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		[Emergency Meeting of Directors held at the Bradford
		Hotel, March 24th 1916.]

Present				W. R. Clayton Esq. (Chair)
				Messrs  H. Banks
					J. Davies
					J. G. Davies
					H. Halsall

		The Secretary reported his conversations with Clennell,
		Thompson and Grenyer and it was resolved that the
		selection of the team for tomorrow be reconsidered and it
		was afterwards resolved that the team selected be:-

					Fern
				   Thompson	Simpson
				Brown	Fleetwood	Grenyer.

		and with reference to the forwards, that Harrison, Clennell,
		Rigsby and Kirsopp be played and that it be left to Mr. Banks
		and the Secretary to fill the remaining position.

		That he had received a visit from the Secretary of the
		National Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators
		complaining that Messrs Burnand were not paying the
		standard rate of wages nor observing the Rules of the Federation
		in other respects. The Secretary was instructed to point
		out to Mr. Burnand the subject matter of their complaint
		and to inform him that Whilst we had no desire to interfere
		in the matter, but would expect him to carry out the terms
		of his contract with us, we would demur at the possibility of
		the action complained of reflecting in any way upon the Club
		who depended so largely on public support.

Walker Charity	That he had written the Liverpool Club as instructed and
Cup		in reply thereto Mr. McKenna had called upon him and