THE EXHIBITION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 163, 9 January 1914, Page 8

THE EXHIBITION.

A KIXAXCIAL .STATEMENT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland. Last Night. A statement of receipts and expenditure containing some interstiuff informaation was submitted to the Exhibition executive to-day, as nil indication of the liuaneial position of the venture. !t has, however, little value, an the pnvident, Mr. (J. Elliott, warned the executive that liabilities aggregating, perhaps, £12.0:)0 were not iueluded iu tile scone of the statement. The total receipts since tin initiation of the Exhibition project are shown at £4r>,Bol) 7s, and the expenditure at £+2,{'36 4", ftd. The bain life (128411 -2s ■ t jit credit in 3 hank, I It Was resolved to pay tlie Auckland' | (.las Company £2,000 on accountI The overdraft shown hv the X'ovcmli r niali'KHit *.!« '£1,1,23#.' The receipts include:—Space fee?, £14,234;' gate. l'C ecipU, mm tickets £5,.i,5r, : pureha«xv' of executor*!! interest i:i aide shows, £3.333 and £!)l,1; Royal Aiti! lery Baiiu\ £1.4011; building 'work undertaken I'or stall-holders. £2,31)2: cou'ributions, £630; commissions on sales, O'fitlfll catalogues. ■£o7B; rights of catering, £750: floral I fete, £571.

the chief items on tho expenditure side are:—Money spent on buildings hut not allocated, £21,002;; fire insurance, £1,02, i; hall of industries, £7,27"); machinery court, £2,42(1; concert hall' £40!); art gallery, £501; art gallerv working account, £1,33(1; printing nt ,d advertising, £,")00; fairy fountain, £050; Koyal Artillery Band (board). £7.18; Ko\al Ai till, ry Band (travelling expenses), £SS2; wages, general stair. £872.