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Rh be his duty to order the game to stop until he thinks the danger is over.

7. The Referee shall be time-keeper, and his decision on any question of "Time" shall be final, and he shall have power at his absolute and sole discretion to allow extra time for any delays that may take place.

8. The ball is dead whenever it touches an Umpire or Referee, and a scrummage shall be formed forthwith at the spot where the touching occurs, but it is not dead simply because a player holding the ball touches an Umpire or Referee.

9. In case Umpires and a Referee are not appointed in accordance with Law 49, the Rugby Union may refuse to entertain any disputes on points of Umpiring.

The following was issued by the Committee on Nov. 12th, 1886:—

"The Committee find that the practice of Umpires interfering in the game, without appeals being made to them, is so prevalent, that they deem it necessary to call the attention of Players and Umpires to Rule 4, Regulations for the guidance of Umpires and Referees, which is as follows: The Umpires must not interfere in the game unless appeals are made to them. In order to assist the Referee in seeing when appeals are granted by the Umpires, the Committee strongly recommend that flags should be used by them in the place of sticks."

Attention is especially called to the following new points, viz.:—

1. Wing-players must be dealt with under the new penalties for off-side play (Law 23), and for illegal charging (Law 42), if their play comes under those heads; or under the new penalties for rough play (Law 45), if necessary.

2. The new penalties for rough play (Law 45), and for disputing the Referee's decisions (Law 49) are to be inflicted at the sole discretion of the Referee without any claim beingnecessary.

3. The new penalties for (a) handling the ball or falling down in scrummage (Law 14); (b) illegal tackling and charging (Law 42); (c) tries vitiated by unfair play (Law 42); (d) delay in putting the ball down and getting up himself (Law 18); (e) bringing the ball into play unfairly after it has been dead: are all to be inflicted at the sole discretion of the Referee without reference to the Umpires, provided that a claim is made by the opposite side.

4. The new penalties for off-side (Law 23) for knock on from a throw out of touch (Law 30) and for kicking dead balls