BELGIAN FETE AND GYMKHANA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 May 1915, Page 8

BELGIAN FETE AND GYMKHANA.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.

. The committee mot last night to re-1 ceive the final accounts and balance*, "sneet. The ret balance to be handed ■VfSfj the BelSian Fund amount© to £424 3s Id, thi items of receipts and expenditure being as follows*: iteceipts: Donations (including sales %6^ k{^ d Vr<s nCQh gates, £114 4s9d; grandstands, £18 8s: entry, fees, £16 8s; flower stall, £20; fruit and sweet stall, £28 12» 4d; produce stall, £28 17s 8d; sale of lamb and S^fe?'*! 35 U *> afternoon tea stall, £51 16s 7d j proceeds of billiard tournament £1 12s 6d; mock trial, £27 ss; 'sale of jwund note, £11 5s j guessing ! competition, £19 2s 6d; sale of produce by Smith and Easton, £1 15s 3d; putting, 9s yd; sale of produce by Osborae and Turnfcull, lls 6d; refund prize money, £8-feed; joy rides, £3 10sW; catalogues, 3s; sal© of 6 toek (eisess»ng.competition), £H ss; total7£4BJ Is 7a,

r Accident insurance. ±>o; printing and advertising, £7 16s "• prize money, £33 19s 6d; workmen* Wagef' *3 4s 6d; prizes for children'sevents, £3- 16s; petty expenses and. aeStili S ? d d; balattCe- £m 3s ldThe committee expressed their gratification at the result,, which far exceedstheir .expectations. They placed oa record their appreciation of the good work and interest of the Ladies' Committees, and also of the efforts of Messrs Morrissejr and E&ston,. to whom they recognise the greater part of the successful result.was due. Votes of thanks were also passed to Messrs Jas Were, Jas Were, jun, Thos. HiU and John Hicks for their help on the day of the fete-y ixy Mr Jas. Higeie who came up from Wanganui to judge Brough, Cahill, Jackson and Bartlett tor free carting (no inconsiderable item). The committee also wish to convey cheir thanks to the many generous donors of cash and produce., The list isa long one, and- they trust that this expression of their gratitude will be dividual aQ acknowled 2ement made inThe whole of the net balance is to be devoted to the Belgians only;