STATE ORCHESTRA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1920, Page 8

STATE ORCHESTRA.

SET PROFIT, £lll 13s S3.

Wellington, Ye3tcrday. _At the winding-up meeting of the Central Executive in connection w-'tii the recent tour of New Zealand of the Now South Wales State Orchestra, a full financial statement of the tour was put before the meeting by Mr. H. G. Hill, the manager. This showed the gross receipts to be £11,894 2s Gd, and the net profit £lll 13s Sri-

The receipts were as follow: \uek-1 land (0 concerts), £2940 3s; Hamilton (1), £202 4s; Xew Plymouth (1), £3lB Hawera (1), £394; Wanganui (1), £34(1 18s; Palmerston North (1). £394 fis; Hastings (1), £414 4s; Napier (!) £422 3s; Wellington (0),- £2449 4sChristchnrch (4) £2oi)7 ].- S ; Timaru (2), £407 4s; Invercargill (3), £033 7sDunedin (3), £IO7B 7s 6d; total, zu',894 2s Cd. On tlie expenditure side the salaries amounted to £3IOO (31 eoncerts at £100): management expenses, £0447 0s 3d. (including £2.50 for the manager, Mr. 11. fl. Hill, £9O for Mr. H. Sweeney, advance agent, and £2oS2 14s 3d for boarding and travelling allowances); hire of halls, pianos,"etc., £859 14s 7d; building platforms, £442 las 8d; rail and boat travelling expenses, £229S ISs fid: cables, telegrams, etc, £123 Kis 3d: printing and stationery, £l4fl 16s; advertising, £1260 15s Sd; and local committee expenses £194 28 lid