254 [Meeting of Directors held at Goodison Park, January 15th 1916.] Present W. R. Clayton Esq. (Chair) Messrs A. Coffey J. Davies J. G. Davies H. Halsall B. Kelly Minutes The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. Reports The Secretary reported that he had effected an insurance on the Stands and erections for a further £5000 and he was instructed to pay the premium £6.5.0. That he had received an account showing our assessment to the Income Tax for next year to be £794, that being the average of the taxable profits for the years 1913, 1914, 1915, as set forth in the account attached hereto, and that the same appeared to be correct. That he had received a cheque from the League for £142.19.11 being 50% of our Club's donations to the National and Local Institutions and that this sum was to be allocated by us to Local Institutions in accordance with Rule 7, and we were asked to allot same and forward the receipts to the League not later than the 24th inst. It was decided that the Secretary should write asking permission that the allocation of this sum be deferred until we were in a position to ascertain what amount we could allocate in the aggregate out of our receipts and out of any further remittance from the League, it being felt desirable that any sum of money