N.Z. ARMY RUGBY
400 Footballs To Be Purchased Recently steps have been taken by the National Patriotic Fund Board in co-operation, with the New Zealand Rugby Union to provide footballs for use by the men of the Expeditionary Force overseas. At a meeting recently of the board approval was given.. to the purchase through the Rugby Union of 400 footballs for this purpose. Another decision by the board-in the interests of the New Zealand troops in Egypt was to purchase a public address system which will enable open-air concerts to be given and will obviate the necessity of the men having to congregate in one place. The suggestion in the first instance was made by the New Zealand Division of < Signals, and the members of the board agreed that it was an excellent idea.
A grant of £525 was made for Air Force regimental funds in New Zealand.
Lord Galway presided over the meeting. Others present were Sir Robert Anderson. Mr. Perry, M.L.C., Mr. Coates, M.P., Messrs. B. C. Ashwin, L. 0. 11. Tripp, J. Paul and Tai .Mitchell. Colonel J. Esson and Mr. Fagan, M.L.C., were unable to be present through illness. and Mr. W. Mulholland was prevented from attending because of a Farmers’ Union engagement.
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Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 4, 24 May 1940, Page 7
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