N.Z. BRASS BANDS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 133, 29 February 1936, Page 14

N.Z. BRASS BANDS

Annual Conference at New Plymouth By Telegraph—Press Association. New Plymouth, February 28. Sixty bands were represented at the conference of the New Zealand Bras.-, Bands Association to-day. Mr. E. Palliser (Wellington) presided. The report recorded one of the most successful years in the association’s history, the membership having grown to 88 bands. A motion suggesting the prohibition of the publication of points scored by other than placed- bands was defeated, as was. a remit.urging that, where two judges were appointed, both should be qualified to judge any section of the contest. . A recommendation that side-drums be permitted in test selections was adopted, and two such drums will.be permitted'at' the next contest. ' A rWni’t'suggesting test selections for C grade bands was defeated, and a suggestion that the date of the contest. bp changed to Easter was not adopted. A ' recommendation prohibiting for 12-months transference of players from . higher grade bands to lower, ’grade within a radius of 25 miles was adopt ed, to be submitted to the execuiive. Action to institute a centra! library at Wellington for the exchange ol music was promised by the chairmau. Officers elected were as follow: — Patron, the Governor-General Lord Galway; president, Mr. E. Palliser: vice-president, Messrs. T. Lindsay Buick and G. McLeod (New Plymouth) ; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. G. Osborne (Wellington) ; management committee, Messrs. A. G. Homer (Otago), Hopwood (Ashburton), G. Bilker (Timaru), C. Patcbett: (Wellington), T. Goodall (Wellington), and W. P. MacLachlan (Wellington); auditors, H. F. Allen and, Son; trustees, Messrs. Palliser and Osborne; hon. solicitor, Mr. Campbell Spratt. , Nelson was recommended as . the venue for next year’s contest. Christchurch was the only other applicant. The allotment will be made firmly by the management committee.