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COMMITTEE'S REPORT. Fourth Post-War Report for the year 1949-50.

CO MMITTEE MEETINGS. 'Eight Comnùttee Meetings were held during the year, and the following is the record of attendances ; R. D'ARCY NESBITT (President) 7 H. K. MILLS (Winnington Park) 8 T. WALTON (Past President) 4 W. J. THOMPSON (Old Caldeians) 7 W. H. PEMBERTON (Vice-President) 6 D . R. WYNN WILLIAMS (Hoylake) 7 A. S. CAIN (New Brighton L OO ~ _6 P. H . DAVIES (S ah~ ) fj H . S. SEVER ( Representative) 3 W . G. HOWARD (Old Birkonians) 7 N. MCCAIG (Hon. Treasurel') 8 J. MONTADOR (Birkenhead Park) 8 W . M. SHENNAN (Hon. Secretary) 8 H. V. MIDDLETON (Wilmslow) ... 8 C. E . COATES (Assistant Hon. Secretary) 5 C. H. OFFLAND (Bowdon) 7 YO.ur Committee had great pleasurein we1coming W. J. Thompson t o the Committee, and it is hoped his keenness and experience will be at the disposai of .the Committee for many years. The resignation from the COJl1mittee of Hal Sever for domestic and business reasons is a great loss to the County, his chairman­ ship of the Selection Committee in no small way contributed t o the County's success in winning the County Championship. Your Committee have submitted his name to flll the ','::Lcancy as a Vice-P resident, and no doubt this nomination will be confinned at the Anriual General Meeting. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Although it is old history, the Committee proudly report that until March, 1951, your County is the Champion County, and it will be theü main effort to ret ain the title next season . This success has made new history, for this is the first season that th" County has been successful in a Semi-Final and a Final. Great credit is due to the Selection Committee in their arduous task of selection and also to L. B . Smith, the Captain, in his leadership of the t eams ~e l ec t ed. The following summary illustrates the st eady improvement made by the team as the seuson advanced ; 22nd October, 1949 .. . StaffQrdshire (Friendly) (at Burton-on-Trent) ... Won 17 pts. - 9 pts. 29th October, 1949 Durham (West Hartlepool) Won 14 pts. - 12 pts. 5th November, 1949 .. . (Waterloo) Won 6 pts. - :3 pts. 19th November, 1949 Cumberland (Sale) Won 13 pts. - 0 pts. 26th November, 1949 Yorkshire (New Brighton) Won 3 pts. - 0 pt ~ . 10th December, 1949 Northumberland (Birkenhead Park) Won 11 pts. - 3 pts. Northern Champions: 4th February, 1950 ... K ent (Semi-Final) (Blackheath) Won 3 pts. - 0 pts. I1th March, 1950 E ast Midlands (Final) (Birkenhead Park) Won 5 pts. - 0 pts. Cheshire Champion County 1949-60 : 12th April, 1950 Combined Services (Sale) Lost 0 pts. - 3 pts. The results of the Championship m atches were ; Played, 7; Won, 7; Lost, 0; Drawn, O. Points for, 52; Points against, 18. For record purposes the following players represcnted the Couuty in Championship and friendly matches; SEASON 1949-50. Staffs. Durham. Lancs. Cumb. & Yorks. North­ Semi .. F inal. Combined Remarks. West. umbel'iand Final. East Services. Kent. Midlands. R. UREN ... FB FB FB FB FB FR FB § * D. H. L. SHONE FB T. JJI M. RHOD ES FR C . V. R. TINDALL RW RW RW R \V RW RW RW RW RW * + A. V. ROGERS nc RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC t R. G. CRERAR LC LC LC LC LC LC Le t D. C. HOOKER LW LW LC t B. H. WHITWORTH LW LW T. G. D. HILL LW LW LW LW LW T . &C. R. UREN ... LC

