WIN IN SWEEPSTAKE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21596, 14 September 1933, Page 10

WIN IN SWEEPSTAKE

£6OOO IfOR SIX SHILLINGS ■ t t SEVEN LUCKY AUCKLANDERS CONFIRMATION OF SUCCESS Confirmation of their good fortune in holding the ticket which won the first prize of £6OOO in a sweepstake recently drawn in Tasmania was received by the seven members of an Auckland syndicate yesterday. The prize was drawn by a ticket numbered ,40,610, held by "Money Wanted," c.o. T.D.A., Dominion Road, Auckland. The purchaser on behalf of the syndicate was Mr. T. D. Anderson, men's oufitter, of 247 Dominion Road, He held a one-seventh share and his wife had a similar interest. A neighbour, Mrs. S. A. Boilings, and her two sons, who conduct a pork butchory business ftext door to Mr. Anderson's shop, each held one-seventh share. The two others similarly interested were Mrs. G. H. Greenwood, of 4 Ward Terrace, Mount Albert, and Mr. Alexander Reid, of Selwyn Avenue, Kohimarama. The prize is described as being worth £6OOO net, so it is expected each member of the syndicate will receive £857. The success of the syndicate is regarded by Mr. Anderson as the reward of perseverance. Personally, he has held tickets in this series of sweepstakes almost continuously since 1911, when he arrived in New Zealand. Ho formed a syndicate to purchase tickets regularly about two and a-half years ago. There wore originally eight members, and they subscribed for two tickets weekly. A .woman and a man in tho syndicate dropped out. Only one placo was filled, that being taken by Mr. Reid, who, as a traveller, does business with the Hollings family, and accepted a fairly recent invitation to participate.

As times became harder, the members of the syndicate decided to reduce their subscription to two tickets a fortnight. It sometimes happened, as on the present occasion, that the group was interested in fout tickets in one consultation. Mr. Anderson always made the arrangements for the purchase of the tickets.

The syndicate has won prizes of £lO and £5 before, while Mr. Anderson said yesterday that he had won "£SO once or twice." Sometimes the small winnings have been applied to finance further ventures; at other times these minor windfalls have been apportioned. The lucky ticket was acquired for a gross outlay of six shillings.

Mr. Anderson describes himself as "a Scot from Glasgow." Those who believe in lucky numbers may attach some significance to the fact that he is a member of a family of 13 —nine brothers and four sisters.

As the "managing-director" of the syndicate, Mr. Anderson has been considered a fair mark for enterprising salesmen. Agents for motor-cars, vacuum cleaners and other articles waited expectantly on his doorstep as soon as his good fortune became known. But with Mr. Anderson it is "business as usual." "Now, if I had won all of that £6OOO, I might have thought of going for a 'trip abroad," he said with a smile. "As it is, I haven't quite decided what I will do with the money when it arrives."