90 [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.