COMPETITIONS SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1728, 19 April 1913, Page 9

COMPETITIONS SOCIETY.

AXiNTj'AL REPORT.'. . ■'.;_ ' The annual report of the -Xt-v.-, Zoilantl Competitions Society, ns passed by a. meeting of tho general commit teo 'liclcV on Tlnirsdnv, states that it would.bo,,observed that tho second' annual fcs'ciyal had' resulted'in ii net -profit of' ,£l2vlßs.*s<k as compared with a net profit of .£ll 'Is. -iilfor tho 1911 festival. This, when'taken into consideration with tho fact that the <ocictv was still in it's infancy, was highly satisfactory. Looking into tho balance-sheet, it would be noticed thati there was a marked decrease in ihc actual management expenses, but this was conn-, tcractcd by- tho increase in tho pmo money, and decrcasa in takings. |ho latter" was.attributable to (a) bad weather experienced durifi'g. tho .last week of Urn festival; (b) thcro"wM only one- choir night as ugiimsC.'cwo tho previous year. _ The'following (ifjures set out tho position inoro cloarlt ;-Net increase, in expenditure, £W 10s. 3d.; net' decrease in revenue, .£137 ss: 2d.; net increase m profits, .£3l lis. Id. . „,. ~ Tho prospects for tho.'coming festival are stated to bo ''particularly bright, a good syllabus has Ijccn arranged,.and the-: prize nioncv has '.been again, materially increased. The society is again indebted to Mr. 1\ J. Pinny for his donation of a .£l3O grand Chappell piano, vimd, also lo tho many business iirms, the City Couneil, and private individuals for their. ;rearty response to tho appeal for special 'prizes. •"•" " : ■ --'u ' The following 'judges have been anpoiii'tod for tho coming festival:-lnsti;y<. mental, Mr. Harold Grcgsoii; vocal, Mr, C. X. Baovevtz and Mr.' Harold Gregsoii; elocution and drama. Mr. C. X. Baeyorfe; oratory and debating, Mr. .b.> AV.i'Huy--bittlo; literature, Mr. Charles' Wilsoji;