CARNIVAL ACCOUNTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2016, 25 March 1914, Page 8

CARNIVAL ACCOUNTS

PBOf.IT REACHES 1795.

AN EFFORT TO INCREASE IT.

A provisional statement ,of receipts and expenditure for tlio- recent Cafliiyal shows a credit balance of £7% 9s. 14. The statement was adopted at a meeting of the* executive <j.f the Citizens' Carni- . val, which was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Last year's Carnival resulted in a profit of about £1-800, so that there has W a fulling off this year. It is hoped., however, to increase , the credit balance to £1000" before all Jecoipts are finally in. ; Tho statetne-iit of receipts smd expon. :<Hture presented a-t the meeting was »s . under :— The Receipts. β-cceipts.—Art union, £800; gate receipts, £78 4s. 3d.; programme adver- : Using, £1.02 35.; programme sales, £10 fe. 7d.; donations, £22$ 12s: 6d. I Stalls—Refreshments, £133 16.5. Id.; %.aiid fancy, £88 IQs.; sweets, £fi2 6s'. ■ Bd.; tobacco ii.net erga-rettes, £36 7s. Id • ■ ■ flowers and fruit-, £12 14s. 21-d.' Total' : £333 14s. Ojd, , Si.do-sli.osvs—Professional, £6t) 4s lpd. i wireless, £8 Ss. 3d.; hoop-la, £61 18s.; Aunt Sally,. £23 Cs'. ?d.; fortune idling, £-13 155.; guessing, £10 ll s . 14. • slot-machines, £12 13s. 9d.; kielt football, £5 Ts. 6d.; jjieturo show, £8 3s. Sd.; baby show, £118s. M, Total, £214 ■Ts. 3d, Grand total, £176 i ss. 7j|, j Expenditure. I Expenditure.—Advertising, £93 Ss. ' 10d.; printing anil stationery. £30 10s. M.i prograiiHttfcs, £73 155,; wages, £49 City Cttrporatian—Pernjji-nent stalls, £3o; light department, £2.2 I2s. Id.: train department, £49 Us. Ssl. ; advertising, Bs, Total, £107 Us. 9d> Side-shows—A-uiit .Sally, £11 H s ■. olioeokies, £11 .13s. Id.; "howp-la, £26 13s. lid.; sundries, £11 4.5. Total £6L [Vis,

gtal'ls-Tohaeeo, $7 Is. 3d.: refreshrn.ei.its, m. fetal, £S7 Is. 3d. Commission advertising, £25: marquees, tents, etc., £30 fe. M.; carting, &34 145,; hiro chairs, ofe., £4 10s, • sundries, £63 12s. 4d. Prises—provMicJal drnMioliship., £50; lneja-of-warstaen, £6 Vis. 6(3.; sundries £o0 14s. Total, £107 11s. M. Art Union, £100; secretary, £10G. Balance, £795 os. ijd. ' Iα . presenting tho' statement the treasurer (Mr J. H. 3?oTk>e!s> Stated tija.t.they kiyil n Q t yet sot. in afl. %ho art union tickets, and several small accounts were also still put. .It- was hoped to materially increase tho credit balance from the coacsrt, boxing carnival, and other sources. . '

Many oisaflwu-Kges. In niomg the adoption of the statement the JUayar (Eγ. J. p. who presided, s*,d that th«y U d UA . tortimate this year m-tan-ing held the Carnival at a penod when ai. holiday was ■not iMluded. It to '.get tho public, that a geweralholiday should oew dnnug ti» time of tfe Caring and that wafer mmM mid to he coiift' Hesfa&tei fiMbM tins yaav iiad also aetountod-for'less Pfovjsieii for. pleasure at the' Carnival. VVJiothar the had worji «ffi, o vheto could net digest two Carnivals at the same ratio ofW ateimmt,- tlwy could not say, but ono a t£il™ 3 <r tom T tto Wb& did ndt attend an tlißjiumbtrs anticipated. Aβfci lH, f-i° h ° tlw, faetWiafe twy tohustm ttatoaiMy a. ihey, had had ono day set apart to children-, .and, on that day, thctTia'd ml tmp&td that.j 9 rgo aiwnbers JSrV visitors vnraM Mte .admrtage of thl 05-eursioi, ttainsf Unf^rtunailly M the prccedrng-uigM a strong southevy Wnii ? Ris f-?, n *& attontoce. With ' itself.it -was pleftsing te note that they had the heartv ' *w the.stalls, the Mayor rtrtedTnrt thfidf q tl f*^ 116 *""55«<»»irt Lie, t ill wpnWJUrt ask the' jaws to cotlect, iii .flte ssnle manner M was done at tho ■ previous cauilaT 'Ite executive had asked that the\ ; frould ca : H. upon Weßttgton fo.r wuietuy the object>i»g to make tho earfiiral cort Plete m rtself, and so-do etoy \3ttX W ering the ferotud a ond-trnm, A strong appeal or suWriptwns, ? nd at the .outset they ' ■mature, to. the f«fl f ™ $*: WH»o Momtecs had been made-to tovrner, thev had secured a consider-' ™!° ?f ?5 tot by of *»»ti<nui. They : ogrettei th«t the etfedit* halance was hot niero this year, but the reason* fh ? failing tf ,vas appare t when he S!l ,d thub £641 caved far adimssmt to tl,e first ear . nival than, to the second. Ifo t<, t-tm Present, fey had nit W ed-tho .sanio amount U way ef doiia■.*wbb as they wcefcediart r . <lO f ■ wanted to ,11 kindness, that thev -*«iM not ho liv.j.n S .up t<, the spirit of: tha eaimval unfass they agreed aaottget them^-ves; that tiro Wffc ba-hthto of «/95 shaiild ho built-up to £1000.. He thought they could io jt.

