New Zealand Rugby Union

» [Fkb Pbebs Association/} WELLINGTON, Fkb. 3. An adjourned meeting of the New Zealand Eugby Union was held this after noon, when various lettera received by the last Australian and San Francisco mails were considered. Letters from the Queens land and New South Wales Unions ex ■ pressed pleasure at the decision recently come to, to send a New Zealand team over during the coming season, and promised it a hearty reception. The Unions guaran teed the whole expenses of the tour, and suggested that matches should be played in July, at Sydney, Brisbane, Bathurst, and Newcastle. Mr J. M. King, who has just returned from a visit to Aus tralia, and who was aakad by Mr E. D. Hoben, Hon. Secretary of the New Zealand Union, to ascertain the beat dates for the team to play, was present, and reported in favour of July. He also bore testimony to the cor diality with whioh the proposed tour was received in Australia, and Baid that the officials in the New South' Wales Union had assured him that the visit would be most popular, and that everything would be done to make it pleasant. They ad vised playing two Saturday matches and one week day match eaoh in Brisbane and Sydney, and one week day match against the Western and Northern Districts. It was resolved that the team should leave New Zealand at the end of Jane, return ing at the end of July, and that the Satur day matches in Sydney should be played on July 1 and July 22, and in Brisbane on July 8 and July 15, should these dates suit the Australian Unions. It was resolved that in view of the tour affiliated Unions should be asked to hold their annual meetings as early as possible, and to suggest the beßt method of selecting a representative team from their players, in order that their delegates at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Union, to be held in April, may be fully instructed with their views ; also that play ehall start early, that the men may be in form. 