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		receipt for £100 : that in giving two letters
		we had, in the view of the Whitchurch F. C.,
		assisted their Secretary in perpetrating
		a fraud upon his club : that they were
		not prepared to release us from the
		further payment if we signed Mason
		on & that they threatened unless we
		paid them £50 for such release they
		would report the matter to the F. A.
		& that he the Secretary had informed
		them that the two letters each for
		£50 & the open cheque for £100 had
		been given to the accredited agent
		of the Whitchurch F. C. at his request,
		that they were not prepared to offer
		Mason an engagement for next season
		unless released from any further
		liability: that under the terms of
		the agreement they were in a
		position to engage Mason for any
		subsequent season free from any
		further liability (which was admitted)
		& that he on behalf of his club declined
		to be intimidated by any threat of
		report to the F. A. & that if they felt
		inclined to make such report his
		club would welcome any investigation.
			The Secretary’s action was approved.

Haydn Price	The Secretary read an application from
		Haydn Price for an engagement - declined.

Gill		The Secretary read correspondence
		re Gill.