MONEY TO SPEND.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 400, 6 April 1937, Page 5

MONEY TO SPEND.

EASTER IN SYDNEY . Royal Show as Magnet. (.A Corrosponden:). Sydney, Mach 30. Sydney hue parsed through its Easter vacation, and the general testimony appelrt to indicate Ithat our teople Enjoyed them elves immensely. During the three days for which ihe holiday: listtd the amount of money expended fn different forint ot amusement and entertainment seems almost fabulcus. The Royal Show admissions ar.M'unted ■ £40,600, the titalisatoi- tai ingt 1 at the races came to £lli,oou, lail fares in 1000 ordinary trains and 120 excursion' trains a day came to £72,000, the money .spent on laxis was estimated' roughly it £G“00. the hotels', according to several tb ou;;hly competeht licensed victuallers, took £5OOO a day tor beer and spirits, and for tour days ice cream w; s eaten at !thi - ate ot £7OOO a day. It is extremely difficult to estimate the tatal amount of money spent in these various camps during this holiday season, but one hotel manager who has had wide experience of tourists and public amus.ement.o han con-jectured—-vith statistics to help him —that a minimum guess for the total public expendluro during Easter would be £1,000,000. A very considerable proportion of chit huge sum is represented directly and indirectly by the Royal Show. This great exposition of primary e/i secondary products, machinery, horses, she- [> and cattle is. like simitar thon's everywhere, th great meeting plaoe when once a vear town and country join hands and scores ot thou sands from the exu me borders ot 'he Stake lock to tf m ropolis. The Secretary ot’ the R.A.F said the other 'l. • that tho r'loiv tbit- year has brought £1,000,i to Sydney, and the figures are probably not in the least exaggerated. "Greatest Show on Earth.” It must be remembered that Sydney’s Royal Show is literally "the greatest show on earth.” In no other country and no other centre of population i there anything comparable to it, in size and comprehensiveness. The catth shows held annually at Buer.os A? res and the British Cattle Show may Lhro- that particular, department ot our R.A.S. into the shade, and the Toronto Exhibition ot Industrial products is larger than the secondary imiustrieis section ot the Sydney Show. But there is no other Exhibition of ‘he sort thnjt covert so many different types ot productivo activity and so many different, forms Ot indllSWy.