125 [Meeting held at Xchange Hotel, L'pool, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1948] Present:- Dr. C. S. Baxter; (Chair) all other Directors & Secy. Minutes of Meetings of Sept. 28 & 29th, were read & confirmed. Finance Receipts reported were:- Gate v Chester Lancs. Cup £453.9.6 Burnley F. C. Share Gate £316.3.0 Cheques were signed for:- Charity Match allocations as per list £1121.15.7 Customs & Excise £ 33.15.6 Geo. Mahon Accrued Benefit £ 71. 9.0 P. A. Y. E. (Commrs. Inland Revenue) a/c £ 28.11.0 Bank Balance £9166.14.3 Dr. C. S. Britton Confirmation given to purchase of 39, 0 Southport Rd. Thornton, (for use of this official,) at the price of £3,750. Terms of contract read & with certain amendments & deletions, approved. E. Dodds. Noted that player had been transferred 124 to Lincoln City for £6,000. His Accrued Share of Benefit would be £280. Grainger (Rotherham) Mr. R. Bentham gave a glowing report 122. of this O. R. who was 23, 5'10" & 11st. Team v Blackpool Following was chosen:- Sagar, Saunders, Hedley, Bentham, Jones, Watson, Powell or Grant, Fielding, Juliussen, Stevenson or Lello, Boyes. Directors Away To Blackpool:- All excepting Mr. Green. 6 To Cardiff, Oct. 23, Wales v Scotland :- Mr. Green. Transfer of Shares Following was approved :- Shares 2445 & 676-678 from Xor Josh Wright to Albert Wright.