The Annual General Meeting of the Club was held on Friday 15th March 1907, when W. Gillanders presided over a gathering of some 40 members. It was resolved that for all save new members the subscription for this season be raised to 7/6. During the discussion on election of officers exception was taken by certain members to the methods of selection employed last season. The Club must be represented in Club matches by its strongest players, even at the risk of lessening the changes are not made to suit the personal whim of the selectors. The sporting spirit existing among III B players who face a heavy licking every Saturday with equanimity and a team of "rejects" might well server as an example to the Club in general.

The deeds of bygone days were remembered and officially recognized by the election of A. H. Johnstone, H. H. Ostler, W. Gillanders, F. A. de la Mare and T. A. Hunter to Life Membership: no honour was ever more richly deserved.

Before the opening games there were some misgivings as to our probable numerical strength, but though several familiar forms are absent, younger players have appeared to swell the ranks, and we can still muster four full teams. Of our success we need not speak: total points against the Club already aggregate some hundreds.

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The new Committee has taken training seriously in hand, and good results will no doubt yet appear. Tuesday and Thursday mornings see the game afoot on the Nairn St. Reserve and at Thorndo, as many as 22 men having been out on one occasion—less frost than usual. This is only a fair muster: there are still several who might with advantage try the effect of an early roll or two in stimulating a desire for breakfast and a fair share of the work on Saturday. As regards the former consideration, we can vouch for the beneficent results obtainable on the sworn testimony of several anxious landladies, notably one who is unfortunate enough to harbour a well known septet of "frothers," and who is confronted by black ruin more and more certainly as succeeding practice occurs.

An effort was again was again made to arrange a triangular contest with Canterbury and Otago, to take place in Christchurch on Saturday and Monday, June 1st and 3rd. This would have necessitated travelling on Friday night, but though we were quite prepared to risk our chances for the Cup by scratching Saturday's engagement, Otago were unable to see the matter from the same points of view. Certainly they have been slightly more successful in their competition so far than Victoria College. Monday was equally impossible for them, on account of travelling on Saturday, so by an unfortunate combination of circumstances our chance of humbling their pride this year has been rendered practically nil. However Canterbury College gladly agreed to satisfy our lust for battle, Monday being selected as the day of decision. Further particulars, if favourable, will probably appear in our next issue.

The disheartening "run" which the juniors experienced last season has not destroyed their hope of better times this year, and in spite of a poor start, they are still hoping. The forwards have shown themselves a sturdy lot, though a lack of form is evident. The backs show signs of coming greatness—lack of combination is still the great failing: the backs do not save their forwards enough, and the forwards are prone to forget that their backs might be capable of scoring if given an opportunity.

III A. as usual has been the most successful of our teams. Not contented with scoring occasionally, it has even won matches—and, with the fine material at its command, should do better as the season advances.

III B players have not achieved greatness in the matter of points but have worthily upheld their reputation as "hard doers" who love the game for its own sake, and are not disheartened by trivial reverses.