THE LYTTELTON VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY BAND.

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1826, 18 February 1869, Page 3

THE LYTTELTON VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY BAND.

... . SPO SHE KDITOB.OF THE PBIBB. ' , members of the L.V.A. Band a>7© experienced a good deal of annoyance ateiy at the hands of some gentlemen coapected with the Lyttelton Horticultural " Safety because they made a email charge for playing at the last flower show. In fact, some of fcbose interested in the society have expreasea their disapprobation pretty strongly. gentleman (?), when meekly asked by Band to take a ticket for the conaid of then* funds, said he would see &c Baad. D— (This liberal knowni having formerly bethe Lyttelton Volunteer Artillery, but resigned is disgust because he was not I eaough to be promoted to the rank »f ew^lira4%Tens Sow, Sir,! ihvok the Band are barfly used. *i»y. bsve always been, and still are, ready to pl*yi?mfwf6rany charities j butloohtend that a Sowet show, where prizes are given, is not a ■' jjk*s7< They played at Cheapening show flitffef |he day and all the evening until half- - r {ftrt ten p m wifchont. charging >a shilling, in - -ode? to start the affair, and had the com*>it!»e behaved properly would no doubt have «OBe*oißgain 5 but their cervices on that occa■j« ,wer<» unrecognised by even a bare " tbask ■>yi%» uqj. wsre they eren offered the smallest roreahmeat during that liot evening; hence «• staail charge of about 9s a head made by them for, playing at the last show. It must tk remembered that most of the men wttew op naif a day's work on each occasion -asawierte attend. \ »£^, m *?g it right that the public/ahould hear . -WJrotwkf of the question, I remain, •**' V" 4 Bqmbabdike. February 15,1869.