ART UNIONS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1924, Page 9

ART UNIONS

If a man in Sydney bought all the art umon : tickets that are daily, poked in front of him .for a score of causes he would be in the poorhouse. The public have cheerfully stood the business until recent revelations have made them a bit shy of some ,of these enterprises, which Jrof b°omed as tne magic door to wealth. The Attorney-General has now announced regulations which promise to improve the position. The whoje of the net proceeds of an art union, for instance, must under the new regulations be devoted to the object for which it is promoted. If the whole of the net proceeds is less than 40 per cent, of the gross proceeds then in such cases 40 per cent, of the' gross proceeds must be handed over to the object, and- the promoter and the committee must undertake, if called upon, to enter into a bond to comply with this condition. There are other equally farreaching provisions. Every person who buys a ticket, for instance, must be piven an equal Tun for his money with othei ticket-holders. Those conducting art unions will have to enter into agreements for the proper conduct of these enterprises. Again, it is now unlawful for persons under 17 years of age to sell or purchase tickets or to take any part m art unions. ,It is a sound pro4o if it can be effectively observed, especially if it prevents youngstere from approaching all and sundry and waving in front of them tickets for the exercise of charity.