CHOIR’S TRIP TO ADELAIDE

Press, Volume C, Issue 29557, 5 July 1961, Page 17

CHOIR’S TRIP TO ADELAIDE

Minister Asked ! For Help The Royal Christchurch | < Musical Society yesterday j asked that the Government should give its "blessing"— ‘ better still, some financial I support—to its trip to Aus- < tralia next March for the . Adelaide International Festival of Arts. The secretary 'Mr L. F. de 1 Berry) and the conductor < 'Mr R. Field-Dodgson* called on the Minister of Internal ( Affairs *Mr Gotz> in Welling- i ton yesterday morning and * told him the choir would be 1 honoured to travel as am- j tassadors for New Zealand. I The deputation also ex- t plained to the Minister the I very heavy costs involved in c travel (accommodation is being arranged by billeting), f and the considerable funds 1 raised so far by members [ themselves. Mr Gotz was told about the huge paddy's market held recently in Christchurch and about mem- J bers pledging themselves to ’ give substantial amounts per- • sonally. ‘ The deputation asked that. r if possible, the Minister' 1 should arrange some Govern- s merit contribution from cul- ' tural funds at his disposal. 8 The Minister said he was * interested in the scheme to o send 180 ringers to Adelaide 1 and impressed by their self- ’ help- He promised sym- ' pathetic consideration of the t deputation's requests. t