The topic under discussion in Gravesend in the past week has not been the improvement of the team,0RAVB5END although that is un-AND doubted, but the finn-PlNANCES. cial position of the club.The last four Southern League matches on the Overcliffe ground have only brought in total receipts of £107, or an average of £26 16s. a “ gate.” On the other hand, the expenses of the club, all in, come out at about £34 a week, so that the receipts have been insufficient by £3 10s. a week to meet the expenses of the home engagements, not to mention the away matches, for which the club, of course, sets nothine.