PLAINS ART UNION.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5054, 19 November 1926, Page 2

PLAINS ART UNION.

drawing of prizes.

BIG AMOUNTS TO PLAINS PEOPLE.

The Hauraki Plains Golden Art Union was dravyn ,at Kerepeehi on Wednesday evening. The prize winners are as follows First, £3OO, Mr A* A. Fisher, Turua (C47580).' S'econd, £lOO, Mr J. H. Keith, Pipiroa (B 19131 Third, £5O; Misses Tubmain Syndicate, Turua (C 48463 Ten prizes of £5 each: Mr F. W. Greenwood, Fair hall, Blenheim; Mr A. White, Sandes. Street, Thames; Mr E. L. Walton, Ngatea; Mr T. Marshall, Madura Place, Auckland; MrE. G. Goldsmith, Surrey Street, Grey Lynn; Mrs F. Taylor, Paramatta, Tolaga Bay ; E. J. Shandley, 23 Sentinal Road, Herne Bay; Chas. M. Shepherd, Fenton Street, Rotorua; Mrs W. White, Pukemiro; Mrs James Lowe, Puriri, Thames. The Art Union was organised by the Hauraki Plains A. and P. Association in ain endeavour to wipe out the mortgage of £l3OO on the showground, situated at Kerepeehi. The idea name from Mr W. Booth, secretary of the association, and he was appointed Dominion organiser. The date of drawing was postponed several times off account of the nonreturn of books of tickets sent to agents in distant parts of the Dominion. The Department of Internal Affairs requires a certification by the promoters that every ticket sold is represented in the ballo.t, and. obviously such a certificate would not bA given by Mr Booth until every book bad been. returned. UNFOUNDED RUMOURS. After explaining the jnethod of drawing .Mr Booth said that there were a lot of rumours about reflecting on the integrity of the guarantors. He had weighed up the matter and had decided it was worth while mentioning. haff not in any way been any concerted action by the guarantors in buying tickets. H there was a deficiency every one of the guarantors was prepared to do his duty. If they had wished to do sd there was nothing to stop them, provided they did it before; the official closifas date. METHOD OF DRAWING. The method of “drawing was by marbles. On a string across the stage were hung seven silk bags. In one bag were marbles numbered from one td •thirteen, denoting the number .of the prize tp be drawn. In another, bag were marbles lettered with the series of letters of the .tickets, and in the remaining five bags, were the numbered marbles. Mr H. Poland, of Paeroa, drew the marbles, and the whole proceedings were watched by Constable Devereaux. The drawing commenced at 9 p.m. and finished at a few minutes after 11 p.m. The first five numbers drawn were unsold tickets, and then number 6 prize was drawn. Sixteen more blanks were drawn before the next prize winner. The thirty-second number to be drawn was the winner of the third prize. After four more blanks another sold ticket was drawn. The 43rd number drawn also represented a sold tickets and the 53rd draw brought out the number df the second prize winner. The 's6th draw was a lucky one, and the big prize was drawn at the 56th attempt. There being only £5 prizes; then to be drawn, and the time being 10 p.m., most of the people went home. Ninety more draws were necessary to secure tickets which l had been sold to five lucky winners of £5. In view of the many ugly rumours that have been circulated during the last few weeks Mr Booth was approached for his comments. He stated that no.tickets whatever had been sold since the official closing date, and that the yarn that the guarantors had recently made up a deficiency by taking tickets was top ridiculous; to require refuting. During the evening wireless broadcasting by IYA (Auckland)' was listened to. Items were alsd contributed by Mrs H. Troughton (pianoforte solo), Master J. Middleton (song), Mr N. McMillan (cornet solo) Miss Rogers (pianoforte seflo), and Miss McMillan (song), all of Kerepeehi.