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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18584, 19 December 1934, Page 15

An opportunity >vill be taken by the Mayor, Mr. John Jgjkson, to carry out to-morrow everting KHe presentations of three interesting awards to Gisborne citizens. Messrs: R.’ Sloan and J. Beckett are' ito iße ' recipients ol tlie Royal Humane ; Society s awards for iraverV in connection' with the rescue of a swimming party which encountered peril in the surf at Wamm Rtacli on, [fecember 26 last, ahd Mr. 1. IX Baker, i veteran of the Boy Scout movement n New Zealand, is also to receive a distinction forwarded by the Chief ffcout, in recognition of his outstancluii services to the movement. The prS-' •entotion of these awards will be carried Out in public to-iribirow Evening, in an interval in tho concert programme wtiflkife to furnish ode'of the. I c:slur~s oflS celebrations in connection with the visit to Gisborne of the Duke of Oldttcester. ,:V; ’‘ ■: ' •