PATROL OF BEACHES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24102, 22 October 1941, Page 10

PATROL OF BEACHES

DECREASE IN RESCUE WORK The New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Association had honoured its pledge to the Government that* in spite of so many of its members having rallied to the call of national duty, every effort, would be made to ensure that the beaches of the Dominion would be patrolled, states tho annual report of the association, to be presented at the annual meeting in Wellington on Saturday. 1 his security had been made possible by the increased' efforts of the remaining senior members and the increase of junior members and the formation of women's teams. Compared with the '.237 rescues reported in last year's report, rescues for this year show a decrease of (JO. Commenting on this position the report states: "Contrary to the general belief, the smaller number of rescues during the year gives greater pleasure to the association and its members for there is a definite indication that the public .is becoming educated to the dangers and is paying more and more attention to the instructions or clubs and club's patrols as to ■ where people should bathe, and to _ < on ™ £ their bathinpr to recognised . areas. It has been the policy of the association sinice i s inception to educate the people rather than to pile up large figures of rescues.