THE RECENT CARNIVAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1328, 24 November 1914, Page 2

THE RECENT CARNIVAL.

PROFIT OF OVER £4OO. A meeting of the Carnival Committee was held in All Saints’ school last night. There was a good attendance. Mr Hornblow occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following statement of receipts and expenditure was read by the treasurer, Mr Bell: RECEIPTS, £ s. d. Subscriptions to fund (including refund of prizes by Messrs Nye and Buglass & Munro) 14 13 0 Sale of flags, per Mr Gabites 6 0 Dressed sheep weight guessing 3 10 o Pig weight guessing 1 11 3 Lamb weight guessing 109 Pony weight guessing 20 3 6 Dressed Doll naming competition 5 14 6 Shooting gallery 19 6 Aunt Sally 4 0 Carnival Queen voting contest 181 15 6 Sale of Belgian rosettes 446 Produce Stall 16 5 5 Tea Rooms 27 7 9 Bran-tub 211 7 Flower Stall 14 O 0 Soft-drinks Stall 4 10 6 Sweets Stall 19 15 0 Gate money and sale of admission tickets 29 13 0 Collected by Mrs Barr on grounds 9 6 Collected from Ambulance waggon 1 19 7 Collected by Mrs KerrHislop’s dog 10 g Proceeds of Picture Show 39 !3 6 Sale of cigarettes (additional) 9 0 Proceeds auction sales by Mr Hornblow 911 0 Sale of flowers, per Miss Claris Walsh 10 6 Sale of flowers, per Miss Erice Easton 3 0 Miscellaneous entrance fees 402 Contribution by Mr W. E. Barber, instead of sheep 100 Sale ot postcards, per Mr Huntley 2 10 0 Opai Mill, per Mr A. Ross (car fares) 2 0 0 Collection for competition not used, per Mrs Healey , I 10 0 Printing and advertising (donation by Mr Hornblow) 14 0 6 £426 13 3 EXPENDITURE. Prize money paid 2 11 o A/c for soap for greasy pole 3 0 Printing and advertising (donation by Mr Hornblow) 14 0 6 £426 13 3 Estimated cost of repairs to shooting gallery I 5 0 Unclaimed prize money (prize for ambulance ss, and two prizes of los each for driving competitions) I 5 0 The statement was received with applause, and adopted. Prizes were awarded in the following events ; Decorated motor cars, C. Simmons Ist (table napkin and rings), Mrs Moore 2nd (2s fid); decorated motor bicycles, Mr Clark Ist (ss), H. Woodroofe 2nd (2s fid) ; decorated push bicycles, Mrs Healey Ist (prize given), F. Desmond 2nd (2s fid) ; flax dray, Whakapai Mill Ist (ss); tradesmen’s carts, M. Perreau Ist (ss), J. M. Kelly 2nd (2s fid); gigs, Mr Bradley Ist (ss), Mrs Rand 2nd (2s fid).

The following accounts were passed lor payment : —Assistance in tea-room 10s, shooting gallery loan and repairs £1 15s 6d, racecourse caretaker is. It was decided to forward the lund to the Belgian Consul at Wellington. It was decided to place all gifts not disposed of in the hands of Mr Kellow for disposal. Votes of thanks were accorded to the Borough Council, Borough Band, Racing Club, Levin and Co., Manawatu Herald, and all who had rendered assistance.

A sub-committee, consisting ot Mesdames Kerr-Hislop and Johnston and Messrs Hornblow, Raine, Kellow, W. E. Barber and Bell, were appointed to make allarrangements to wind up the carnival fund.

The dressed and live pigs, turkey and fowls, birthday cake and eggs were auctioned on behalf of the produce stall. They all realised considerably more than their value. It has been impossible to publish gitts from donors, as no list of same has been kept or forwarded to us tor publication. We hope anyone who has been overlooked in this connection will accept this explanation. Where so many have given in money or kind it is impossible to mention all, and we feel sure it is not the wish of the majority that this should be done. The committee’s thanks are extended to every one.

Mr Evans guessed the nearest number ot peas in a bottle, for the wedding cake donated by Mr Feareau. His guess was 8,230, the exact number is 8,373. In our report of the recent carnival we did not do justice to the artistic decorations of the various cars, bicycles, vehicles, ponies, etc., which lent such an attraction to the procession. Each was a work of art, and hours must have been spent in designing and fixing up. The motor cars, particularly Mr Simmons’ exhibit, a Japanese art creation, was universally admired. The decorations on Mrs Moore’s car were also much admired.