HAWERA BOROUGH BAND.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8144, 16 December 1904, Page 2

HAWERA BOROUGH BAND.

A meeting of the committee of the Hawera Band was held on Thursday even" m « »_~ Council room to appoint a bandmaster vice Mr McConnell, who haa New Plymouth band. There were three applications received, and the choice fell °? *¥ r & 54"' at P^nt bandmaster of the Bluff Band. %h Slater haa had considerable experience with bands: and hastaken several to oonteste and gained a good position. He was for four yean bandmaster and cornetist of the Oamaru Garriwn Band during its best years, and also formed and taught the Bluff Navals with whom he has been eleven yean. Mr Mr Jas. Campbell, secretary of the band has received word from Mr Slater that he 15 leaving the Bluff to-night, and will anne m Kawfg^Monday. .

A meeting of the committee of the Hawera Band was held on Thursday evening in the CouncU room to appoint a bandmaster vice Mr McConneU, *who has resigned to take up a position with the New Plymouth band, There were three applfcatioiui received, and the choice fell on Mr A. Slater, at present bandmaster of the Bluff Band, ft r Slater ha. b3 considerable experience with bands, and hajtaken several to contest* and gained a good position. He was for four yeaw ban&naster and cornetist of the Oamara' QarrUon Band during its best years, and ■faoformad and ta^t the Bluff rivals, with whom he has been eleven jean. Mr Mr Jas. Campbell, secretary of the band ias received word from Mr Slater that he s leaving the Bluff to-night, and will ar-