146 [Meeting held Xchange Hotel, L'pool on Tuesday, Jan'y 4, 1949.] Present:- Dr. C. S. Baxter (Chair), all other Directors excepting Mr. Lake (indisposed), Manager & Sec'y. Minutes of Meeting of Dec. 21, 1948 & of Finance Committee of 30th ult., were read & confirmed. Finance Receipts since last meeting included:- Gate v M/c City £2916. 6.3 do M'bro £3111.12.3 Manchester City F.C. Share Gate £ 415.16.0 Cheques were signed for:- Customs & Excise Tax £ 254. 8.5 Football League 1% £ 27. 3.6 Middlesbrough F.C. Share Gate £ 401.14.5 L'pool City Police Services £ 50.19.6 C. S. Britton Salary £ 120. 1.4 do Xes. £ 125. 0.0 P. A. Y. E. on above £ 41.12.0 Bank Balance £1219.12.2 Cr. Sub-Committee The report as presented by Mr. W. R. Williams, 132 was adopted. Mr. H. R. Williams This Director gave the following reports of players:- Report Briggs (C. F.) Grimsby Town. 23, 6', 12½ st. Poor control. Enthusiastic, Worth seeing again. 0 Boyd (R. H.) Plymouth. 23, 5'10". Lindley like. Attacking type. 0 Astall (O. R.) do. 21. Fast & well built, but very poor. 0 Lewis (O. R.) Torquay. Gone back a lot & poor. 64 Cameron (O. L.) do. Lacking in control. 0 McGibbon (C. F.) Bournemouth. Looked good & scored 4 good goals. 0 Lewis (Arsenal) Mr. E. Green did not recommend this C. F. & 144 Mr. Britton thought that he was of little use to him, on his present play. Manager's Report Mr. Britton reported that Pinchbeck,