesday. At a meeting of the council of tlMl New Zealand Football Association a , financial report was presented by the secretary, Mr L. 0. Atkinson. The statement showed that there was a of £4oo* on the Football Association trophy competition, a deficiency of £75 on the tour of the Australian schoolboy team, and on the tour of the Canadian : team of £IOOO. Other payments in-, elude school grants and balls, £B3, ex-« penses of annual meeting £23 Iss 6cL shares in New Zealand Cricket, Limited £SO, honoraria, 1926, £SO, postages* salaries, interest, etc., £2ll, When all amounts owing to the asw sociation.are realised its funds will b*i' practically nil. There may be sonre-» thing to come from New Zealand Cricket, Limited. Not only has all thq year's income been expended, but tho whole of the sum raised by the acs union two years ago, has been swatlowed up 'in meeting losses. A meeting of the Council is to baj held about the middle of January to ', devise ways and ' means of raising further funds for the use of tba, courfcil. . , , What will happen in regard to return visit of a New Zealand schoolboj; team to Australia next year is. : ;n6A : jß| • clear. ■' The visit of an Australian team to New Zealand may also be jeopardised by the financial position, although the present intention of the council is taj proceed with it. • ~ At the meeting held this week. 4 > letter was received from the Australian) Association stating that the terms submitted by the New Zealand Council .for the visit of a team from Australia,, in I'M? "'"" a . '" r fl " onal > ; C! ? f 'fi^rfen^