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GROUND FEES RAISED

FOR TVINTER SPORTS. SOME OF THE CHARCES'DOUBLED. i 'At last night's ■ meeting ■of the City ' Council the Reserves Committee pre-sented-a'report' dealing • with' proposed ■charges for reserves for-winter sports, f/fter fully- considering the matter,'-stud ■ilie committee, they were strongly of (opinion that the council should malco \:the following alterations in tho charges : h : -; Rugby, football, Association football, f;£eaguo football, hockey, lacrosse—Prei sent charge, £5 55.; proposed charge, ,'£lo 10s.; comparative charges—Auckland, ,£ll 55.; Petone, 50 per cent, of takings (net). The abovo for one i ground per season, and one day's pl.iy > per -Week. Tor two days' play per weals itho charge will be £21 per' ground' por '/season. It was also recommended that • the feo for casual matches,, should be /.raised from ss. to 10s. per match. -.. Exclusive use of ground with "right to I charge for admission for winter games — '. Present 1 charge, 20 per cent, of gross v'gato receipts; proposed charge, 15 per of gross gate receipts up to £50, >20 per cent, thereafter. < y- /'■ Exclusive use of grounds with right '■to charge for admission for' athletic jiheetines—Present charge, 20 per cent;. !of /gross gate receipts'or an alternative of £15' per half-day, £20 for. f«l\' day; , charge, 15 per cent of gross 'gate receipts up to £50,' and 20 per cent thereafter; jumping pit—present charge, '55., proposed charge 155.; erec- / tion iand use of staunchions, ss. This :..\vas formerly -not charged for.

j -Allotment of Grounds. Tho committee recommended the following allocation of city reserves for 'the u inter sports:— 1. . . -Newtown Park: No. 1 north,"' Wellington League and Rugby Union; No. :2 south, Hockcy Association.' : •' Wakefield Park (Upper): No. 1 west, football Association ; No. 2 east, Foo> •; ball Association; No. 3 south, Rugby ' (Union. ' ' : • Wakefield Park (Lower): No. 1 north, ■■ Hockey Association; No.' 2 south,' Hoc- ; key Association; No: 3 west, Football ■ Association. --. • • • ■ f Basin Reserve: East, Football Asso/.cTation; west,' Lacrosse Association. Kelburne Park: No. 1 north, Football , Association; No. 2 south, Rugby Union. • 'Anderson Park: No. 1 east, Rugby *-Union; No.-2 west, Football tion. Kilbirnio Reserve (one ground only): Football Association until 3 p.m.; Hoc- ■ key Association from 3 p.m. The Proposals Carried. : : Councillor Frost, chairman of the Reserves Committee, in moving the adopi;tion/of the recommendation, said that i; the. proposed increased charges would , still bo below what was charged in r other centres. The charges would be ! very reasonable. The expenditure <m - reserves: in-Auckland was about tho samo as 'iii Wellingtonj but, in Auckland, they received something like £3000 , in revenue, while, in Wellington, they only received £900. This indicated ■ they did not get. a sufficient return from tlleir playing reserves.. Councillor Fuller thought that the ; matter should be held over for a week, ; so that - councillors might have an op- ■ portunity of considering .the charges. ' : lie. moved that the report bo referred ' back to tho committee. The Mayor hoped that .tlie repovt : would not be sent back to tho commit- - tee.;.,. If nny-committee deserved the !' C<MdeilW of the. councillors it was tho RaSorvdS Committee. Ho hoped that : tho recommendations would 'be adopted. The amendment . was lost, and the committee's recommendations carried.

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2114, 3 April 1914, Page 8

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GROUND FEES RAISED Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2114, 3 April 1914, Page 8

GROUND FEES RAISED Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2114, 3 April 1914, Page 8

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