,# L. B. SMITH SH SIl SH SH RH SH SH SH SH Capt., t r. A. McKINLA Y OH OH T. + B. J. ROGERS OH OH OH OH OH OH + T. A. PARKINSON ... OH T. + J. D . ROBINS LP LP LP LP LP ' LP t Il * + H. WILLlS .. . LP 1.[' LP T. &C. K H. JON ES H li H H li 11 H T. &C. D. G. MASSEY RP RP RP RP RP RP RP RI' RP T. &C. R. V. THOMPSON H H C. J. T . BARTLETT SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR t K. W. R. CAlm SR SR t E. J. LOADER SR SR SR Sl{ SR SR t J. D. ROLLINSON ... WF WF C. J. ABBOTl' ... \VI' WF WF WF WF WF \VI' WF t R . T. DAVIES WF WF WF WF WF C. H. K . RE ES WF WF WF WF WF WF WF WF WF t W. HOSKER WF SR T. D. 1. McLEA N WF D. R SCAT

AÇ;COllNT$ for yeal (SEASON 1

EXPENDITURE. 1949. [, s. d. [, s. d. 1 To MATCH EXPENSES:

Yorkshire .': 62 Il Il Northumberland 86 2 i Cumberland 57 S 4 Lancashire 704 Durham 108 9 2 East Trial 15 7 0 West Trial 23 2 2 East v. West Boys 32 8 0 IlQ 1"1 6 Kent 96 7 8 412 524 14 2 55 "Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer! and Committee Expenses 75 13 2 57 "Printing C!-nd Stationery 69 2 8 62 "Jerseys and Shorts ... 3 14 Il " Team Insurance o 16 6 10 "Legal Charges 12 "Bank Charges H ' 379 34 "Subscriptions to RF.U. 30 9 0 16 "Provision for County Colours, 1949-50 49 4 0 2 "Balance carried down 406 5 1

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7 To Bidston Ground-Rept and Expenses Account Provision for County Colours outstaqding for previous seas~ms 38 8 G 6 " Provision for Income Tax, Sch. "D" 1950-51 ... 172 0 0 39 "Balance transferred to Capital Account .. . 231 12 7 [,52 [,442 1 1

BALANC;:E SHEET, a

LIABILITIES. 1949. f s.' à . f s. d. CAPITAL AÇCOUNT as on 30th April, 19f9 ... : '. 3,559 13 1 Add Transfer from Income and Expenditure -Account, year to 3Qt h April, 1950 231 12 7 3,560 3,791 5 8 6 PROVISION FOR INCOME T AX, Sch. " D" 1950-51 r" 172 0 0 116 PROVISION FOR COUNTY COLOURS OUTSTANDING 92 1 6 7 SUNDIW CREDITORS-Subscriptions in Advance 3 3 0 " C ':t ~ .

[3,689 ~4,058 10 2

Examined and tOWld correct, ALEX. D. WALKER, Chartered Accountant, HOff . d '!«iitqr.

LIVERPOOL, Ist June, 1950. =-OOTBALL "UNION.

ending ~C)th ~pril, 19SQ. 49/50.)

INCOME. -'1949. f s. d. Fr s. d. By GATE RECEIPTS less T AX AND RENT: Yorkshire 133 10 10 Northumberland ,.. :'. ~7,-* 0 l Cumberland 117 11 0 East Trial 10 11 5 West Trial 27 5 7 East v. West Boys 693 569 8 2 " SHAIΠOF NET GATE: Kent Hl5. 0 Q East Midlands ... 290 8 10 Combined Services o 17 7 ---- 416 {i Il PART REFUND OF EXPENSES: Staffordshire ~ (> 0 0

586 l,OlO 15 1 2 "Adjustment- Lancashirc Match, ] 948-4H l 8 R " Subscriptions Receivable: Privat e Members 72 ~ 6 Clubs 78 15 0 68 ----- 151 3 6

f6561 0,169 7 3

2 By Balanec brought doyvn Of ' 406 5 l 32 "lp.terest op In,v~stm~nt::) ' :' 14 Hi 0 . 22 "Profit on Sale of f500 3t% War Loan ... ~.1 1 q [,52 f442 1 l

