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			[Meeting held at Exchange Hotel,
			Liverpool, Tuesday, Jany. 9, 1945.]

		Present:- Mr. W. C. Gibbins (Chair), all Directors & Secy.

			Minutes of Meeting of the 3rd inst. were
		read & confirmed.

Finance			Cheques were signed for:-
		Commissioners Inland Revenue	P.A.Y.E.	£73.13.0
		Customs & Excise		Ent. Tax	£460.12.5
		Football League			% Gate		£18.9.7
		Bolton Wanderers F. C.		Share Gate	£372.5.3
			Bank Balance £23,292.17.0 Dr.

Match v Bolton		Directors who expected to travel to
		Bolton were:- Messrs W. C. Gibbins, E. Green, G. Evans,
		T. Percy, W. R. Williams, R. R. Turnbull & R. E. Searle.
			Secy. reported that T. G. Jones was
		likely to be posted to Kirkwall in the Orkneys,
		& that the team would be without him for this
		match. It was decided that he be left to
		make the best XI of the players available.

N. E. Players		It was noted that North Shields
		F. C., would endeavour to sign Hedley &
		Sloan as professionals, to be transferred to
		us at the earliest opportunity & that the
		Club accepted the suggestion made to
		give them a Donation of Two Hundred
		Pounds for their help & service in this
		matter.

Insurance of		It was agreed that the Secy. make
Players		arrangements with the firm of W. R. Ponting, Ltd.
		of Oxford St, London, to insure our players
		when playing in matches outside the aegis
		of the Football Association or Football League.