Practice The Secretary read a letter of thanks from the Matches. Hospital Saturday Fund for the use of the ground for the Musical Festival : also an application for the proceeds of the practice gates for their fund & it was resolved that such proceeds be divided equally between the Stanley Hospital and the Hospital Saturday Fund as last year. Thorburn A letter from Motherwell F. C. asking price of Thorburn's transfer was read & the Secretary reported that he had replied saying that we understood that the League had given Thorburn a free transfer. F. A. Enquiry The Secretary reported the attendance of Booth & himself at London hereon yesterday but that no decision was communicated. He also reported a conversation with Mr. Woolfall the F. A. Treasurer, the latter explaining that owing to a mistake we had received a sum from the F. A. for Cup tie receipts some £11 odd in excess of that we were entitled to but that we would hear from the Secretary in due course. Farmer The Secretary reported that the F. A. had granted permission to play a match for the benefit of the widow & children of the late Geo. Farmer but that they could not agree that this was a case for a grant from the F. A. Benevolent Fund. Asst. Trainer The question of appointing McMillan to assist