Other letters were read from the Football Association, London, with reference to enclosures from "Tae China United Soceer Association Wanchai Road, These enclosures described in purple terms the virtues and accomplishments of the association's teams and asked the English association to arrange matches for them in a forthcoming tour. They were all signed by a Mr. Juster.
In discussion it was stated that the only known Football Astociation in South China was the South China Athletic Association the members of which were ignorant of the existence of such an association. It was decided that before a reply be sent to London informing the English association of the non existence of such association a letter be sent to Mr. an explanation of Other correspondence included a letter from St. Dunstan's thanking the association for a donation of 51 and also receipts from loyal charities for amounts revolved from the Association.
Mr, R. Smith then raised the question of payment of referees. He asked if anything had been done in the matter of increnred fees.
They all knew that lost season a referee often had to take two matches in one afternoon for a paltry $2 a match. He understood that the gatekeeper' got a bigger fee than this. He was not asking for gatekeepers fees to be reduced but for referees to. be increased.
At some matches where there were many as 2,000 paying spectators the referee only got $2.
This provoked a great deal of Giseussion in which the chairman, Mr. G. T. May and others joined, the general opinion being that re-forees ought to receive more. It was proposed and carried eventually that referees be paid @ bonus of $1 2 match for each match they took part in last season.
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