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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1979
AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS REALISES $113 500
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A TOTAL OF 25 SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING, SWELLING THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND BY $113 500.
TODAY'S PROCEEDS BROUGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY REALISED 80 FAR TO $10 413 100. THE MONEY IS BEING USED FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.
THE AUCTION, HELD IN THE LECTURE HALL OF THE CITY HALL, SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER CA 1234 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $12 000.
ANOTHER NUMBER XX 911 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST BID OF $11 000 WHILE THE LOWEST WAS $1 000 FOR BZ 8130.
THE OTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES
HK 709
$10 500
BZ 8186
$1 000
AA 564
$ 1 500
BZ 8233
$1 000
AA 1633
$ 3.500
BZ 8283
$3 500
AG 7351
$ 1 000
BZ 8810
$1 000
CA 13
$ 8 500
BZ 8836
$1.000
CA 78
$10 500
BZ 9110
$1.000
CA 500
$10 000
CA 128
$7.000
CA 2882
$ 4 000
CA 221
$5.500
BZ 6268
$ 1 000
CA 238
$5.000
BZ 6683
$ 1 500
CA 399
$3 500
BZ 8166
$ 1 000
CA 668
$7.000
THE NUMBERS AUCTIONED WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION,
TODAY'S AUCTION WAS THE 47TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973.
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