WALKED OFF.
INDIGNANT BANDSMEN. TE AWAMUTU MISUNDERSTANDING (From Our Own Correspondent.) TE AWAMUTU, Wednesday. It transpired during Monday's meeting of the Te Awamutu Domain Board that the Municipal Band, which had been assisting at the floral fete last Saturday, had "walked off" when refused free admission to the new grandstand at Albert Park. The chairman, who is one of the five grandstand trustees, who guaranteed the overdraft needed for the building, said it was only reasonable to impose a 'small admission charge to the stand, but he had not foreseen that the band would be refused. However, it might as well be realised that the indebtedness had to be liquidated, and the sooner sports bodies co-operated the better. If they wanted a free grandstand, they should organise a canvass or carnival to wipe off the liability, which at present was being borne by three citizens.
Regret was expressed that the band had been refused admission, mainly due to a misunderstanding, but it was also deplored that the band had not approached responsible officials on the ground.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1937, Page 17
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WALKED OFF.
Auckland Star, Volume LVXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1937, Page 17
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