52 [Meeting of Directors held at Goodison Park, Decr. 5 1916] Present W. R. Clayton Esq. Chair Messrs Banks Coffey J. Davies J. G. Davies Halsall Kelly. Minutes The Minutes of last meeting were read & confirmed. Maconnachie The Secretary reported that Maconnachie would be home on leave and available for Saturday. That the gross receipts on the 25th inst. were £340.1.1. The following payments were confirmed viz.:- Entertainment tax on Gate 51.3.0 do Season Tickets 2 League 6% 16.1.7 That the League had declined to allow any deduction in respect of players match expenses & that he was in correspondence with them thereon. That Morris was taken ill on his journey from Fenton Saturday last & had to return home, and that he was better & able to play on Saturday next.