AUCTION OF SEATS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13701, 3 June 1915, Page 4

AUCTION OF SEATS.

The scats far tWrCJ6r6natib'n<function and;.the lyso.evening performances* were su}3mitjbed t<>. auction at Paddy's JMarkeVj this; -afternoon -by 3JLr J» Wi Bright, assist' <id byJ;Mv:J. Ji. Kellsj! . In opfcnhig^ Mr Jmght tHiicl.'ib'Wfts nrwh to; be regretted, thta.t,,the '\y;6atHe4. Uadi,,prevented' the .ai>v rangement£.-being c"aii;ied.o^,: beca-use he, felt ceri&itf .that the Christchuroli • record of; £30,000. wQuld have been .exceeded. Tlio< auction of seatsC, howerer, wo.uld afford an -opportunity of assisting. the cause, -t(iey were ..all ..working for. The pitrchasers were given the.opportunity of-, selecting,their own-seats, and of takingthem for. each or ally- of the sessions 'at the same price. 'Bidding was brisk, and a ftuccofisful. resulted., Mr Lealie Coop had the distinction of. ftecuring.the Arst seats at £6 a-pi^ce, whicte/was th& top figure. Saks included the! following : L. Coop £6, A. H. Wallis £5 (2), >r B. Mander £5, McTldowie £5 5a (b), C. Thomas £5 sb, J. W. Xol»n £5

5s (10, one of which was donated to the funds). T. Quixk;£3 10s,<H. E. Dodd £3 10* (10), W. U. MacLawin £3 .&'. H. Kemvay £3 10s (5), T. l\i. Ton'eycliffe G4 5s (3). V. B. Barker £4 5s (d), i.lnt•Ttinsoii £3 ss, G. Stock £S 10s <10), W. I). Lysnar £3 (3). T. Frasi-r £?> (4). :4eo.' Smith 1 £3 (3). Jas. Raissell £2 10s. 'X. Fitzgerald £2 15s, J. Webb £2 10s J. Berry £2 10s (3), R. Coop £2 15s (2) : : i a. Wallis £2 'ss, J. W. Bright £2 ss. vV. Williams £2 5s (2). T. Jex-Blakc £2 3), W; Bruce £2 (5), -Hinton £2 (3), V \lossman "£2 (6), T J. Harris £2, 11. McKay £2 5s (2), J. H. Burr £2 (2) •V..-O* Sherratt £2 (4), W. B. Willoel 61 10s, J. W. J. Preston £1 10s, W. Forrest £1 10s. The following seat; vere sold at £1 each : Messrs Grieve (4). :iol»ertson (6), Thomas. [2), Hasldn (2), E toss (4). Taylor (13), Jones (5), Wilsor 1). Williams (7), Pilmer (10), Guthric ,2), Robinson (5), Brook (2), Hainon (3) Ty reman (1), Shaw (3). Foi^d (2), Slier■i?( (4), Kan o (2). Kirk (8)-.''WachRinann 2), Harding (2), and Pritchard ;{1) .'Wessrs "Ben toft 1 £1. 2s 6d (2!J, >[cKenzu 01 ss' (2). * At 2 o'clock this afternoon -he sale of tickets was '■ still proceeding nuskly^ A 'few : ad.dition'Ql -; : smarts were •leared 'at £1 a-piece, ! and Mi' Kells anaounced that the^ whole of the dress circle accommodation was disposed of- ;\ few of the orchestral stalls went at 81 a-piece, and the balance were eager"y snapped up at 10s -each. By 2.15 the mtire house for this afternoon's cere;nony had been sold, and could probably :iave been immediately re-sold amongst lihose waiting. The auction of the dress circle seats the two evening sessions was proceeding. MeanwKile a large concourse had congregated outside the 'Jieatrc waiting for the opening at 3 Vclock, and it was quite evident; there .vould be great disappointment amongst ihe many people, unable to gain admisuon. •

The motor car donated by, Mr W. CJraluun to the Carnival funds for the ;oin bined Rowing Clubs' candidate has !ieen. disposed -'of to Mr Cooper (2S*o. 1396). \ . ....