' Tna 63ipq.if\ses., . Meping to the expense?, the Mayor wr }$*% ,vas «10r down'altogotaer for the Corporation 5 stalls, electric light, trannvays, etc. Mr. Jforbn ted also brought in nil account- for £69 vhv& wmH have to go o,i, fo.HaWir. Last y.ear.the.y did uo-t pay to. tho CHv Cksujksil flftito as muoh as this year's figures shaired. They had ha<J a rebate °l,>i ■ m * e &» B <> r «l account, and i/4 relate on tho tramways aecstuut He. thought that this year they had a right to ask the couiial to donate them something Jrojii the- tramways revenue dtirtug tJjB w.r.im-al perted. Mr. li. Wa-tikiHs seßended tho motion to adopt ilio staterftont. ' ' Mr. Pollock pointed out thai tho espofiehee gained at'lest Cmnikii had ttiate-r-ially assisted in um-kiiig this year's : gathe.rjj.ig run ltioro : smopthlv. iPcrhapsji i t) fe .,vhad fewer days a-n'4 a iioli•nay ior the nest .Carnival, tho results Blight bo bettor, He thought tta.t it Was too much to ask the ladies to' devote four days to the affair. Still (Jonfidofit, , Mr. Q. Frost said there was no reason to be digressed. They were coii-Mc-nt yet that tho earn would be c«m* sidcrably m-cjea-scd. One thing that mi impressed him wns the necessity or taping, down tho expenses. They had reached something liko £1-000, o-r CO per cent, of tho gross talaiigs! Mr, Waftißs srtid that they hmi rmt to ccmstder. the high cx-ppftdltuj-e so Jnucli as fiosy ta tßchsttSe tho gross iTfcoipts. _ Children's Day had jiroi'otl hii innovation, and was going to bo quo of the features of the future if they c-ouh] K'ftp it to tho CnniirAl, bnt thwo was, ho understood, fi fooliug amoHfist t-caelN ors that (liny were (joins to *■<>"!« awaj* Urn. schools' tky, and linn-dta it tli&iii' ■solves. ]f that Were so, tin) corerW-it-tec should got in early, ,i»d keep the flay Jot tli«- Oamiral. It was Dot so niticli tlio revenue that uiftttcrcst, its the briiiiiiii!* iu of tlto cotmtry jwoolo. The Mayoress (Mrs. J, 3P. Lake) sat 4 that she hait f 14 to add to tlm rofreshusosit receipts. She rcferrel to tiro 1 fact- that oxpcndilure was necessary to i niitTiitain - this Itrnnch of -the C'nfniva-1. ' Mr. Pwllock: 1 think that t-te ( MayWeas is t<i be congratu-lated on the , '

credit to tlie refreshment stall. I have had experience at a number of gutterings, rt.mltf.Mfe has always.been a-loss in that department.

Mr, W. H. Morton thought thai'tlrey could sot down tii6 expenditure tlii's .year m very near the expenditure ttiai; they would 'have to incur an any sub* sequent occasion. He eouM not sea iiow they were going to economist) Tvithoai. impoverishing tbo Carnival. Tlio motion to'-Adopt tiio statement was carried., and a \oto of thaialsS was passed to tho secretary (5J.?. Jl. Amos) aisd. sill wlio assisted. The. fixing or' a date for Hie concert and tho drawing of the art union was k-lt in the hands ,of tho Entertainment Committee, with tho rceoinniendatioii that the concert bo as early as po.s--siWe. Tho Finance ■Committee, was afcp authorised to pay acomints, and to deal with tlie dislrftmtian of .prizes qs 5.00.11 as possible.