RUNNERSTRUM RAFFLE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 244, 2 December 1940, Page 5

RUNNERSTRUM RAFFLE

DRAWING TO-DAY

APPROXIMATELY £500 REALISED

The executive of the Whakatane County and Borough In-ter-Zone Patriotic Committee met on Friday afternoon, with Mr B. S. Barry occupying the chair in the absence of Mr J. L. Burnett. The purpose of the meeting was principally to finalise matters regarding the Runnerstrum Raffle. In a statement of receipts the honorary secretary reported that ' the raffle had realised £496 14s—the objective being £500—and' Mr Lucas also advised that providring certain tickets butts had been returned the drawing would take place this afternoon (Monday). Should the drawing be completed* this afte'rnoon the results will be announced at the Revue to be staged in the Grand Theatre this evening.

The executive decided that the drawing, which will be under police supervision, should be done with numbered marbles. A committee comprising Messrs B. S. Barry, F.

W. K. Raymond, J. H. Ryde and C. G. Lucas will conduct the draw. Persons wishing it may be present.

"All committees are to be congratulated on result achieved and for the very excellent manner in which they have kept their records," stated Mr Lucas. Raffle tickets have been disposed of as follows, allocation figures representing £1 books:-r— Allocation Disposal Matata 25 15 8 0 Manawahe 15 12 7 0 Thornton 20 66 0 0 Otakiri 20 4 5 0 Te Teko 25 32 3 0 Ruatahuna 10 12 0 0 Te Whaiti 10 12 3 0 Edgecumbe 50 2*7 6 0 Awakeri 25 20 1 0 Awakeri Maori 25 22 6 0 Awakeri and Maori 50 42 7 0 Opouriao & Taneatua 60 30 3 0 Ruatoki 20 15 18 0 Wainui 15 .15 0.0 Whakatane! Borough including Ohope 150 123 9 0 Galatea 15 5 4 0 Waimana 35 38 5 0 Sundry 1 sales " , 44 16 0 Total £496 14 0 Prize Awarded. Committees were requested to advise the name of the person who sold the greatest number of tickets and advice was received from five committees as follows: — Ruatahuna Committee, T. Soloman, 180 tickets. Te Teko Committee, Pipi Schooner, 80 tickets., P. Fenton 80 tickets. Wlia'katane Borough Committee, N. A. W. Carter, 200 tickets. Taneatua Committee, H. C. Alexander, 360 tickets. Waimana Committee, Mrs C. Wylde, 365 tickets. The £3 3s prize donated by Messrs D. McL. Wallace Ltd., for the individual selling the most tickets, was thus secured by Mrs C. Wylde and the award was confirmed by the executive.