LIFE-SAVING MATTERS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 October 1932, Page 4

LIFE-SAVING MATTERS

MEETING OF HEAD CENTRE SURF ASSOCIATION RATIFIED. AWARDING OF WIGRAM. SHIELD. ..

The announcement that Taranaki had .won. the. Wigram; Shield "was made at . a .recei.it meeting of the New Zealand .Council of the Royal.Life-Saving Society at Glitittchurch. There were present Messrs. G. E. Billgou (Wanganui, in the chair), F. J. Lawrence Scott (Auckland), 'S./K. Barisett - ('OanteiIjury), F. J. Glackin (Otago), B, O Neill (Wellington), B. A. Brown (.Manawatu) arid H- J. Bullin (Taranaki).,. A letter -was received from the chief secretary (Mr. S. J. Monk©),, of - W®. society, London, on the .question pl the aside method of resuscitation. The letter gave definite rea© o, m why the aside . method, should be used' in preference to rlie astride, The ' aside method, was definitely laid' down by Professpy Sir E. 'Sharpey Schaffer,. F.R.S., tfie originator of tile Schaffer method ,'of resuscitation. .As the astride method has . in. -the past always been used in blew Zealand, the general ©pinion' was that the order was unfortunate, but' must be complied with. Mr. O’Neill: This is on all ipura with- leaving: the field at half-time. On the motion pf Mr. O’Neill it was decided that a copy of the notification from London bo, sent to every head centre- in New Zealand, with a UQtili?ation that for all the society’s awards the aside method must- be used. The central’executive also _forwarded -a. specimen badge, of Aho Life Guard Corps, suggesting that a similar badge be made for use.in.New Zealand, it

was agreed to forward the badge on to th©. Surf Association. : . ' SURF ASSOCIATION BUSINESS. Letters were ■ received from ths newly-formed New Zealand &uif Asoperation stating that all the machinery was in ordfer to start work, anti that all the centres hud notified thenintention of joining except It was unanimously decided that the New Zealand Council of th® lwy al Life-Saving Society, having considered and awroved tho constitution us sub* mltted by the New Zealand Surf_ An--sociation, and having on July Si, signified its approval of-the formation of th® New .Zealand Surf. Anaoemtion as the eurf life-saving brunch of. the. Royal Lifesaving Society- in New -Zea*.land, hereby resolves:—' t ' ' “That' if, .end «o ' loll g as » •* New Zealand Surf Association shall foster, and promote the interests of life-saving on th© beaches and' elsewhere in th© Dominion; and generally tak© such steps witfiin its sphere as. shall make for the furtherance'of lifesaving in accordance with tlic objects of th© Royal Life-Saving Society, the New. - Zealand Council of the Royal Life-Saving So-, ciety shall recognise the New Zealand Surf Association as th® surf life-saving branch of the Royal Life-Saving SoQj&ty in Ze&l&ndj find diAll iccog* nise and uphold it^' authority in all matters pertaining to beach life-saving and the promotion pn the beaches, apd dlsewhero, may' be deemed expedient, 'tM object# of thn Royal LjXC” Saving Society.“The New Zealand Council of the Royal Life-Saving Society shall agree, and hereby does agree, to delegate to the New Zealand Surf Association, the conduct and control of all surf lifoeaving activities heretofore carried put by this council, and vests in th© NewZealand Surf Association all P o ' 7 ®?, 3 heretofore exercised' by this council. This council recognizee the New Zealand Surf Association as th© pole controlling authority in the Dominion for surf luc-Saving work and competitions‘‘Th© New Zealand ■ Council agrees to r<jcouimend to, tho couixa,! executive tiifc adoption as awards such, award# /(not at present being awards of the society) as may be in existence at this date, and the adoption of'.which'the'New Zealand Surf Association recommends,. “The New Zealand Council (subject to the approval of the, donors where this way be necessary) hereby hands to th® New Zealand.. Surf Association all shields and other trophies for surf life-saving competitions now vested in thia council, such shields to remain the property of the New Zealand Association as trustees in. New Zealand for ‘the Royal Life-Saving Society, in surf work. • “The New Zealand Council hereby agrees that the p'owrins hereby vested in the. New-. Zealand Surf Association shall not be cprtailed .or varied unless twplye ‘months’ notice shall first have /been given :to . the Siirf Association of the intention of the council to consider the. advisability of curtailing or varying such powers.” WIGRAM SHIELD RESULTS, . The Wigram Shield competition .for the-Head Centre gaining the greatest number of points for the society’s awards in New Zealand resulted: — Taranaki Head Centre, 1334 awards, 2506| points, proportion 49.4 .. I Manawatu Head Centre, 601 awards, 1248 J points, proportion 21.2 .. 2 Wellington Hriad Centre, 1'574 awards, 5112 J pointe, proportion 20.2 3 Wanganui Head Centre, 391 awards, 101)8 points, proportion 14.8 ... 4 Auckland Head Centre, 1195 awards, 31754 points, proportion 7.8 .. 5 Canterbury Head Centre, 489 awards, 1892 points, proportion 7.4 • ••• 6 Otago Head Centre, 185 awards, 656 J pointe, proportion 3.4 .... 7 A cheque having been received by the council for £2OO, being the society’s share of the proceeds of the last art union, it was decided to forward £lOO to the New Zealand Surf Association. It was decided to hold the annual meeting on November 16.