Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE A.A.A. those of 1928, an interval of forty years. These are set out below, after a few necessary adjustments:- GENERAL ACCOUNT REcx1PTs. 1888. 1928. EXPENSES, 1888. 1928. £ £ £ £ Subscriptions and Affilia- Office Expenses (Rent, tion Fees 130 44 2 Rates, Salaries, etc.) 55 855 Registration Fees 60 67 Postages, Telegrams, etc. 24 98 Forfeits and Appeals 3 Printing 18 227 Entry Forms and Books of Travelling (Delegates) 18 154 Rules 8 178 Law Expenses 5 Interest and Dividends 112 Miscellaneous 2 58 Handicappers- Insurance 28 Licence Fees 20 Income Tax • 36 Share of Office Expenses 36 Donations (Olympic) 100 Depreciation 48 County Associations 33 Southern Expenditure 51 Record Medals 19 £201 855 .£122 1,707 Deficit 852 Surplus 79 £201 1,707 £201 1,707 THE CHAMPIONSHIPS RJ:Cl:IPTS. I 888. 1928. EXPENSES. 1888. 1928. £ £ £ £ Entry Fees 19 1 55 Hire of Ground 20 100 Gate Money and Tickets . 242 2,542 Entertainment Tax 380 Programmes (Net) 20 436 Medals and Badges . 63 202 Advertisements 42 Printing 25 277 Sundry Receipts 8 Advertising 17 74 Dinner 13 104 Expenses on Day 14 145 Ground Expl!llses 12 113 Postages and Telegrams 3 23 Miscellaneous II 51 Insurance 38 Marathon Expenses 35 £178 1,542 Profit 104 1,641 £282 3,183 £282 3,183 These figures show very conclusively that the activities of the Associa– tion, coupled with the increased interest taken in Amateur Athletics by the sporting public, have grown enormously, so much so that at the present time the general income of the Association is about one-half of the general expenditure, and compared with r888, the difference between a surplus of £79 and a deficit of £8 52 . The figures of r888 would appear to indicate that the importance of 97 G