SCHOOL CARNIVAL MONEY.

Shannon News, 4 May 1926, Page 2

SCHOOL CARNIVAL MONEY.

HOW IT WAS SPENT. During .file pas: year members of the school cuinniiitee have often been asked when a balance sheet would be produced showing 'bow the money raised by the Queen Carnival in 1923 had been spent. At the meeting of householders held. last evening, the Chairman (Mr Tippler) presented the required document, showing that the money had been spent, most judiciously’ and that advantage had been taken of any subsidies that could lie ‘Obtained. A. summary of the balance sheet shows that as a result of the amount raised by the. carnival,'viz., £326, the . committee and previous committees have been able n> carry out improvements, and purchase furniture and playing apparatus for the school to ■the value, of £3BB 16s tld, and they have also set aside and spent £IOO for picnic to- Plimmerton, making a grand total of £4BB 16s Dd. Of this amount the Committee’s share has been £335 os '2hi. the remainder being made up by su. si dies received from the Education Board. Details are as follows: BALANCE SHEET OF MONEY'S RAISED BY CARNIVAL £326. Playing Area No. L—7syds metal £2O T2s 6d; labour, levelling, speeding and rolling, £l3 17s Od; total £34 10s 3d;’ committee’s cost, £l7 5s lid; Education Board to:, ml all tar, sand and labour -of laying same at their expense, £l7 5s Ihl. Drainage ot Grounds. —Drain tiles £ls 16s, labour trenches ami laying pipes, -etc,, £9 7s 3d; total £25 3s 3d; committee’s cost £l2 11s 7hi, Education Board £l2 ll.s 7\d.

Fuel Shed— Material £9 6s 19“, labour building £3 ss, painting £2j • total £l4 11s lOd; committee's! cost, £7 5s lid, Education Board £7 5s lid. Furniture., School Room. —'Couch, chairs,, etc., £8 ,I.Bs Id, committee’s cost £4 9s Education Board £4 9s bid. Drill, Basket Ball and Tennis Court. —Metal £l7 ss, labour excavating, levelling, etc., £l7 15s; total £35; committee’s cost, £3O ss, Education Board as their share of . cost found tar, lab* our, ete v £4 15s. ‘Playing Area No. 2.—3oyds metal £l7 ss, labour excavating, levelling, spreading, etc., £5 18s Id; totad £23 o-s Id; committee’s cost- £23 )3s Id. Education Board as their share ot cost found tar, etc., and labour. Boulders and Fixing Garden, etc,— Boulders £3 17s 6d, labour £3 11s 3d; total £7 8s 9d; committee’s cost £7 8s 9d. Apparatus.—£ls6; committee's cost. £7B 15s, Education Board £2O. . Trees, plants, etc. —£6, committee s cost £6. Diverting Creek. —£7 12s 2d, committee’s cost £7 126; 2d. Metal, stumping.—£lo 9s 6d, committee's cost £lO 9s 6d. Set aside for picnic and spent.— £IOO/ committee’s cost £IOO. Buying about half acre.—£6o, committee’s cost £3O, Board share £3O. Committee expended, £335 5s 2hl; Education Board contributed £96 6s B?.d,