WINTER SHOW SPACE FOR 1950 ALREADY SOLD OUT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 15, 22 July 1949, Page 5

WINTER SHOW SPACE FOR 1950 ALREADY SOLD OUT

V" At a meeting of the Winter Show Executive the secretary, Mr R. Cobbe, reported that all available space for the 1950 Winter Show had been sold and the question of extra space would have to have , the ur- " gent and constant attention of the town and district.

The present location of the show had become too restricted, and with the great increase in Whakatane’s population and the development of the Board Mills interests plus the wonderful results achieved by the farmers of this coast, the matter had become one of the utmost urgency. Space will be required for the great increase in Community Courts ox’ganised by the N.Z. Women’s Institutes and the Young Farmers’ Clubs.

The Young Farmers’ Clubs had already booked space for six Courts, Mr Cobbe said yesterday, and if this town and district wanted to

develop and prosper, it must stand behind these clubs with buildings and space for all the activities incidental to farming. The executive had had enquiries for space for a Dog Show, for Chopping Contests and Dog Trials, but the only spaces available at present are the metalled and bitumen roads of the Whakatane Borough. Illuminating Figures

Illuminating figures concerning the outstanding success of this year’s show and comparisons with previous shows were produced by the secretary in a preliminary balance sheet.

Receipts this year totalled £1375/11/8, with a nett profit of £875/12/10, compared with £205 profit in 1939 (then considered a.first class effort), £lB3 in 1940 and £153 in 1941.

This year’s gate money hit the record of £520/10/9, compared with £165 in 1939, £202 in 1940 and £153 in 1J)41. In that regard it is interesting to note that this year £BO was spent on advertising, printing and stationery, compared with £47 in 1940, the highest figure of the three shows for comparative purposes. There can be no question that the outstanding results more than justified that item of expenditure.

Cate money shows the highest in-

crease in the comparative receipts, - proving that public patronage on this occasion was the biggest single factor in the show’s record success. Contributing factors were undoubtedly the record space bookings, which brought in record revenue, and the unquestionable attractiveness of the show itself. Only item on the receipts side that failed to break a record was entry fees, which fell just under £l7 short of the 1940 tally. Indicative again of public interest is the remarkable figure of £139/16/6 collected in donations this year, almost quadrupling the 1941 figure of £37, highest of the years reviewed.