CANTERBURY PATRIOTIC FUND.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15462, 15 December 1915, Page 8

CANTERBURY PATRIOTIC FUND.

PATRIOTIC TROTTING CARNIVAL. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. The following audited statement of receipts and expenditure in connexion, ■with tho Patriotic Trotting Carnival ha# been issued — • RECEIPTS. £ e. d. Donations received for trophies £141, valuo of trophies and cash paid out £139 lis 6d .. 18 6 Sale of tickets .. .. .. 171 10 Nomination fce ß .. .. 20 2 6 New Brighton Trotting Club .. 25 0 0 I'. Burke and C 0.,. Ltd. .. .. 25 0 0 Heifer guessing competition • • 55 G 0 Postcards .. .. 13 0 Commercial Travellers £283 10s, Ices sweepstake tickets £12 9s Cd 275 11 i Jj. B. Hart and Co. (profit on Bale of chocolate) .. .. 80 11 Programmes .. .. .. 72 8 0 Gate receipts .. .. ... 190 13 6 Christchurch Tramway Board (paid direct to Patriotic Fund) 23 0 0 £870 14 0 EXPENDITURE. Printing and stationery „ 1116 6 Advertising .. ... . 18 10 0 ! Gatemen, aeaistants, etc. .. 10 0 0 Petty expenses .. .. .. 13 19 2 Paid to Patriotic Committee by Tramway Board £25, paid by Owners' and Breeders' Association £731 7s Id .. .. 816 7 1 £370 14 9 PATRIOTIC MOTOR CARNIVAL. A general meeting of the Patriotic Motor Carnival Committer was held in the Pioneer Club rooms on Monday, Air P. R. Climie presiding. Tho Motor-cycling Committee suggest :d that jfc would be advisable to cancel the Red Croes despatch-riding competition*, as they were thought to bo too dangerous. Mr Woodman proposed that the rare for light-weight machines should be extended to fifteen mi!c« instead of ten mile?. Tho pixmosal was adopted. It was decided that Mr G. Toretonacn, of I Palmerston North, should be appointed handicapper for the events, in addition to a local haiidicapper. It whs decided to alter the name of the motor-cycling championship events from " New Zealand championships" to "Dominion championships." The Advertising Committee vras instructed to get posters and tickets printed immediately and the former posted and sent out throughout b:th islands. were also made to form a Ladies' Committee to arrange for the catering of afternoon tea and refreshments. Mr J. B. Merrett wag elected convener.