CRICKET FINANCES

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 76, Issue 6507, 28 April 1948, Page 6

CRICKET FINANCES

WAIPA ASSOCIATION 1,1 COMMITTEE SET UP TO GO INTO I MATTER j I Some interesting and Illuminating figures relative to the cost of running the Waipa Cricket Association were given by the President, Mr L. W. Arnold, at an extra general meeting held in the Savoy Tea Rooms on Monday night. Mr Arnold said he had waited on the Mayor and the Town Clerk relative to the charges to be made for the use of Albert Park for the coming season. The speaker said that the Borough Council had purchased a mower that would be used next season and the Council further was going to employ another man who would use the mower in keeping the parks and the frontages of footpaths clean. In regard to payment for the use of Albert Park the Mayor and Clerk asked what the Association considered a fair rental ? Mr Arnold then gave the following figures: The total income from eight teams was £67, made up as follows: Affiliation fees for eight teams, £l6 16s; ground fees from seven teams, £46 4s; donations £4. The total expenditure was as follows: Mowing and work £l7 13s; Albert Park rent £5; tea £l3 ss; replacement gear £34 2s; advertising, etc., £5 19s; balls and score books £7 19s; affiliation Waikato £1 10s; sundries £2 10s; total £B7 9s. The bank balance is £lB ■ 14s. In Stating that one big item was replacement of' gear, Mr Arnold expressed disappointment and disgust at the way in which the property of the Association was looked after by the clubs. The value of the gear was estimated by Mr Arnold as follows: ..Three mats at £32 each, £96; three sets of wicketts £3 18s; three sets pegs £1 10s, mat pegs 15s, total £lO2 4s. The replacements were estimated at one third each season was £34 2s. Mr Arnold summarised all th? figures which indicated that the Association would have a surplus of £3 7s. In the ensuing discussion on the finances one speaker suggested that they should apply for a grant from the Art Union funds or from the Physical Welfare Department. The President suggested that they should try and be self-reliant. Mr Evans said that was not possible. He favoured making an abdication along the lines suggested. In reply to a question as to what fees the Borough Council would be satisfied with Mr Arnold said that they did not wish to embarrass the Association. JLast year they rf had paid £5 plus the cost of mowing the grass. The question of the advisability of laying down a Port Albert soil wicket and the cost of same with maintenance costs was raised and discussed. In reply to a suggestion that the onus was on the Borough Council to maintain grounds for sporting bodies, it was stated by several members that no such responsibility existed. Mr R. H. Westbrook did not see how a Port Albert soil wicket could go with an agricultural show being held on the Park during the cricket season. Mr Barnett said that they would never get good cricket so long as they had poor wickets. If they had good wickets they would get representative matches here. On the motion of Mr Fisher and Mr Evans it was decided to offer the Borough Council £5 with a tentative offer of more in the future, subject to certain conditions. The best means of raising funds was again discussed, and eventually a committee consisting of Messrs McMahon, Barnett, Fisher, Evans, Archer and Barclay, with power io add, was set up to go into the matter.