ATHLETICS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2594, 31 August 1909, Page 6

ATHLETICS

AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. [Pee Peess Association.! WELLINGTON, August 30. The Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association decided to ask the Mayor of Wellington (Dr. Newman), who is also president of the N.Z.A.A.A., to give the New Zeabind team which has won the Australasian State championships at Brisbane a civic welcome in the Town ■. Hall _on Wednesday evening on their arrival from Sydney. The Acting-Premier, members of the Cabinet and Wellington Members of Parliament, and representatives of other sports bodies will be invited. _ . , The South Canterbury Harriers, who are conducting a New Zealand interprovincal cross-country championship race at Timaru on September'9th, and asked that the medals and badges tor the prize-winners be forwarded by that date, so that tbey may. be presented at a club reunion the same night.-—The request was passedConsideration of a letter from the Australasian Union with regard to the proposed, visit to Australia aud New Zealand of R. E. Walker and Heffernon, and Duncker, the South African athlete, was held over until further details are obtained". . Mr Marry att" referred to the position of the' Southland centre. They had not had a reply to any communications they had sent to that centre for "some time, and something would have to he done to make it up. Perhaps the centres’ delegates might be able to do so. Mr. Davis, delegate for Southland, said he had written to Dr. Snow (President) and Mr. A. A. Paafe (secretary) in connection with, the matter, buu there was -not yet time for a reply. It was decided under the circumstances to allow matters to stand over untl the next meeting. Messrs A, Marryatt, A. Davies, H. S. Robinson,, and J. Thompson were appointed an organisation committee to work up the sport In districts where it is at present neglected.