Tour Making More Money

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30827, 12 August 1965, Page 15

Tour Making More Money

New Zealand Press Association)

WELLINGTON, August 11.

The gate takings at the Springboks’ matches to date this tour are up by £41,890 on the figure at the corresponding stage of the 1956 tour.

The chairman of fhe New Zealand Rugby Union (Mr T. C. Morrison) announcing this today, said: "The nine games where a comparison is possible show that a total of 241,549 have attended this tour as against 225.500 in 1956. •“The takings for the same games this year are £119,042: in 1956 they were £77,152.” Admission charges for both tours are the same except that charges to the ground for provincial matches have increased from 4s to ss. Mr Morrison added: “The increase in gates has come through the greatly increased number of reserved seats, both covered and uncovered. '

| ‘This has been achieved bei cause the New Zealand Rugby i Council has made available all its finances so that these extra reserved facilities can I be provided.” The tenth game of the i Springboks tour, against the INew Zealand Juniors, was not I included in the 1956 itinerary, i Receints in that game were £12,038. The following is a breakdown of comparative crowds and gates. The figures given first are for the current tour and those in parentheses for '1956: I Povertv Bay-East Coast, i 12.911, £6277 (12.000, £3704): ! Wellington, 38.450. £20,418 ! (40,000, £11,218): Manawatu- ] Horowhenua, 20.075. £9755; ‘(18.000. £7573). | Otago, 20.382, £9752 (17,000.1 £6650): Taranaki. 37,100.| £13.800 (20.000. £6441): South-i land, 21.370, £7099 (21,000,1 '£6950). Canterbury. 39,000. £16.025. (45.000, £13.805): West Coast-’ Buller, 5991, £1576 (5150. 1'1517): Wellington test, 46.290. : £34,340 (47.000. £19,294). Totals. 241.549, £119.042 i <225,500. £77.152).