LOSS ON ART UNION.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5091, 21 February 1927, Page 2

LOSS ON ART UNION.

TOO MANY LOTTERIES.

EXPLANATION AT MANAWATU.

“Had we known that, the Minister had been so unwise as to grant such a number of big art unions we would never have put ours on the market. We waited for them to finish, but they did not. It is the most extraordinary thing I have ever known that the Minister should grant such a Large number at once ; Ii do not wonder that people are up in arms.’’ These statements were made by Mr J. H. Perrett, chairman of the Art; Union Committee of the Manawatu A. and P. Association, at the meeting of the General Committee on Monday last, when explaining why the art ■unior conducted by the association had shown a loss of £167 13s 9d. He said that he was sorry the venture had not paid. As. the members could see from the financial statement,, the receipts, which totalled £3OOO, .were very good considering the competition the association had had to face in the matter. This sum represented 60,000' people, each of whom had bought a ticket. The sum of £lOOO had been spent in advertising. and perhaps* this might have been too much. The organiser had done all possible, and had performed his duties well. Later in the day Mr J. M. Johnston f remarked to the meeting: "I was ’ against that art union all along, and I am more against it now. ( Laugh- ’; ter.) We could have done much ter by spending that, £2OO on improve- '■ ‘ ments to the poultry hafl. No more/; art unions.”