NEW YEAR FETE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16231, 29 March 1917, Page 2

NEW YEAR FETE.

AND QUEEN ELECTION. ' THE BALANCE SHEET. At'a meeting of the South Caiiter--117117l 17 - 7 , a ' £, ™nin.n Society, the managers of the New Year Patniofcic Fet°, on Tuesday the,secretary, Mr H. H. Jraser, submitted a statement of' receipts and expenditure of "itlie fete, cliowmg a credit balance of £3766 3s " rrn an was unanimously adopted The sub-committoe appointed to report on the distribution of the funds recommended that they should be apportioned as follows: —-Public Safetv Committee £6OO, Patriotic War Relief Society £I2OO, Red Cross Society £1 POO, Lady Liverpool Fund £2OO, Pipe and Tobacco Fund £IOO, £3-300;' Belgiar Relief (already paid) £350; total £3650. The sub-committee stated that tin's distribution would lea-re a balance in hand, and after paying, a few small accounts the balance would be equally divided between the Red Cross aud the War Relief Society. , Tile report was unanimously adonted mid the secretary instructed to divide the amounts accordingly. The 'statements of receipts and expenditure submitted to the meeting, shows the following:— "Receipts—Prill tin tr and advertising (refunds) £202 5s lOd. produce accountdonations £l2 12s 6d. crowning ceremony ;it theatre £209 125.. donations and collections £44 2s lOd, plain work stall £209,0s 7d, programmes £3O Ss 6d, floral stall £2B 15s sd. sideshows £l4B Os Sd. tea tents £304 9s 6d, ice cream, etc. £llO 9s lOd, sweets'stall £92 14s 3d, pipe and tobacco stall £63 14s Id, 1 pates and stand £127. 16s 6d, nueen\ election £26,812 19s 2d;.total, £28.697 2s fkl. Expenditure^—Printing and advertisinsr £'365 18s lOd. produce account; £l2 8s 3d, queen- of fete £l4 ISs 2d, crowning ceremony £74 6s Id, plain, work stall £1 Is, programmes,£2s 14s, floral stall £3 9s, side-shows £77 17s Id., tea tents £ls 4s, ice cream, etc., £22 Ss 2d, ground expenses £ll4 ]os 4d, procession £5 lis Sd, entertaining £7 4s 7d, general expenses £l4 12fl, queens of fete—-Waimate £10.159 13s ]od; Mackenzie £7008; 19a 6d, Gernldine' £6905 12s 4d- —total for queens £24.074 5s Bd. Total £24.929 Ss. . '