No Confidence

He has lacked confidence in exec, and they in him. When on rare occasions, he delegates, he does not seem to check the results very carefully, and often goes on his merry way with little reference to his officers.

At least under Marchant and Galvin there were consultations before action.

Exec and Extrav is a story on its own. Did they authorise the consumption of 40 gallons of grog on each night of the Wellington season? Do they care? Has this possibly anything to do with the profit of £20 (or the possible loss of £200) the last meeting of exec were told would be made on Extrav? Last year profits were in the vicinity of £2000.

Nor was there any control of complimentary tickets. Dr G. A. Currie and the United States Ambassador, Mr Francis H. Russell, both sent cheques for the Gala Opening, yet on the day, they had to inquire as to what had happened to their tickets; they had not received even an acknowledgement. Last minute arrangements had to be made for the Press complimentaries because someone had lost a key.

And so we go on. What happened to the Easter tournament refunds? What about the bars for the 1958 Easter Tournament, let alone the 1959 bars?