43 [Meeting held at Xchange Hotel, L'pool, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1947] Present:- Dr. C. S. Baxter (Chair), Messrs W. C. Gibbins, W. R. Williams, R. E. Searle, C. C., F. W. Lake, J. C. Sharp, H. R. Williams & Sec'y. Minutes of Meeting of Oct. 21st, were read & confirmed. Finance Cheques were signed for:- Customs & Excise Tax £ 11. 5.0 T. J. Smith & Sons 78, Mostyn Ave. £1180. 0.0 F. W. Dickinson Salary £ 35.12.4 J. R. Thomson do £ 43. 5.4 Theo Kelly do £ 85. 4.0 do Wages & Xes £ 400. 0.0 Inland Revenue P.A.Y.E. on Salaries £ 56.15.0 do do Wages £ 335. 9.0 Bank Balance £14,519.10.7 (Nett £11,989) Cr. Turnbull (Hibs) The consensus of opinion of Messrs W. C. 0 Gibbins & W. R. Williams, was that this I. L. who was 22 & 5'8", altho not classy, was fast & strong & well worth seeing again. Aitken (E. Fife) 41 Mr. J. Stein gave a further good report. Irish players Mr. R. E. Searle reported on other players he had seen:- Tully O. L. Belfast Celtic Poor Bourke C. H. Cork, aged 23, 5'11" Good Farrell L. H. do. Good Hamilton I. L. Dundalk Good SHELHAN L. H. Limerick Good Henderson O. R. Drumcondra Good Birch (Rochdale) Mr. R. Bentham gave a very moderate 0