ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.
[pbr prkss association.) Chsistchuuch, Last night. The annual meeting of the Royal Humane Society was held to-day, Colonel Slater presiding. The aunual report stated that two years working fuily proved the wisdo>m of the establishment of the society in New Zealand. He suggested an amalgamation of all humane societies in" the Empire. Twenty-four awards had,beeu made duiirig the year, consisting of four silver and two bronze medals, four certificates in vellum, and 15 letters of commendation. In teveral instances a very high quality of heroism had bten shown. The directors had continued the issue of life-saving charts, and also dfstributed 500 copu.s of the first annual report, which contained valuable information in reference to the saving of life. They were of ttie opinion-that the time had arrived for fo< mulating a t-chemc for making awards for proficibney in theoretical knowledge in the art of lifesaving from diownifg to pupils of all public and private schools in the colony, on the lines adop'ed by the Royal Humane Societies of England and Australasia. The statement of accounts *h wed a small credit balance. Sir John Hall was ehcted president, and the Mayors of ChrL>tchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Invercargill, Now t'lymoutli, Hokitika, Westport) Timaru, and Oamaru were elected viee-pi-esidcms.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9298, 27 July 1901, Page 6
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