“NOT A BOB OUT OF MUSIC”

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1933, Page 7

“NOT A BOB OUT OF MUSIC”

CRYSTAL PALACE ACCOUNTS

LONDON. January 19

"We huven’l made a bob out ot imr.de for al least five years.” said Sir Henry Buckland, general manager, aj :be annual meeting of the Crystal Palace Trustees at Guildhall yesterday.

Sir Hcni'v was answering a question by AH'. J. D. Gilbert in connection with the appointment of an organist, and he went on:

“We cannot live upon air, or upon music. Y-Ve have lost money on each Handed Festival, and heavily for the last five years on Good Friday concerts. There will be no Good Friday coiiv.rt this year, and it wo have a I lamb 1 Festival we shall lose between £3.900 and. C 4.000.

“NoDimg can be done until the atliHub- of ihe nubile changes, and. at present, the appointment ol an organi.-'.! is not jus' ified. ’I he organist vho i ■ acting will continue io do so.” Sii 1 Henry Buckland announced that (luring 1932 ihe two lowers of. the Palaeo litid been rt'psoied and painted To have done this and Io have 11 paired, and painted the four .-kins of the Palace within (hi.- \ ours, and wilhoul all acci'b'i)'. ;i irrcai nubievemcnl•

'i'll'.- 11". ■'■'■■■ balanced their burt ci’icr i rinying out a vast amoiip.i. of v evk providing c'cplej incut, [er .■ L-icc n'i-n.l’cr of men. IncomcW'.TiT w 5 per cent, less last yeui than in !!•:;!. Expenditure was Lt>s r. la. ao'l their balan< " was now Lb I S2I), "f which L 52. 150 wa S investee in 'A'or Loan.

■ |i. i •■ a perform;!me of which nil l j'isil.v be pi-uu<i.“ Sir Fleury sufJ “as I,In? i xiiun.-’t: of maiiitaining Ihi: greet iw.lioiiui institution without ; '•,ll'lliue in , nb: idy is, n heavy burden and the tank docs not grow lighter Tlr. Urystul Palace is now in a won dm’ful state of repair, ready for bi; hu*- itic.'.s when the tide turns.' Ah'ei man Sir George Truscott w a rccb'eicd chairman and Vi.-conn Ihirnhu.m '> i'. l, chairman.