SMALLER SURPLUS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20108, 30 November 1939, Page 6

SMALLER SURPLUS

GISBORNE SHOW ESTIMATE ONLY £44 QUARTER OF LAST YEAR INCREASED EXPENSES Despite an increase in revenue at the recent Gisborne A. and P. Show, | the profit shown in an interim Show statement submitted to the association’s general committee to-day by the secretary, Mr. W. E. Chamberlain, was less than a quarter of that of last year, and totalled only £44. ! The revenue showed an increase of I only £4B. whereas the expenses inI creased by £197 to £lßl2, more than j half of the total being made up of 1 prize-lnoney, which totalled £972. | The statement submitted gave a j comparison with the figures of last | year, and was as follows: I R'P'VE'I'JTTF

Donation of £IOO I Accounts totalling more than £I7OO | were approved by the meeting. One lot the items was an account of £O6 | Is 4d for the permanent installation of I hot water in the kitchen. However, the patron, Mr. H. G. Tucker, had given the association a cheque for £IOO to cover the expenditure,

'Mr. J. C. Graham said it was difficult to know how to cut down expenditure, which was rising all the time, and it was necessary to have an exceptionally successful Show to secure any profit at all. The secretary said that during the past few years, the association had averaged £2OO as profit from the Shows. In the past, the association had secured a'bout £4O from catering rights, which were given this year to the women’s committee for patriotic purposes.

Efforts Appreciated

The president, Mr. Roland Graham, thanked the executive officers for the work they had put into the .Show, mentioning particularly the secretary for 'his splendid organising ability, while the caretaker, Mr. F. T. Grafts, was to be complimented on his fine effdrt in the preparation of the grounds.

The ladies’ committee played a big part in the success of tlje Show, and he urged that the secretary should write individually thanking them for their help. He thanked also three of the past presidents for their part in the Show, mentioning Mr.. J. C. Graham, who was responsible for staging the block-test lamb class for the first time in New Zealand, Mr. H. G. Smith for attending to the axemen, and Mr. J. Eivers for marshalling the parade, which was one which any district in the Dominion might be proud.

The ladies’ committee which attended to the catering was well worthy of the highest praise, and had set a high standard for other caterers in the future, the president added. In conclusion, he spoke of the work of the patron, Mr. H. G. Tucker, and all those associated in preparing the grounds, particularly as -visitors had remarked that Gisborne had one of the finest showgrounds in New Zealand. Additional Donations Additional donations, not previously announced for Show purposes, were listed as follows:—Alsatian Training Society, cup; Mrs. L. Balfour, 2s Gd; ,Mr. Humphrey Bayly, £,l Is; Mr. E. R. Black, £5 os; Mr. F. Boniface, £1 is; Mr Geo. Brocklebank, £1 .Is; Mr. it. W Coop, £2; Gisborne Racing' Club. 561 b meatmeal; Mr. Roland Graham, 10s; Mr. R. F. Holden, £1 Is; Mrs. E. M. Hutchinson, 10s; Mrs. R. Keiha, 2s Gd; Mr. F. Mcßreen, cartage, £2 10s; Mr. Aliscer McDonald, cup; Mr. A. f. McIntyre, £1 Is; Mr. M. D. Manuel, £2 2s; Mr, D. Miller, min. cup; Mr. ,L. Newman, 10s Gd; Mrs. I. F, Pufiett, ss; Mr. M. C. Scragg, cartage of sy:is of gravel; Mr. H, B. Williams, £5; Mrs. J. H. Williamson, ss; Women’s Hone Industries Committee, bring and buy stall, £l3 Is 7d; Mr. A. Saunders, xwo days’ labour, £2; Mr. R. Graham, £.12 10s; Mr. H. G. Tucker, £'100; wool, about 40 fleeces.

Judges’ Congratulations

Several judges wrote congratulating the association on its splendid Show. Mr. V. McD. Hitchings, Otorohanga, wrote that it a great pleasure to work in such genial surroundings and the wonderful harmony in which all concerned worked. Mr. R. A. Hinton, Eureka, Waikato, congratulated the association on a successful Show, which was one of the most enjoyable he had attended and one of the best managed. He was much impressed by the fine ground, and was pleased with the horse section, in which he was a judge. A number of judges commented on the wonderful effort made by the ladies in charge of the catering and of the attention they received from the stewards attending them.

REVENUE 1938 1939 £ £ Gates G73 739 Entries 495 537 Ground space & privileges 322 308 Prize donations 236 189 Advertising 44 43 Catalogues 38 40 Total revenue 1808 1856 EXPENSES Prize-money 968 972 General expenses 200 310 Temporary booth Printing and advertising 208 234 Judges .. . • • • • 81 123 Show stafl 91 96 General labour 67 77 Total expenses .. 1615 1812 Surplus 193 44 Car stands 76 79