LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21983, 19 June 1933, Page 6

LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

STATUS OF BEACH PATROLS AFFILIATION OF GIRL GUIDES. (Peb United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 17. The definition of what constitutes « bath attendant, which has a bearing on the status of beach patrols, was received at a meeting of the New Zealand Council of the Royal Life Saving Society from the Central Executive, London, which wrote stating that the International Federation had decided that bath attendants must be regarded as professionals. It was decided to adopt the followiug definition of a bath attendant: —"A bath attendant is a person employed at n swimming bath, bathing pool, beach, or similar place to attend on swimmers, and who is paid for, teaching swimming or diving, or giving demonstrations of either, or both."

This, it was added, meant that a bath attendant must receive money for teaching swimming oJ giving demonstrations, in addition to attending on bathers, before he could be regarded as a professional.

In view of the fact that interpretation had important bearing on the beach patrol issue, the council decided to refer the letter to the New Zealand Swimming Association.

The council considered the question of the affiliation of the Girl Guides' /Association. As a result of correspondence from the. Auckland Centre, it was decided to accept the affiliation of the Girl Guides throughout New Zealand for the coming season, the fee being fixed at £1 Is.

Advice was received from the Central Executive in London that the society's distinguished service medal had been awarded to'Malcolm Champion and A. Dicker, of Auckland.