GREAT PROFIT EXPECTED

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1930, Page 6

GREAT PROFIT EXPECTED

. FINANCES OF RUGBY TOUR. . ABOUT £50,000 IN GATES. Although the actual gate takings from the British team’s tour will not be known until the New Zealand Rugby Union issues an ofiicial statement, it is estimated, on .the basis of attendances, that the ' figure will ■ exceed £50,000. The expenses of the British team have been estimated at £17,000; so allowing another £3OOO for expenses incurred by the New Zealand Rugby Union there will still be a margin of £30,000. In several cases ofiicial figures of attendances have been given, but not the actual takings. An estimate of cash receipts in these instances has, therefore, been necessary. In some centres the stand accommodation has made a difference in the takings. Following is a list of the attendances and takings at the various matches:—

Date Team. Crowd. Takings. May 2.1 v. Wanganui .... 15,000 £1,650* May 24 v. Taranaki .... 1'7,000 1,650 May 28 v. Manawhenua ... .12,000 1,320* May 31 v. Wairarapa-Busli . 10,000 . 1,100 Juno 3 v. Wellington .... 32,000 3,718 Juno 7 v. Canterbury .... 25,330 3,610 June 11 v. West Coast-Boiler 5,000 790 Juno 14 v. Otago ........ 37,000 1,929 June 21 v. New Zealand .. 27,000 4,200 June 25 v. Southland ..... 11,000 .1,300* June 23 v. Combined 12,500 1,350* Job’ B v. New Zealand .. 34,700 6,840 July 9 v. Maoris 25,000 2,700* Ju’y 12 t. Hawke’s Bay .. July 10 v. Poverty Bay-East 12,000 2,oe0 Coast • 6,000 •800* July 19 v. Auckland 28,000' 3,500* July 20 v. New Zealand .. 45,200 5,500* July 29 v. North Auckland 7,000 700* August 2 v. Waikato (com- ’ 12,000 3,560 August 9 v. "New Zealand’ ..’ ’ 45,000 ' 6,500 x August 12 v. Marlborough 5,000 (combined) 650* 403,730 £53,757 «Esllinateil takings. a ij < : ;. ■ 4 .b -