QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 97, 12 September 1918, Page 2

QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Alatamata Tops Poll. • fvV"-' . t ~. . # ;• 1 '.i-: The Matamata County Queen Carnival campaign concluded at 8 p.m. on Monday evening last after a running period of eight weeks. ■ The result generally was much as was anticipated by a number of people although the amount secured by the Matamata town district and Peria queens were larger than were expected. The Matamata riding on the proportionate basis raised more than either of the other ridings and thus the Matamata queen, Mrs F. M. Darby, became queen of the county. The—county, when the late returns are in is expeoted to go over £BOO over its objective, ans. raise £9,300. At present it is about £6OO over. The amounts raised by the various queens, were,as follows :r- ■'•/ MATAMATA RIDING. Matamata (Mrs F. M. Darby) £1,314 2s 9d., -.- . . | Peria (Mrs W. Blennerhassett) £1,183 19s Bd. , ~ Taihoq (Mrs Gould) £795 4s lOd. ; . Waharoa (Mrs Tong) £596 14s 6d. ‘| ,Turang£t-o-moana (Mrs Harding) £524.15s 6d. Total £4,414 17s 3d. ; . PATETERE RIDING. Tirau (Miss Litchfield) £1,251. Okoroire (Miss Carnachan) £1,041. ; , Hinuerfi (Miss Hartnett) £1,028. / Total £3,320. ; ? v>( r The Waotu queen (Miss Jones) defeated the Putaruru I qugen (Miss , Ibbotson) ,by a j smalf airiount. The latest returns from the riding totalled £1,365. ! \