Theatre Royal loan approved by council
A $lO,OOO interest-free loan to the Theatre Royal ; group was approved last evening by ! the Christchurch < City Council. Councillors congratulated local-businessmen for band- ' Ing together> to.. raise: money : for the preservation project, j Cr P. J. R. Skellerup said . they deserved future council ‘ moral support, in addition to the money, I They had taken- “a bold < step,” said Cr Helen Garrett, i
“They have done the city a great service.” Cr Mollie Clark, said the city could not afford not to save the theatre. The council toan will come from the historic buildings fund. It will be available after the council is satisfied that the theatre company is a charitable and non-profit organisation. All theatre profits would be ’ returned to the theatre for such things as renovation and publicity.
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