CAPITAL OF £150,000
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION By Telegraph —Pies? AssociF.tior WELLINGTON, September 1 The first formal steps towards the formation of a public company to manage the Centennial Exhibition were taken at a meeting of the Citizens’ Committee. Subsequently the Mayor (Mr T. C. A. Hislop) stated that all the principal points had been arranged, and the necessary documents would be completed, the company formed and application made for registration within the next few days. The actual capital to be subscribed would be £150,000 which, together with subsidies promised by the Government (£75,000), will be sufficient to cover the cost of the launching project. Mr Hislop was definite that Rongotai would be the site of the exhibition.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20512, 2 September 1936, Page 5
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116CAPITAL OF £150,000 Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20512, 2 September 1936, Page 5
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