285 had fulfilled contracts for H. M. Government and the West Derby Board of guardians and that these facts had satisfied us as to their ability to carry out the contract entrusted to them by us and that such contract having been entered into we felt, whilst regretting that there should be a difference between the Contractor and the Society, we were unable to interfere in such dispute. The Secretary reported the circumstances under which the forwards v Oldham Athletic on Saturday last were selected. The match v Oldham was reported. An application for a match between a team representing H. M. S. Invincible and a team representing the Pals Battalion in aid of the Widows and children of killed and wounded soldiers of Liverpool was granted for any day in the first or second weeks of April. The use of the ground was granted to the Liverpool Football Hospital Cup competition for a Charity match on the morning of Easter Monday. Team v Fern or Bromilow Liverpool Thompson Simpson Brown Fleetwood Wareing Chedgzoy Kirsopp Williamson Clennell Harrison Reserves:- Smith, Grenyer, Roberts, Jefferis, Rigsby. Director on Gate Mr. Clayton. The next meeting was fixed for Wednesday at the Bradford Hotel at 2:15 p.m. James C. Baxter