NELSON CARNIVAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 144, 21 June 1933, Page 14

NELSON CARNIVAL

THE FINANCIAL RESULT (Special to the "Evening Post.") NELSON,-June, 20. The JYclson Queen Carnival effort resulted in just on SISOO being raised for the Mayor's Relief Fund. The Retailors' candidate (Miss Peggy Richards) was the winning queen , with £ 716 12s 9d. Tho Transport Queen (Miss Nancy Lee) was a close second with £707 17s. The Clerical Queen (Miss Leah Fitz-Gevald) had £300 5s to her credit, making the total net proceeds for the carnival (with £7 odd from a general fund) ,€.1792 2s 4d. Mr." K. M. Black, chairman of the Retailers' Committee, remarked: "I think it is very nice the way everyone has worked at a. time when things are so hard and have thrown their .efforts so whole-heartedly into .'the campaign. I am quito satisfied it was the motive behind the movement that- was the incentive for-the people to work so unselfishly. I would like to congratulate fho other committees for the very good spirit that has prevailed throughout the campaign. Apartf from the fact that the Retailers' candidate has won, I am highly gratified at the financial success of the effort, because we realise that our little effort will reflect joy in the hearts of some of the people for whom we have been working. Mr. A. H. Crawley, chairman of the Transport and Wholesalers' Committee, said he was delighted with the result from the point of view of.the sum obtained, although naturally he was a little disappointed that his committee's queen was not elected. He stressed the fact that the amount stated above is tho not amount, all expenses having been defrayed. Mr. E. P. Wild, chairman of the Combined Clerical Committee, said it was quite apparent that the result exceeded everyone's anticipations.