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and it was agreed to leave the matter to Mr. Hughes to
negotiate a settlement up to £4,000.0.0.
GROUNDSTAFF It was agreed to increase the wages of A. Storey
WAGES to £13.0.0 per week, D. Rose to £10.5.0 per week and
W. Foster and B. White to £9.15.0 per week.
PLAYERS Mr. Catterick reported that all the players had
reported fit except Ring who was making good progress, &
JARVIS A. It was reported that Alan Jarvis had signed professional
forms.
WIGNALL F. It was agreed that a request by F. Wignall
146 for a Club house be left to Mr. Catterick to fix
him up with one that was available.
H. E. COOKE Mr. Catterick reported that Mr. H. E. Cooke was
160 willing to retire on July 28th and it was agreed to
make him a presentation, value up to £50.0.0.
S. J. BENTHAM It was agreed to make an ex gratia payment
160 of £250.0.0 to S. J. Bentham.
REPORT OF Mr. Sharp reported on the progress of the
GROUND COMM. ground work and installation of Crowd Control
apparatus. It was agreed to fix wire netting at
Bellefield along the wall adjoining the gardens of the
house and to remove the nets from the tennis
courts to allow use for training.
REPORT OF Mr. Joynson reported on the progress of
MAINTENANCE COMM. Repair work in hand. An estimate of £200.0.0
for a display Cabinet was deferred to see if the
existing fitting was adequate.
LICENSED The question of opening licensed bars was
BARS discussed and it was agreed that Mr. Searle explore
the possibility of a trial on a small scale.
SHAREHOLDERS Several letters were read from Shareholders
59 requesting the Board to re-consider their decision not
to allow Boys into the Shareholders Stand on a Lady's
ticket, but it was agreed that the decision could not
