DOMINION BRASS BANDS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21119, 21 March 1934, Page 12

DOMINION BRASS BANDS

m;\t vkar's contkst Al'l'l.K A THIN FROM TIMAUC TIMAKU. .Man ii all. A cli'i-i.iuii to apply to tlii> New Zealand ]>ra-s Hand-' Assooiat ion for a prrnu' to hold Iho 1 !•.'!.") couto--! in Tus.ai u \va/ made a', a meeting ni Timaru eiWens this cveill'll'. Til,'? Mayor 'Mr T. \V. Saitcrthwaitci pre- .■ .den Th" chau man -h.tcd lhal ;!' enoum') iv;i.< forthcoming the funto;-; ' ni;!(l be held successfully m 'i'miaiii. v. inch was a luu.-ical lu\v:i. lie added I hat n- about ?,(i years had i-a.sid -nice a band contest was hold ■■:: Tasaru ;! «,i- time ; b.i' elio'her A letter was real avai ike Nov. >'a aland Urass Hands' Association so; - ;:r:; n.:t i , ndibons. I; v.a.- proposed •i.a; alter pa;, meat of IP |u r < i u'.. of !!-.■■ profit: tu 'he association a >:l<<-•:-.bni... ! ■■!' i ; U per c ( at. el 'ho net ; :oi'.' be made en a pro rata ba- ~■ to •■■e ', :. Pi: J. band; towards the cost of •,i b,- equally divid'-'d between ail the ie,':d- ciiii:po!i;rr An ap[)i:ea ! ion tor a permit to hold ihe centos', was to be' jiceoeipaincd by a cheque l\-r iiai'. to hi eonie t'ne property of the a.--, ocaitic-i: ;f the applioalton v.a - caan'.od. W C (;. Calas- :!;iti(l thai ino eo-l ~!' Ihe V,'elliii'.;lii!i 'sailest was about j.diin. a: d a p; oht of about >.: b'.O m". i;,,d bei n real,sed. A bu: me-.- m.m i.i Tuna: u had :,ua,\.u!ocd .!:_'.'> toward; tj.c local Mind. Without reenur-- to ■he d:di sned or ten!,, i; was aihaupated that accommodation conld bo mimd loi- :'() to 2Z bauds. The feeling a; an:: band men a'teiidim; the i'i'H-tc-t m Wellington was that llicy would 111;.- :o hold tile next cmttc-t .:; T.marir I.a ii'. ::;,!,' W. 11. 0.b.-rno -aid that no dit'iit nil v need bo experienced '•■'. raa-tun a au.uautec. Tlio only dhhcnlty imahl 1"' that too many bain!-: Value to Town \h .ioiei Hole, a former Maws, .-aid ■;■...t the previous contc.-t in lllU.'i had i" en of ureal bnif lit to the town, and lie was sure another contest would b" i oiiallv so. Mr G. .1 Wallace, auoihcr formes Ma', or. sunportcd tho proposal and considered that tin re was h'.tle da:>- :,. r of guarantors bem;; calkd en a. pa\' anvthu'.L-!. Mr W. H. Kodcn said three contests, i,no A and two U grades, liad been laid i:i Tnuaru. The hrst contest, an \ r.i'adc. vac so siicce-st'id that every towards its expense.-. The chairman assured the :::•#.m: ;ha; hi.; only T'a.taru Uu; I'no whole oi Suiith Canterbury would suoperl the band contest if it were hcid. It was decided to take steps to arrange lhal tile baud contest be heal in ' Tnuaru in H'iio. Tho mcetim; fi.roicd in elf is'.n a aener'al eommhleo. Ms IT .1. Wallace being elected c haainu.'i. and tile following executive wa-' :-'.'• lib; Mi s: r.- G Sara. 1 Mathie-ou .J. Hole. V. C. Vmnoil. K W Hawkev. J. 'M. C. McLeod. W. H. lode;.. .1. W. Adams, and M. H. Richards. Mr C. G. Baker was appointed secretary.