TAKING THE TAKINGS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 311, 17 December 1936, Page 4

TAKING THE TAKINGS

RUGBY UNION "ROBBED. - ■

Paid Tax Cn Stratford Beard’s Profits.

i “We are not going to be robbed by ! the Domain Board,” remarked Hon. iJ. McLeod, at a meeting of the [ Taranaki Rugby Union, at Stratfoid, I last night, when expressing dissatisI f, etion with the attitude of the Strati ford Domain Board over the division iof takings at the Tukapa-Stratford ■ play-off for the Taranaki senior Rugj' by championship. The match was • li< Id ;;t Stratford in August and was

i a re-play of a drawn game at Eltham j .lust before the match was played, j he said, ihe Union received word that I the council was taking the whole of | :he stand takings. Although the j match could have been held more pro- [ litablj' at Eltham, where the previous ! play-off, which was drawn, was playi ed, the Union had, in response to i representations from the Stratford ! club, gone to the expense of erecting I special stands at Victoria Park. i When making this decision the ! Union had been under die impression j that the agreement between the two I bed's provided that in siufii a matter

i . the Boaid would take 25 pc-r cent, of the stand takings. The Board, however, had charged |ls for entrance, per head, to the i stand. In addition to losing all this i revenue the Union had been forced' to pay amusement tax on the stand j •as well as the gate takings. The ' i Board had refused to recognise any [ I liability for this amount and had at j | first bein unwilling to disclose what j ! the takings were. I Mr McLeod considered that a new ! 'agreement was essential. Failing this: j there was another ground in Strut-j i ford to wLich they could go.

It was decided to deduct hull - the j amount of amusement tax on stand ! takings at the match from rent, ow-1 ing to the Board. —_____ ;