REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 May 1944, Page 3

REEFTON NOTES

[OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] REEFTON, May 16. Mr A. J. Butler presided at the forty-third annual meeting of the Inangahua Silver Band held at R.eetton. The annual report showed that the band had faced a difficult year, the playing strength still being affected by war conditions. Practices were held as opportunity offered. No Christmas carols were played this year, though the band played out on New Year’s Eve. The Anzac Day engagement was also fulfilled, and through the courtesy of visiting bandsmen the 70th jubilee of the Reef ton Fire Brigade also saw a muster lor playing. The hand hall and instruments are in good condition. The report was adopted. The balance-sheet showed that the band was in a good position, but revenue had fallen off during the year. The following officers were elected: .President, Mr V. L. Newcombe (reelected); patron, Mr E. Nicholson (re-elected); bandmaster, Mr H; L Robinson; deputy-bandmaster, Mr E. Eager; treasurer, Mr A. G. Reid; secretary, Mr E. Baird; conductor, Mr ,E. Goodall; band sergeant, Mr S. C. Robinson; corporal, Mr J. Cohen; lance-corporals, Messrs J. Eager, L. Galway; librarians. Messrs M. Nicholls, C. Galway; deputy-drum-major, Mr T. Baird; vice-presidents, Messrs C. Lawn, A, J. Butler, F. Lynch, D. W. Robertson, C. IL. Cleaver, S. Newcombe, Vv. Harvey, M. S. O’Malley. The secretary’s salary was fixed ot £8 for the year. Mr H. L. Robinson reported that he hoped to resume the learners’ class again shortly. This had been closed down owing to the working of three shifts at the coal mine. Sergeant-Major G. Gledhill, who has been in charge of the Home Guard Office at Reoflon, has left for Blenheim on transter. He was accompanied by Mrs Gledhill and family. Mrs F. Lester (Wanganui) is visiting her mother, Mrs W. D. Bierwirth.

Cold rain on Monday night from the south with a steep drop in temperature has brought to the Paparoa Ranges around Reefton a mid-Winter fall of snow. On Monday the ranges were quite free of snow even at their higher levels, but a day of brilliant sunshine on Tuesday revealed that a heavy fall of snow had taken place during the night. ’Fhere has been to date a marked absence of frosts for the season.