SHOWS ARE COSTLY TO RUN

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30287, 13 November 1963, Page 29

SHOWS ARE COSTLY TO RUN

Running an agricultural and pastoral show the size of the Canterbury metropolitan is no trivial matter. From a financial angle alone it is big business.

This figure, large as it may seem, is, however, only a proportion of what it costs to organise the whole show during the year and keep up the maintenance of the grounds, as well as the other expenditures involved in rates, insurance, repairs and improvements. Including all these facets, the association paid out last year just on £39,415. Of this total, £lB,OOO to £19,000 went out in such things as maintenance, insurance and rates. The association recoups

this large expenditure by way of gate takings at the show, from donations, entry fees for the various classes at the show, the sale of catalogues, membership fees and the rental of space at the show. During the winter months, the association also rents space to various firms in the city for such things as the storage of wool and equipment. Its means of income are wide and varied and total dozens of different items. However, revenue from the show is one of the major methods.