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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1377, 1 March 1912, Page 9

Eager competition for the use. of the Syd'uey Town Hull for (.iood I'riday conceit purposes continues to raise the rental. The usual charge for the hull is for ;i holiday but owing to (he system of tendering which was adopted a few years Lack by the City Council, concert managers have rushed up the price they were willing to pay, until last year's successful tenderer obtained the hall with the record price of JiilQ ss. When tenders were opened a few days ago for the concert of next Good Friday, which falls on April 5, it was found that Messrs. 11. IS 7 . Southwell and John Lcnimone hail gone still higher with -£111, at which figure they will obtain the hall. As they must also defray incidental charges for organ, etc., the cost to them before the doors open will be .Cl2O. Then they must pay for advertising, artists, anil other expenses. These gentlemen were also the successful tenderers for Easter Holiday night, but their knowledge of Ihe comparative drawing power limited their tender to .£27 10s. Great Britain exported lo Canada during the last fiscal year goods lo a value exceeding ,£'22,000,000.