SCHOOL BANDS

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31362, 6 May 1967, Page 21

SCHOOL BANDS

First Festival Successful The first Canterbury high schools’ brass band festival held at the Cashmere High School recently had been so successful that it could become an annual event, said Mr S. Hobbs, secretary of the Canterbury Provincial Brass Bands’ Association. An audience of 500 to 600 that included the Mayor (Mr G. Manning) and Mr P. M. Brooker, president of the New Zealand Brass Bands’ Association, had enjoyed the programme provided by bands group items representing nine schools and final items given by a representative band composed of players from all the school bands and boys from two school* that eould not field a band. It was hoped that by showing interest in school bands the association would get a larger percentage of boys joining outside brass bands or other musical groups when they left school, Mr Hobbs said. DSCIMAL CONVERSIONS Decimal currency wIU be Introduced in New Zealand In July 1867. Recommended conversion rate* from 1* to S* are

as follows:— is 10c Is 8d 17o Is Id 11c Is 9d 18c Is 2d 12c IslOd 18c is 3d 12c is lid 19c Is 4d 13c 2s 20c Is 5d 14c 3s 30c Is 6d 15c 4s 40c Is 7d 16c 5s 50c