SEATING AT LANCASTER PARK

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21972, 22 December 1936, Page 18

SEATING AT LANCASTER PARK

ACCOMMODATION FOR TOUR OF SPRINGBOKS

"What we want is a stand in which seats can be sold at a particularly high charge, say £1 each," remarked Mr A. E. McPhail, when seating accommodation at Lancaster Park for the visit of the South African team next eeason was being discussed by the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening. When several members replied to Mr McPhail's remark with a retort that there would be plenty of empty seats at that price, Mr McPhail offered

to bet that if there were seats for 3000 at £1 each they would all be sold. Mr E. M. Todd: Where would you put your regular supporters? The chairman, Dr. W. S. Seed (laughingly): On the bank if they did not wish to pay £l. Several possible sites for extra accommodation were mentioned by members, but Mr McPhail said there was no method of financing construction except asking the New Zealand Rugby Union to advance the money. As tilings were at present at Lancaster Park, there was not the seating accommodation to bring in the finance. THfe committee eventually agreed that the chairman, Mr McPhail, and the secretary should put the position before the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Lancaster Park Board of Control, and report back to the next meeting.