NORTH ISLAND BRASS BANDS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 52, 14 February 1912, Page 3

NORTH ISLAND BRASS BANDS.

THE GISBORNE COXTEST. fPKR I’ltr.SS ASSOCIATION. | Gisborne, J eb. 13. In continuation of the North Island bands’ contest, in the E I - hit Bass Solo the judge admitted that the many competitors set him a hard task, and it had been a case of splitting straws to arrive at a correct decision. The result was as follows:--P. Johnstone (Gisborne City), -18 points, 1 ; AL Codyrc (Westport. Garrison). 47 points. 2; AL Hale (Westport Garrison). -16 ; J. Baxter (Waihi Federal). 46; W. Penhall (Wanganui CiiV). -15; H. Calkin (Whangarm Municipal). -15 ; E. A. Parr (Whangarei Munit’ipn.l). -1-1 : C- Ai’chster (Gisborne City). 11 ; F. Aleath (Waihi Federal). C; F. Tunniclifl'e (Wanganui City). 42.

This evening the B Fiat Cornet Solo, “At the Break of Day’’ (Ord Hume), was decided. The judge was somewhat disappoint! d, however, at the playing. The following was the result:—G. Euekky (Wanganui City), 45 points. I : A. J. Berryman (I’almerston North). 43 points. 2; P. Edge (Palmerston North). 40 points :

A. McMasters (Westport Garrison). 38 ; J. Davies (Gisborne City). 28 : B. Shaman (Waihi Federal). 37 ; J- W . Dobson (W’hangarei .Municipal). 37 ; C. Pik? (Palmerston North), 37: J. Beattie (Palmerston Xortb). 36; G. H. Flower (Whangarei Municipal), 31; T. Hardy O’’ i.port Garrison), ’’.J; J. Kelly (Wempm’t Gnri i‘.o::). 32; G. Gilchrist (Waihi). 32; G. McKenzie Cooper ( Whangarei Municipal), 31.

ANNUAL MEETING OE THE AS S OCT A TI U N. Tin* annual meeting of th? North Island Band Association was held this morning. The president’s report mentioned >hat tire Masterton. Whangmei ar.d Tiinaru b;mds had joined the association, and that Blenheim had resigned. The executive regretted that there was not a larger representation at the present contest, and. referring to the (lash of dates with the South Island Association, stated that they understood there was a probability of such not oecnring again, as there was a possibility of tb.e. South Island Association meeting this association with a view to amalgamating, which would undoubtedly be better for all parties, and decidedly in the interests of bniid4 contesting. No application has been made for the 1913 contest-, but it was possible, in tiie event of amalgamation, that the next contest would go to tac South Island. THE QUESTION Ob' AMALGAMATION. For some time past the North and South Island Associations have had under consideration the question of anialgarnation. in order that one contest niigliL be held annually t-ther in the North or the South Island. and thus ensure a good attendance of bands. The need for some step being taken in this direction has been accentuated by a inmiher of North Island bands attending the South Island Association’s contest at Christch-.ireh recently, and not competing at the Tiresent contest in Gisborne. At the annual meeting oi the North Island Brass Bands Association tliis morning the matter was referred to by Lie.it.-Colonel Pnn gle. who occupied the chan - . Tiie secretary pointed out that in 1908 a circular letter was issued to bands regarding the question of amalgamation, and nothing came o> Mr. Hunter said, when at lire Christchurch contest recently, tne delegates seemed agreeable to tne proposal. Mr. Aml’rson moved. “That the mailer lie lel'r in the hands of the executive." and this was carried.

A raotorc-ar belonging to .uessrs. Pea:. e ami Williams, of Parkes, was blown up on Friday evening near Tomine’ley. N.S.AV. The engine stopped, anil in? chauffeur went underneath to see what bad happenedwhen the petrol fumes caught alight, and the machine was blown up'. Th.* chauffeur and a companion "scaped without serious injury. Very little was left of the car.