SURF LIFE-SAVING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 56, 7 March 1934, Page 11

SURF LIFE-SAVING.

REVISION or CONSTITUTION. JOHNSTON PENNANT CONDITIONS. Contending that the Auckland Centre of the Surf Life-Saving Association had become too unwieldy, with its two delegates from each of the 13 affiliated clubs, the secretary, J\lr. If. C. Sidford, gave notice of motion, at a meeting held earlier this week, to have the present constitution revised. The suggestion is that an executive committee, modelled upon Australian lines, be set up, and that the various committees, gear, board of examiners, competition and carnivals, etc., be given more scope and wider powers. Such remarkable progress has been made since the inception last year of the Surf LiteSaving Association in Auckland that the extension of the work is being retarded to some extent by the unwieldy size of the general committee. Delegates will be called upon for more duties than just attendance at meetings. As most of them are practical siirfiiien, the value of their experience will be utilised on the sub-committees where they are best suited. The chairman, Mr. A. Gardiner (Brown's Bay), drew attention to tho time wasted by detail work, and asked delegates to take the matter back to their clubs as a matter needing serious consideration and immediate action. Eulogistic reference to the work of the secretary, who was the organiser of the New Zealand championship surf carnival held recently at Takapuna, was made by Mr. A. C. Falkner, delegate for Whakatane, and supported by a number of other delegates. Air. Falkner, who has a long experience of surf life-saving, said it was j undoubtedly the oustanding championship I in the history of life-saving in New Zea- ' land, and had set a standard which other centres were going to find most difficult to follow. The final surf carnival of the season will be held on the northern end of Milford Beach 011 April 15. The arrangements are in the hands of the Milford Girls' Club, The programme will include the usual standard events of the association, as well as the attractive novelty events, such as musical flags, canoe rescues, beach belt races and beach relay races. Conditions for further competitions for the Johnston Challenge Pennant, which was won by the Takapuna Club at the Xew Zealand championships, were received from tho donor, Mr. R. Johnston, of Devonport. The idea of the competition is to foster interest in team water work and encourage clubs to have full strength patrols 011 their home beaches. Conditions are as follow:—Johnston Challenge Pennant, for teams of six men and a captain, for rescue and resuscitation team work, open to all affiliated clubs in the Auckland province: Nelson Shield water work conditions to apply, with a ballot for team positions, seven days' notice in writing to the holders of pennant to be given by the challengers, one judge only, to be appointed by the S.L.S.A. Tho Mount Maunganui Club and the Tauranga Girls' Club are desirous of holding a surf carnival at Mount Maunganui at Easter, and although a programme has not been submitted to the centre, a number of city clubs have intimated their intention of travelling.