CARNIVAL ACCOUNTS NOW FINALISED

Taupo Times, Volume IV, Issue 176, 10 June 1955, Page 2

CARNIVAL ACCOUNTS NOW FINALISED

■ Further £180 For Sports Ground Fund The Central Committee of the Sports Ground Queen Carnival, which since the conclusion of the Carnival early this year has been represented by the chairman, Col. J. D. Swan, the Secretary, Mr J. L. Burge, and the Treasurer, Mr F. E. M. Bostock, last week forwarded to the Town Clerk, Mr S. Torepe, its final statement of Carnival finances, together with a cheque for £614/11/5. This amount was made up of the total of direct donations given to the Sports Ground Fund, £434/2/6, plus a further amount of £180/8/11. Prior to the commencement of the .carnival the Central Committee decided that none of the expenses of the Carnival should come out of the amounts paid in to it by various Queen Committees, but that these amounts should go in full toward the Sports Ground Fund. These amounts totalled £4159/ 19/10, made up of funds paid in by the Queens as follows: — Maori Queen, £1736/4/9, Citizens Queen £1338/10/1, Sports Queen £1085/5/-. This total was paid to the Borough Council earlier this year, and the amount of £614/11/5 now added to it brings the total amount ralsed for the Sports Ground Fund to £4774/ 11/3. The extra amount of £180/8/11, mentioned above as included in the final payment to the Council for the Fund, represents the surplus left in the Central Committee's hands after paying all expenses, The Central Committee organised a number of functions for the special purpose of raising money to cover its expenses, and these, together with the sale of refreshments, various materials, etc., brought in a total of £343/7/3. Total expenses of the Central Committee were £148/2/10. Payment of these, and of £14/15/6, being outstanding accounts of the various Queen Committees, left in hand the surplus mentioned of £180/8/11. Details of the Central Committee's expenditure and receipts are as follows: — Receipts: Jack Maybury Show, £109/12/-, Dance (Dec.31) £81/15/-, Final Night £56/0/6, Coronation £48/0/6, Saies of refreshment etc, .£25/17/7, Sale of Stall £18/11/8, Raffle £3/10/-, total £343/7/3. Expenditure: Coronation £85/17/6, Insurance (Public Liability) £10, Iron roof for Stall £13/11/8, Pur'chases (refreshments for sale) £19/ 11/-, Hall hires £4, Advertising £10/1/-, Sundries £5/1/8, total £148/2/10, plus outstanding Queen Committees' accounts paid £14/15/6, making grand total of expenditure •£162/18/4, and leaving surplus of receipts over expenditure of £180/ 8/11.