BRITAIN v. WELLINGTON.
Sir,—As 0110 of several thousand victims wlio paid lip five shillings to witness tho above contest, allow me to enter an emphatic protest against the manner iii which ;tho jjfiid< victinisyr!tvorc ;.hprded • in like ulieep to suit itho apparent whim of the manage-, ment.to. squeeze just another dollar out of a .tolerant'and*'sport-loving community. The people' of Otasp, I rpgent the five-shilling racket, the Wellington public uttered jiio protest, but when' section C is tickotod on tho plan to hold; 1 tiers of .12 each—. and seventy 'odd 'aro"i9nimed in at tho dictation,, of onq; of the; management cominitteo personally, to the discomfort of one and all,, it is high tiipe t}vo;(liraplight' was turned on to prevent 3, recurrence of ; . tho absurdity when tho match BHtam',versus all New. Zealand takes 'place ion 'Juno 27. .If, I. am overstating factsflet.any'.Jady' or gentleman who. was Bectiqi) 0 give contradict tion i.to my ;,;tliat in sonie tiers seventeen persons' ' occupied the legitimate spaco of twclvo. persons at five shillings apiece is, surely sufficientlyromunera'tive, Without; packing, jin' additional twenty odd into. 11l conclusion I say,, ask-tlio ladies.—l am, etc.," i . ' ■ ItUCIBY ' ENTHUSIAST. May 28. . " ,
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 210, 29 May 1908, Page 4
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192BRITAIN v. WELLINGTON. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 210, 29 May 1908, Page 4
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