124 [Meeting held at Exchange Hotel, Liverpool, Tuesday, May 1, 1945] Present:- Messrs W. C. Gibbins, all other Directors & Secy. Minutes of Meeting of the 24th ult., were read & confirmed. Finance Receipts reported were:- War Damage Commission Payment on a/c £1180.0.0 Cheques were signed for Customs & Excise Tax £166.16.1 Lancs. F. A. Share Gate £27.1.7 Southport F. C. do £127.17.1 Bank Balance £21,334.6.7 Dr. Vacancy on Further nominations were reported for & on Board behalf of Messrs J. Carson & E. Edwards. 122 It was unanimously agreed that the Board should support the retiring Directors, Messrs W. C. Cuff & R. E. Searle, at the Annual General Meeting, but that the matter of the vacant seat be left to the Shareholders to fill, & that in this respect, each member of the Board should vote as he personally chose. South L'pool F. C. It was noted that this Club would 116 meet the Legal Fees entailed in the recent dealings between the Clubs. Central League It was agreed that we re-enter 56 this Competition as soon as it resumed operations. F. L. Meeting at Messrs W. C. Gibbins & G. Evans expressed Manchester their intention of attending this Meeting on 7th inst. The Chairman was deputed to represent the Club. It was noted that the scheme