N.S.W. STATE LOTTERIES

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1932, Page 2

N.S.W. STATE LOTTERIES

OVER A MILLION IN PRIZES

SYDNEY, May 23. According to the figures supplied by tho Director of Lotteries in New South Wales (Mr Whiddon), £1,759,000 has luen paid into the State Lottery office by subscribers to .54 lotteries. Of these there were three Bridge- lotteries, the first, prize in each being £20,090, and one a Chiistmas lottery with a fi-'st prize of £7.500. Though Mr' Whiddon would not divulge the exact amount paid in pnzos .since .the first lottery on August 18 last, it is known that about £1,043,200 has been paid out in lottery prizes. In tbe eight months during which the lottery has operated, the Hospitals Commission has paid to tlie various institutions in New South Wales £381,]O3/10/6. Of this amount, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital has received about £40,000', Sydney Hospital about £32,000, Royal North Shore Hospital .about £20,000. the Royal Hospital for Women (Paddington) £13,400, Balmain District Hospital £BBOO, the ( Crown Street- Women’s Hospital £BOOO, and the Manly District Hospital £5220. Other metropolitan hospitals received lesser amounts.

The Hospitals Commission revealed that, of the total subsidies given since August, fully £150.000 had been granted to metropolitan hospitals, the remainder being divided among tbe country institutions. While some hospitals have received more than in previous years, others have been given less—it- all depends on the urgency of the demand for cash, Lottery moneys are paid into Comsolidnted Revenue. Tho payments to hospitals of £381,103/10/6. and of £1,043,200 in prizes, would leave £325.696 for wages and any other expenses.