CONFIDENCE CARNIVAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 19, 22 July 1933, Page 5

CONFIDENCE CARNIVAL

QUESTION OF DATE

THE END OF NOVEMBER

Arrangements in connection with the carnival to bo held in Wellington were taken a step further at a committee meeting held yesterday afternoon and attended by about thirty. The most important matter discussed was that of the dates on which the carnival should be held. The committee's recommendation that the date should bo January, 1934, instead of in October this year as previously proposed, was warmly discussed. Finally it was decided to hold the carnival as a confidence carnival, rather than as a national carnival, from November 19 to 20.

Mrs. Kane opposed January as the month for the carnival, but added that sho had faith in the committee which 'had recommended it. She said that in January there was the reaction after Christmas to contend against, and many people were then away from Wellington. She thought that it would be impossible to keep enthusiasm going from now until January. The weather was in the hands of the gods and was just as, likely to be good in November, the month she favoured, for the carnival', as in January.

Mr. A. W. Nisbet supported January as being the best month from the point of view of the weather. Children, too, would then bo free from school worries, and he thought that six months was none too long a period in which to prepare for the carnival. Enthusiasm, lie was sine, could be maintained during the interval. Several other speakers suggested that November would bo a better month than October. There would be a possibility then of holding aquatic events, which there would not be in October, and there would bo more flowers available in November than in October. The weather, too, would probably be better. To restore confidence it would be necessary to hold the carnival as soon as possible before Christmas. If. howover, it was desired to have a real national carnival, with air pageants and such things, the end of January or the beginning of February would be better. If the carnival was to be of a national character, there would be so much preliminary work to be done that it could not possibly be a success if hurried.

Mrs. Kane suggested that perhaps in six months' time a confidence carnival might not bq needed, as Parliament would have sat and perhaps the exchange rate would be lowered. Tho necessity seemed to be to decido whether a confidence carnival or a national carnival was aimed at.

Speaking against tho motion that the carnival should be held before Christmas, Mr. Stanley Natusch said that there would be the greatest difficulty in getting together people for a pageant before v Christmas: there were so many other things, like concerts and plays, to occupy their time. Ho .dqubtcd tho possibility of making a success of the carnival if held before Christmas. . An amendment was moved by Mr. Nisbet that the date should be some time between February 15 and March 15. This was lost "on a show of hands. The motion that the carnival should be held before Christmas^ was then put and carried. "That mc'ans a confidence carnival and not a national carnival," was a general comment. Discussion then took place on the date. November 19 to 26 was generally favoured as the best dates, these being accepted by the meeting. Mr. J. Abel outlined the steps that had been taken to organise- a guarantee fund of £500. Ho said that there was no likelihood of any guarantor being called upon to pay anything. ■'■',• • Tho question of the programme was left until the appointment of an organiser. __^___