__= n. -- ======at 30th April, 1950.

ASSET S. 1949. f s. d. [. S. d. LOANS TO CLUBS FREE OF INTEREST: As at 30th April, 194H 2,819 10 0 Add Loans made during year to 30th April, 1950 : Old Parkonians ... 300 0 0 Wallasey 200 0 0 Less 1st Annual Repayment 30 0 0 170 0 0 470 0 0 2,820 3,289 10 0 200 f200 3% DEFENCE BONDS, AT COST ... 200 0 0 492 f500 3l% W AR LOAN, AT COST 177 BALANCE AT BANIŒRS .. ., 569 0 2

f3,689 f"4,058 lQ ~

NOR,MhN MçCAI Gl Hon. Treasurrr. LOANS TO CLUBS. Your Committee have not made any loans to Clubs this ycar. The fi nancial position of the County must improve consiclerably before requests for loans can be considered and the Committee are actively exploring ail possible means of increasing the annual income t o build up a Reserve in order to assist Clubs in financial need. . Ail clubs who have received loans or grants from the County in the past have agœed in principle that these loans should be repaid. The method has still t o be worked out and this will be one of the first tasks to be undertaken by your Committee in 1950-5 1. Your Committee has agreed that when future loans are made to Clubs they will be made as repayable loans, free of interest. Repayrnent is to be made in 25 equal annual instalments. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. A considerable increase in individual membership of the County has taken place this season. The total number of individual members now stands at 150. Clubs are reminded to encourage their members to join in accordance with Rule 5 (iv) (b). The annual subscription r emains at l Os . Gd. The Secretary œports that ail personal requests by individual members to him for seats at representative games had been met in full . A satisfactory position in Individual Membership could be reached if each' affiliated Club endeavoured to produce a target figure of approximately 15% of Club membership. This figure should be the minimum aim of each club ; your Committee request that Club Secœtaries and Committees will make a serious drive in Season 1950-51. An additional concession has becn made to individual m embers for season 1950-51. The membership card will entitle members to a seat on the stand in addition to free admission to the ground on which the Home County match is played. Written request for stand tickets t o be made in writing to the Secretary for each match. NEW MEMBERS. The following Clubs and Schools have been elccted to membership of the County Union and affiliated with the Rugby Union during Season 1949-50: ST. ANSELM'S OLj.l Boys R.F.C. THE KING'S SCHOOL, MACCLESFIELD. GRAMMAR SCHOOL. PARK HIGH SCHOOL. RAMILLIES HALL SCHOOL. OLDERSHAW GRAMMAR SCHOOL. ST. ANSE LM'S COLLEGE. CLUB FIXT URES. Clubs are reminded that the proposaI submitted to the Rugby Union last season to numbcr each Saturday in the season on the fixture cards has been accepted by the Rugby Union and Clubs are asked to adopt this method as soon as convenient. A table of Saturdays is included in the Rugby Union Byelaws on page 236. SCHOOLS UN ION SUB-COMMITTEE. On the 27th September, 1949, yom Committee met representatives of Schools in the County and a Committee of five repre­ sentatives of Schools under an independent chairman was formed, two membeŒ of your Committee were also elected to the Sub-Committee. The aims of the Sub-Committee are three-fold : (a) To discuss how far the County can help the Schools in the advancement of Rugby Union in the Schools. (b) To encourage Rugby Football in the County and assist in the development of Rugby in the Schools. (c) To anange Schools Cou nty XV matches. J..,..--___~ ___H_a,Gti.v:ities_of tÀe Sab Cemffi~nè-it-s-progress-te d~te ",iH be the-M!bjeet-1'>Ht-,jepamte repott, issLled a l lheÎI next aIlIl1l1l:l- meeting in September.

FIXTURES FOR SEASON 1950-51. 18( L 21st· Oct., 1950 Staffordshire) at Shrewsbury. -U4;ft. Nov., 1950 Cumberland, in Cumberland. 28th Oct., 1950 Durham, at New Brighton. 2nd Dec., 1950 Yorkshire, in Yorkshire. 4th Nov., 1950 Lancashire, at Birkenhead Park. 9th Dec., 1950 Northumberland, in Northumberland. TIES AND BLAZER POCKET BADGES. Replacements are available for those who are entitled to wear the County tie on application to the Secretary with a remittance for 12/-. Blazer pocket badges can also be supplied to Old Colours at 37/6. ANNUALGENERAL ME ETING, 17th J une, 1949. Your Committee discussed a suggestion from the Press to form a league of Rugby Union Clubs, and it was dccided not t o entertain such a proposai as being detrimental to the best intel'ests of Rugby Football. . A proposai to hold the Annual General Meeting on a .fixed date was considered inpraciicable and Rule 18 pl"Ovid es suffici cnl notice of the Annual General Meeting.

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