A Message

To the three hundred representatives gathered from all the universities of New Zealand in Wellington this Easter I am happy to give my warmest commendation for their courage in keeping the Easter University Tournament tradition unbroken despite these difficult times.

The Universities have borne their share of the national sacrifice entailed in the present war, not only in men, but in money, and I know that they will play their part no less vigorously on the sporting field during these next few days. Many of the representatives will, I understand, already have been serving in territorial units, and the fact that the New Zealand Universities can still take this Tournament in their stride is a glowing tribute to the morale of our students.

I hope that the Tournament will be no less successful than the unbroken sequence of splendid tournaments in the past.

Yours faithfully,

Minister of Internal Affairs.