HASTINGS BAND CONTEST.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 9

HASTINGS BAND CONTEST.

$ - / A LEGAL OPINION. Official intimation has been received by the Wellington Garrison Band and Mr, H. G. Hill in reference to the Press Association mossage of January 29. The executive called upon the band to withdraw tho circular they had sent out, and Mr. Hill to show cause why he. should not bo dealt with under Rule .12; ;V-.-. .■ '■.",'■•;■■■.::.

:'M■ a'■-; ' meeting':" ; ; last;. :t -night'•-, the '-'; K following:;' resolution was .unanimously l ■■'car-'riediT-'.'Thatthe band absolutely':declines <tpf .'withdraw the oiroular in;-dispute;" and; further, that as; the band has' sent tho .circular to be put on the order paper- for discussion at the .annual meeting, at .Hastings,, the al? legatiohs.'.contairied, .therein will bo discussed :by tho-delegates present." .The band elected Mr. ; ,A. Baker and.Mr.. H; to repre-, ,sent ; them. at,the 'annual meeting!,-,, , :•:: : .)': ; With "reference,: to the. paragraph dealing with: Mr. ';H.;; G.. Hill>_: that gentleman'.: .has placed "the" matter 'in- the hands of, hisVsolicir: tors, Messrs. Findlay, Dalziol,. and : Cp.'V who have written to the ,s"ecretary\;of;the North Island' Brass, Band Association as.follows:— ; -

, '"We. haye^been'consulted-by-Mr. .'Hill-with referenco -to."your letter ,t6. him*of. the; 30th ■ult./.in' which, you call, upon.him- ,:,to .show. caiisp.why. he should not; be .dealt with' under .Rule: 12 of the association's: rules.::. We have advised;Mr. : Hill that he- is under,no obligation''tp comply with .theterms. of theassocia:tion's':resolutibn. :It is:plain,from'a ; perusal. . of Rule.l2,'that the executive' has .ho''authority over an'.'individual member idf'the:band, : and ■". we have {therefore advised .Mr. : Hill to ,takoho'.steps to. comply with tho pterins of. the resolution of' the exeoutiye ombo'died. in your, letter. 'With'regard -to the question of, Mr, Hill's action;:"we are- instructed' to' say that, . any'step .hp ; has ..taken;' in'"''.the': 'matter .is prompted by his desire the affair'sJof the .association conducted : by : reas6ttible'"'b\isi-- ' : riess'methods;. v He : has made:no'attack'upon, :the -secretary ;of -further than ,td business-;of the' asso'cia,ti'on';.is' nit ..'-being., conducted, in. v.acc'ofdahc'e .witlr-its.'constitution.-. :-Itis difficult' to"uh- ' dersland' that : this : action'■' can. -involve' .either "Mr./rJ.iU;.6r,the';'band:.witE-.wn'ieh:he:;is-'a'sso-oiatod' ,in : any.yperial consequences.",.''■. "/'•