261 [Meeting held at Exchange Hotel Thursday July 19th 1956] Present: Mr. R. E. Searle (Chairman), Mr. T. C. Nuttall (Vice-Chairman) and all other Directors. Secretary in attendance. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of June 28th, and of the Directors Meeting of June 29th were read and confirmed. Finance Receipts reported were:- Season Ticket Sales to date 12,742.0.0 Cheques were signed for:- Tysons Ltd. on a/c 1,966.0.0 Henshaw Bros. Ltd. on a/c 1800. 0.0 Directors Expenses 80.10.0 G. Rankin IN LIEU OF LOST CHEQUE 6.11.0 Bank Balce. £10,801.8.0 Cr. Mr. T. C. Nuttall The Board paid tribute to Mr. Nuttall 259 for his excellent work on the Floodlighting Sub-Committee during the pioneering of the scheme. Report of The report of recommendations as Finance Comm. presented by Mr. Sharp was approved (Copy annexed). G. Rankin It was reported that negotiations 1 were completed for the transfer of this player to Southport F. C. at a fee of £500.0.0 to be paid by cheque postdated for Sept. 1st. H. K. Leyland 154 It was reported that Leyland had L. Melville signed for Tunbridge Wells ON JULY 10th and Melville 196 had been granted a free transfer, at his request, by the Football League and had signed for Bournemouth. It was agreed that the applications to pay accrued share of Benefit for both these players be withdrawn. R. Saunders R. Saunders had also signed for Tunbridge 226 wells on July 2nd.