POOR SUPPORT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 14 November 1925, Page 6

POOR SUPPORT.

FROM townspeople: FOR BANDS CARNIVAL. CHAIRMAN DISGUSTED. When the question of charges for admission to the entertainment on the evening of the bands’* carnival coronation ceremony was under discussion at the meeting of the executive last evening, Mr J. C. Wool!iams_ said, that he favoured taking a collection. The chairman (Mr E. Dixon) said he could not agree with Mr Woolliams, as his long experience of Hawera folk had prejudiced him against the taking up of collections.

Mr Dixon also made some very pointed remarks concerning the support given by the townspeople to the recent carnival. He said that the majority of the money had been raised in the country districts. AH the candidates’ committees had received liberal support there, but in the town the results had not been good. “I have been simply disgusted at the lack of support given by the townspeople to the bazaar,” said Mr. Dixon. “It has been mainly the rank and file who have subscribed the money raised during the campaign.” Mr Dixon went on to say that it was intended to spend £BOO, if possible, on new instruments for the band, but when the question of raising the money was broached the townspeople offered little support. “If the people quibble about paying one shilling admission to the evening concert they do not deserve to have a good band in the town,” he said. Mr Woolliams said that his experience during the last four years had been tb'it by taking a collection better results could be achieved. Other members of the executive sup- - ported Mr Dixon in this, that while ‘A, one person might give a fair sum, the majority of the people would give the smallest coin possible. It was decided to make a set charge ■of one shilling. s