PIPE BAND CONTEST

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 96, 18 January 1938, Page 11

PIPE BAND CONTEST

Wellington-Hawke’s Bay

Centre Meets

Further arrangements for t.lie pipe band contest to be held at Masterton on Saturday, February .12, were discussed at a meeting of the executive of the AV el-lington-Hawke's Bay Pipe Band Centre held on Saturday evening. There were present: Pipe-Major V. J. Nicholson, president (Palmerston North) ; Pipe-Major T- G. Bedding (Scots College), PipeMajor D. Peters and Mr. C. Stewart (Ruabine), Piper E. Cameron ('Wanganui), Pipe-Major G. Stewart (Wellington Caledonian), Mr. J. W. Brown (Nelson), Pipe-Sergeant IV. Smith (I-lunter-ville), Pipe-Major G. McLennan and Drum-Major A. Hobson (Pipes and Drums, First Battalion Wellington Regiment), and Mr. M. Gray Nasmith (secretary). It was resolved that the test selection be held immediately following the quickstep competition. The recommendation of the Masterton committee to appoint Captain J. C. Holmes as an additional military judge and Lieutenant I. A. Hart as judge of paces was adopted. The pipe bands of the Manawatu Scottish Society, Wellington Caledonian Society, Wairarapa High School, Scots College, Ruahine, and the Pipes and Drums of the First Battalion, Wellington Regiment, intimated their intention of competing at the contest. Entries are to close a fortnight prior to the contest and competing bauds are to forward the names of the pjpe-major and drum-major, the tartan to be worn and a copy of the music to the secretary. The secretary was given power to finalise all arrangements for the contest. Discussion took place on the proposed new rules of the Highland Pipe Bands Association and the proposed new regulations governing contests. The secretary was appointed to represent the centre at a meeting of tile association in Palmerston North at Easter, when the new rules and regulations will be considered. The Pipe Bands Association reported that the Wellington-Hawke’s Bay Centre was the largest in New Zealand, embracing 15 bands. Other centres were as follows: Auckland 15, Taranaki 5, Canter-bury-West Coast 11, Otago 7, Southland 6. Total for North Island 25, South Island 24; total for New Zealand 49.