THE WINTER SHOW

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 194, 15 July 1930, Page 7

THE WINTER SHOW

REVENUE FROM GATES. i r £ SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE.”Kg-. Ej-> TEN YEARS’ FIGURES. » Gate returns for the last Winter Show of the Manawatu and West Coast ■Agricultural and Pastoral Association Kvere reported upon by Mr M. A. Eliott (chief gate steward) to the meeting of the general committee to-day in the following pro forma statement: — “The weather conditions, were mainly fair throughout the whole week, jwhereas on the Wednesday and Thursday of last year’s Show it rained in Torrents. Notwithstanding this improvement in the weather, I regret having to report a substantial decrease in our takings, amounting to £325 Os lOd. Comparative figures are as follow I for the total takings:—

I “The following are the returns of she last ten years:— £ 1921 1477 1 1922 1449 i: 1923 ' 1428 ■L 1924 1213 K 1925 \ 1650 §& 1926 1780 H 1927 1800 1928 , 2002 BBS 1929 1896 wi 1930 : 1571 Mpthat in the last two years there has llpen a total decrease in attendance of |£pl. This points to the necessity of /providing fresh attractions both by day ■’jind night. GRANDSTAND RECEIPTS.

H *Rugby. tHorse events. “It will be seen that on the day npf the High School-Te Aute match allEhough the stand appeared to be full lib its capacity, the takings decreased imy £49 6s, equal to say 500 adult admissions at 2s. The gatekeepers re|sbrt that large numbers came to the fKtes to pay for admission but turned l&ay when seeing no seating room left. the Thursday and Friday there Sere further considerable decreases in but on the Saturday there pang an increase of £l3 2s 3d, equal to PmE 130 adult admissions at 2s. jM3>The decrease of £325 is made us as raHOows:—Turnstyles, £167 11s Id; yMßfertainments, £96 8s 6d; stands, £6O 'K-Sd; cloak room, 18s. analysis of those who paid at turnstyles gives the following re-

1929. 1930. Dec. ults, day, Is 6d .14,380 13,535 845 ~ night, Is .. 7,445 5,663 1782 ildren 3,234 2,851 383 sfLast year the day adults decreased with 1928 by 2563; the ■kt adults increased as compared H 1928 by 459, and the children Biased as compared with 1928 by

||i ENTERTAINMENTS. IffflLast year, although we took £96 K6d gross from the talkie pictures, St net profit was only 25 per cent. STthis—£23 6s 6d. This year, no mining entertainments were held; pig appears to have effected our evenly gate receipts considerably, these towing a falling off of 1782 adults. I“ln 1929 296 motor cars were adiitted to the parking ground and in S3O 266. g“We have an excellent staff of men la the gates, many of them having ocppied the position for 10 years and Upwards, and I cannot 6pcak too highof the way their work generally is »rried out, often under difficult conditions. Best thanks from shis committee are also due to the gate stewards who assisted materially. H“The financial results of the Winter jfcow football are as follows Total of staging football on Wednesday, Eursday and Saturday, £268 8s 4d, Ajgt of match pn Saturday, alone, 1135 9s, as compared with £35 5s 3d §£ the Saturday of the previous year. Sly gate and stand takings for SaturKy this year were £lB2 10s 6d, as pm pa red with £267 9s 9d in the preKous year.” * | SPENDING POWER LIMITED. | “It is evident that the spending lower of the public is limited this fear,” commented the president (Mr L. I. Wall). “We cannot always break fecords, but will do our best to make Ip the leeway during the year. The Pest match down south was an unforunate influence against the attendee. ” \ , ' ,

I Votes of thanks were accorded the football committee, Mr M. A. Eliott fend Mr R. Ramsay, the flatter of grliom posted progress reported of the frest match for the Show patrons. | Mr Eliott stated that he agreed rwith the effect of the Test match on rthe attendance. He had been ipformfed that football attendances during [the season at this centre were being similarly affected. Mr It. McDonald stated that the [football fixtures were the main facttors in drawing the attendance to the Lhow on the Saturday.

1929. 1930. £ s d £ s d fFirst day .... 80 14 0 52 4 0 i Second day ... .... 707 0 0 613 1 9 fcThird day ... .... 376 10 1 411 15 9 ‘Fourth day ., .... 347 19 0 255 0 6 iFiftk day .... 384 1 6 239 1 9 jjr 1896 4 7 1571 3 9

. 1929. 1930. £ s d £ s d iesday Nil. Nil. Wednesday* . .... 139 13 0 90 7 0 iursday* .... .... 29 11 6 8 17 0 ridayt .... 4 2 0 17 0 iturday* .... 20 16 0 33 19 0 £194 3 3 £134 0 0.