The Blind Boys’ Band

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 129, 5 November 1930, Page 2

The Blind Boys’ Band

SUCCESSFUL TOUR CONCLUDED

WAIPUKURAU PEOPLE THANKED

In connection with tho visit of the

Jubilee Institute Blind Boys’ Band to Waipukurau on September 24th last, His Worship the Mayor (Mr R. McLean) has received the following letter from Mr Clutha N. Mackenzie, Director of the Institute:—

“It is now nearly a fortnight since we returned from our very successful Band tour of the North Island. Everywhere we met with the greatest hospitality. and we were also privileged to have big and enthusiastic houses. We fully attained our objective of making many friends for our community and our work, and we think that there is,’as a result, a greater appreciation of the cheerfulness and active efficiency which characterise trained blind people. “Though we were making no appeal for money, and our prices were low, so large were the attendances, and so small the costs (owing to the liberal hospitality of our hosts), that the results arc most satisfactory. The net receipts from the 27 centres amount to £897 18/9. From this, there will be a deduction of approximately £l5O for travelling and incidental expenses, leaving a substantial bolanee for the future musical work. “The net amount received from "Waipukurau was £2l 5/1. We greatly appreciate the low figure for the expenses. We should be grateful if you would convey to the public., through the press, the hearty thanks of the Trustees of the Institute, and the members of the party, for the warm welcome Waipukurau gave it. We should like, too, to say how grateful we arc to you personally, to the Town Clerk, Mr Tansley, to the members of the Waipukurau Band, to the “Press,” to our hosts and hostesses, and to everyone else who contributed towards making our visit the success it was.”

For the purpose of comparison the following are the receipts from other towns in Hawke’s Bay: Waipawa. £lB 10/-; Dannevirke, £3O 12/7; Napier, £103; Hastings, £lOB 6/9.

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