THE BAND CONTEST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 10 April 1902, Page 2

THE BAND CONTEST.

MEETING 01? THE PXEOUTIVE t COMMITTBH. THB "DIVISION OF THE SPOILS" CRISATES A DISCUSSION. A MEETING of tho Executive Committee was l.sld on Wodno-di.y. Pre<eot: Till M-iyor (in rha chair), M>s-<ts D. McKinnon Baui, G, Tisch, H. K. Richmond, W. A. Collis, F. J. Johns, T. P. O'L aiy, W. J. Shaw, and J. o.> Morey, secretary. So me additiona' accounts amounting t:» £4 10a 5d were passed for payment. A letter was received from tho D<mniston Bind thanking the committee for tho treatment received in New Plymouth. The Masterton Municipal Bar.d wiote similarly, and also asked if S'<me consideration might be shown to their solo players, who did not compete, owing to the contest not being finished. These men had been put to some expense in coming to New Plymouth. ' It was pointed out that a vote of 1 the competitors wag taken, and only • six were prepared to stay, so that it I was nob worth while carrying out the ! remainder of 1 he programme. It was decided to inform the M«sterton Band that no exception could be made on babalf of their players, as if that were done similar applications might be received from other p'ayow [ who had entered. i A statement of accounts was read, ' and showed the cash balance in hand £259 19s sd. Thtra weie also assets in hand valued at £4, and outstmdj iug accounts due to the committee t amounting to £2l odd. j It wasiWidtd to vote a bo a us of £5 9 to each of the local papers for assistj ance rendered in connection with the r contest. ~ Mr Bain proposed that the distrie bution of the moneys in hand b« made ? as follows:—Fifty pounds to the Recraa- £ tion Ground Board, £2O to the Nnrth . island Bra*s Bind Association, £lO t" e the committee, and the balance, with the assets, to the Garrison Band. Mr Tiscb. moved an amendment that t , £6O be voted the Recreation Grounds, d £4O to the Town Bind, £lO to the ® Bind Association, aud tho balance to the Gariis 'n Bind. y Mr Collis painted out that a large is amount of the money was in the nature >1 of subscriptions, and it had been understood that all who hid assisted . a should share in the bahnce left over. Mr Bain said it would be a bad pre' cedent, aud t>h<:uld not be entertained. It would mean that at some other contest any " band " might, if it had assisted, expect to share in the proceed*. >- Mr Richmond considered the Town h Band entitled to a shar*. a Mr O'Leary thtught the dis'rilutior il should be, Recreation Grounds £IOO. ). Town Bind £SO, Ao-o.iition £lO, and the oaLnce tj the Band. II Tho Ch tirman said be would net likr i) to sea tlv. Town Baud lef- out, but t : « i- band had no claim us a band. H> e favoured Mr Tiuch's suggestion for the d distribution of the funds. 0 Somi followed on *ha '« attitude of the Recreation Giouod= y Board toward e ports, but it was pointed y out by Mr O'Leary that the committee d was dealiug with public money and the e grounds were public property, which should have every consideration, with all due deference to the bands. Mr Richmond moved a further amendment that £6O be given to the Recreation Grounds, two-thirds of the >r balance to the Gtnison Band, and one- *' third to the Town Bind, and spake in 8 support of his suggestion. ° The Chairman seconded Mr Tisch'a *7 motion, on condition that £lO be given ' to the Association, and that the othei ' amounts be subjfet to proportionate '' reductions through any outs'audiig accounts not being received. 1 Mr Coilis suggested that the " Rec.' receive £75. n Mr O'l .eary agreed. 6 Mr Moiey tec .-tided Mr Bain't 3 > motion. Mr Tisith's amendment was put and lest, and Mr Buiu'ri tholion was similarly lost, only the mover and second r voting in favmr in eioh case. Mr Ool.is then moved that the Biud Association receive £lockar, and that , the tbe Town Band recaive £40,-R icreation Ground £75, and Garrison 1 Bund £142 7s and assets, the lattor ° three items to be subjeofi <o the pro rata rebate previously mentioned. Seconded by Mr O'Leary. 1 Teas was put., uftur some little dis 9 cui-sior,, and curied by five votes to '■ four, Mfsus Colli>', O'Leary, Rich--0 moiid, Shaw, and Johns voting io '• favour. • 1 This closed thb business. 9

i Homo idea of tho vis<; nmount of work enfaili tl io organising ami cirryiasr wit the contest may be gained from tho fact that there wore '2l oieetiu»s, witn a full at.tdndauen in nearly evety jiso. No less t!i»n 4091 leiters, te!<>grams, circulars, etc., passed through T'lie hands of the secretary, Mr J. C. J Morey. t. Outside tho prizo money tin largest ' item ot exp. nditwe wa«, ot course, th&t f of advertising and printing, yet whan f therefrom is deducted tho amount re- d c. iyed for advertisement and sales, the not expenditure, outside that for tickt-t*, is reduced to a pound or two — c a v- ry gratifying lesult. \ Xtd success of tile contest was so I v

emphatic tfcat it isgeneral'jrcimeidtwfcd that after the lapse of a couple of yearft ha endeavour should be made to induce i two of the best Australian bands to come over and compete at New Plymouth with the best of the band* in this colony, and should this eve»tute, no doubt is felt as to the financial re> suit of the meeting.

BALANCE-SHEET. , Revenue, £ 8. <l. Subscriptions 139 10 6 Nominations 90 4 0 ' Admission money 677 15 4 Pfogrammeand advutise- ' mouts 79 10 6 Drill Hall accommodation 58 1 0 Sundries .. 10 11 0 1055 12 4 Expbnditube. Prize-money and medals 304 14 6 and si.ortluud writer .. .. * .. 69 8 3 Supervision 10 10 0 Contest murn'o 21 10 0 Wellington Bind for coucert 7 7 0 Beat for i hfiatre 21 0 0 Ticket takers 12 0 0 en sale of j protfraramts 6 2 5 j Drill Hall accommodation i and iane 85 11 2 | Extraordinary disburse1 ments 25 0 0 j Advertising, etc. 93 0 8 j Refreshments to bands, etc 14 19 8 1 Refunds, etc. 9 13 6 ' Hire of tents, cartsge and sundries 29 17 9 Secretary 63 0 0 773 14 11 C'aeh in band 259 19 5 Outstanding accounts .. 21 18 0 1055 12 4